Notice of temporary gallery closure: Please note that part of our Rooms Through Time (1878 to 2049) will be temporarily closed to the public on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 September due to scheduled filming. Our gardens and other galleries remain open as usual. We appreciate your understanding.

Open today, 10am - 5pm. Free entry.

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Research

We are an international hub for collaborative research on everyday domestic life, material cultures, architecture and design.
We work with partners throughout the world and have collaborations across the UK to support ground-breaking research into the meaning of home–past, present and future.

Centre for Studies of Home

The Centre for Studies of Home (CSH) is an international hub for collaborative research, knowledge exchange and dissemination activities on the study of home.

The centre is a partnership between Museum of the Home and Queen Mary University of London.

Research includes everyday domestic life, material cultures, architecture and design. Projects also look at the significance of home beyond the domestic, investigating ideas about dwelling, belonging, privacy and security.

The co-directors are Sonia Solicari, Director at Museum of the Home and Alison Blunt, Professor of Geography at Queen Mary University of London.

Please email studiesofhome@qmul.ac.uk to join our mailing list.

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Opportunities

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Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships on Hidden Histories of Home

Nine studentships in three cohorts looking at domestic stories and displays, 1600 to the present.

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Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships on Hidden Histories of Home

Opportunity: Trans* Community Researcher

Expressions of Interest are now open for Trans* Community Researcher to work with oral history

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Opportunity: Trans* Community Researcher
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