Friday 21 March - Sunday 23 March 2025 

Bid on incredible prizes donated by our creative East London neighbours and long-standing supporters of the Museum, supporting us to create social change beyond our walls. Pre-register to bid now and discover some of our top prizes below.

About the online auction

This auction will raise vital funds to support the Museum’s vision to live better together—harnessing the power of co-creation, learning and advocacy to create positive social change beyond the Museum’s walls.

By bidding, you can support projects that actively improve the lives of our local residents and visitors. These include:

• The co-production of a Discovery Garden with local school children and families. Teaching valuable skills and sharing knowledge around nature, growing and wellbeing in an area where 70% of local residents have no access to a private or shared garden. 

• Creating space for activism through Home Truths talks, workshops and programming. Past Home Truths have focused on topics such as homelessness, discrimination, racism, decolonial practice and what they mean in today’s society. 

• Advocating for food equality across the UK; supporting Hackney Foodbank to deliver their service from the Museum.

Why support us?

Museum of the Home exists to illuminate these current issues which affect people’s experiences and ideas of home. Every year, we must raise over £1 million to close the gap between our government funding and the minimum cost of running the Museum. 

By supporting the online auction as a prize donor or bidder - or by simply helping the auction reach new audiences - you can directly impact our ability to provide these life-changing activities and opportunities.

How you can take part

Pre-register at the link below to get direct updates on the auction. Bidding will open on Friday 21 March at 12.30pm. Bidding will close on Sunday 23 March at 9pm.

Prize donors & supporters

This year, our auction celebrates The Best of Museum of the Home, featuring prizes from our creative neighbours from East London who inspire us, partners who offer us invaluable expertise and support, and long-standing friends whose work speaks closely to our values.

Our heartfelt thanks go to the following donors who have generously provided prizes to support the Museum:

This auction offers a unique opportunity to acquire exclusive experiences and artwork while directly supporting the Museum’s community-driven initiatives.