Museum of the Home Free
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About
Please note that the Geffrye closes on 7 January 2018 for two years for a major development project.
The Geffrye explores the home from 1600 to the present day. Evocative displays of urban living rooms and gardens illustrate homes and home life through the centuries, reflecting changes in society, behaviour, style and taste.
The period rooms lead visitors on a walk through time from 17th-century oak furniture and panelling, past muted Georgian elegance and eclectic Victorian style, to 20th-century modernity and contemporary living.
These displays are complemented by a sequence of period gardens and an award-winning walled herb garden which illustrates the role of the garden in home life (open April to October).
The Geffrye is located in the lively and creative Hoxton area - historically a centre for furniture-making and market gardening. Set in beautiful 18th-century almshouse buildings surrounded by gardens, it is often described as an oasis in the heart of the city.
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Important information
The museum is currently closed for a two-year redevelopment project. The museum will reopen in summer 2020.
Prices and opening times
| Child Ticket | FREE |
|---|---|
| Family Ticket | FREE |
| Senior Ticket | FREE |
| Adult Ticket | FREE |
Admission to the Geffrye Museum is free.
Tours of the restored almshouses are available on certain dates each month (check the website for details). Admission is £4 for adults, and free for children under 16 years old.
Pre-booked talks and lectures are available for groups of 10 of more at between £3 and £6 per person.
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Opening Times
The Museum of the Home is closed until early 2021 for a major redevelopment. Check the website (www.museumofthehome.org.uk) or social media for updates.
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Venue Details & Map
Museum of the Home
- Address
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136 Kingsland Road, HoxtonLondonE2 8EA
- Telephone:
- +44 (0)20 7739 9893
- info@museumofthehome.org.uk
- Website
- http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk
- Public transport:
- Hoxton station (London Overground) is directly behind the museum. Liverpool Street: Use Bishopsgate exit, then take bus 149 or 242. Old Street: Use exit two, then take bus 243 or enjoy a 15-minute walk.
Facilities & Accessibility
- Access Inside Building Facilities
- Accessible lift
- All routes suitable for limited mobility users
- All routes suitable for pushchairs or prams
- All routes suitable for wheelchair users
- Effective lighting throughout for visually impaired users
- Seating for limited mobility users along routes
- Access into the Building
- Flat routes from parking area to entrance
- Full, non-assisted wheelchair access
- Ramps with handrails to entrance
- Accessible Bathroom Facilities
- Designated wheelchair accessible public toilet
- Some toilets with handrails
- Accessible Communication Facilities
- Audible alarm system
- Clear signage (colour contrast, large letters or pictograms)
- Hearing loop system
- Information available in audio format
- Information available in braille
- Accessible Parking Facilities
- Designated disabled parking available within fifty metres of main entrance
- Drop-off point for guests available outside main entrance
- Accessible Venue Facilities
- Assistance dogs welcome
- Level access, ramp or lift to restaurant or cafe
- Level access, ramp or lift to the shop
- Staff available to assist
- Staff disability awareness trained
- Wheelchairs available free of charge
- Additional Accessible Facilities
- Accessible baby changing rooms
- Level access, ramp or lift from entrance to reception
- Level access, ramp or lift to garden
- Level access, ramp or lift to information point
- Signed British Sign Language (BSL) performances
- Attraction Facilities
- Audio commentary available
- Gift shop
- Patron toilets
- Public toilets
- Catering Facilities
- Cafe
- Children Facilities
- Children welcome
- Event Facilities
- Available for wedding receptions
- Breakout Rooms
- Conference rooms / Meeting rooms
- In house AV available
- Trade vehicle access
- Venue allows outside catering
- General Facilities
- Free WiFi
- Lifts
- Lockers
- Luggage storage
- Payment Facilities
- Free entry