Celebrating Diwali

After Diwali, the curators of the room will change the display to show how the family inhabiting the space celebrate Christmas, observing how families of many different faiths in Britain celebrate the season in the Christian tradition as well.

The array of artwork and crafts made at the Diwali family day will also remain displayed at the Museum across Diwali week, alongside Diwali stories, objects and displays curated with the kind support of Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities local to the Museum.

Highlights

Light Up The Museum

Festooning our garden spaces, Light Up The Museum is free to view and enjoy throughout Winter Festival – within the Museum and from outside, on Kingsland Road, Geffrye Street and Hoxton overground station opposite.

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Diwali Family Celebration Day

A family activity day to celebrate Diwali with making activities, dance workshops, a lantern parade and delicious food from DabbaDrop.

Families attending the Museum’s Diwali Family Celebration Day on Saturday 22 October will experience:

• Making lanterns with motifs inspired by the Museum’s collections, culminating in a twilight parade in our garden spaces
• Sharing the story of Diwali and its significance in Hindu culture
• Decorating your own diya
• Bollywood dancing
• ‘The Night Before Diwali’ room set
• Designing a kaleidoscopic rangoli
• Switching on the Museum’s winter festival lights installations across its garden spaces
• A hot vegan food banquet offering sumptuous spices and flavours by DabbaDrop in our Georgian kitchen, with steaming, flavourful chai tea served all-day.