A brief history of running water
How a new river and a city-wide system of pipes made water for cooking and cleaning an everyday possibility for Londoners.
Cleaning and housework
We all have to do housework, but the way that we do it has changed a lot.
Creating a period room
The real room in the real house that helped us refresh the look of our Victorian parlour.
Finds during the 2019 build
What we found in the ground when we began the redevelopment of our buildings in 2019.
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Museum of the Home and Tate jointly acquire Rebecca Solomon’s ‘A Young Teacher’
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Our commitment to anti-racism and equity
We are developing our programming and policies on anti-racism and equity.
Museum of the Home commissions artist Kenneth Lam in new photography series Still Living
Hong Kong & London-based photographer Kenneth Lam has created a series of seven exclusive photographs based on Museum of the Home’s historical…
Museum of the Home Statement of Support for the Transgender Community
Museum of the Home stands in solidarity with our transgender and non-binary staff and visitors and we continue in our support of them.
A history of Robert Geffrye’s fortune
An English merchant who made his fortune partly from his involvement in the forced labour and trading of enslaved Africans.
BILLY, the world’s favourite bookcase
IKEA’s humble BILLY bookcase conquered the world and helped us curate our belongings.
Cleaning and housework
We all have to do housework, but the way that we do it has changed a lot.
I Want to Break Free: Women, housework and that Queen video
Queen’s iconic video can still help us think about how we do the housework today.
A brief history of running water
How a new river and a city-wide system of pipes made water for cooking and cleaning an everyday possibility for Londoners.
Reflecting on the rise of mirrors
Mirrors were once only for the wealthy, but now we’re all too aware of what we look like.
The rise and fall of the fork
Once mocked, forks became an essential item of cutlery, but are they on their way out again?
Lighting up our homes
Electric light has changed our homes, and even the pattern of our waking lives.
Celebrating Christmas at home
How technology, fashion and society have changed the way we celebrate Christmas at home.
Shopping from home
From Victorian catalogue shopping to Amazon orders, how we’ve grown to love home delivery.
Free digital guide
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