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Opening hours
Open 10am to 5pm, every Tuesday to Sunday (and Bank Holiday Mondays). Entry is free. No booking is required to visit.
Plan your visit
Accessibility
We are committed to ensuring an accessible experience for all our visitors. Step-free access is available to the Museum and to our galleries.
Read more
Support us
We are a free museum, registered charity, and open to all. We exist for the benefit of everyone, and your support is vital to us.
Donate now
Featured exhibitions and events
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Collections
Rooms Through Time
How home life has evolved over four centuries.
Permanent
Free
Rooms Through Time
Collections
Tours guided
Almshouse 14 Tours (drop-in)
Discover what it was like to live in Hackney 200 years ago on tours of our restored 18th-century almshouse dwellings.
Every Wednesday and Saturday
Free with optional donation
Almshouse 14 Tours (drop-in)
Festivals
London Craft Week at Museum of the Home
Celebrate the beauty of materials, process and craftsmanship through our series of displays, tours and workshops for London Craft Week 2026.
Tuesday 12 - Sunday 17 May 2026
London Craft Week at Museum of the Home
Gardens
Gardens Through Time
Discover how city gardens have changed and developed over the centuries.
10am-4.30pm, Tuesday to Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays
Free
Gardens Through Time
“I've done all the tourist stuff in London this past week and this was by far the best. Incredible exhibit and including modern and historical people - so good!”
Lydia, Visitor, 2025
“One of the best museums I have visited in London – not that well known, and it should be. Fabulous presentation of historic interiors you will struggle to see outside a stately home. Well worth a visit. Unforgettable experience if you are in town.”
Visitor, 2024
“Very impressed with the set up of all the various homes. Brought back fondest childhood memories. Thank you. ”
First time visitor, 2025
“Well preserved, fascinating, welcoming, moving, informative and overall excellent!”
Visitor, 2025
“LOVE this museum. Honestly one of the best days out in London I’ve had in a while. ”
Visitor, 2024
“Absolutely loved this museum! Loved the cosy rooms and gardens.”
Visitor, 2025
Stories of home
Article
How central heating changed our lives
Warmth at the turn of a dial changed our homes and where we spend our time in them.
Find out more
How central heating changed our lives
Stories of home
Article
The rise and fall of the fork
Once mocked, forks became an essential item of cutlery, but are they on their way out again?
Find out more
The rise and fall of the fork
Stories of home
Article
BILLY, the world’s favourite bookcase
IKEA’s humble BILLY bookcase conquered the world and helped us curate our belongings.
Find out more
BILLY, the world’s favourite bookcase
Stories of home
Article
Finds during the 2019 build
What we found in the ground when we began the redevelopment of our buildings in 2019.
Find out more
Finds during the 2019 build
Stories of home
Article
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.
Find out more
A history of Robert Geffrye’s fortune
Stories of home
Article
Celebrating Christmas at home
How technology, fashion and society have changed the way we celebrate Christmas at home.
Find out more
Celebrating Christmas at home
News
Statement
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.
Find out more
Museum of the Home Statement of Support for the Transgender Community
News
Press release
Museum of the Home and Tate jointly acquire Rebecca Solomon’s ‘A Young Teacher’
Find out more
Museum of the Home and Tate jointly acquire Rebecca Solomon’s ‘A Young Teacher’
News
Press release
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…
Find out more
Museum of the Home commissions artist Kenneth Lam in new photography series Still Living
Support us
We are a free museum and registered charity. Your support, large or small, plays a crucial role in revealing the history of the Home and rethinking how we can live better today.
Make a one-off donation
Skip to content
Opening hours
Open 10am to 5pm, every Tuesday to Sunday (and Bank Holiday Mondays). Entry is free. No booking is required to visit.
Plan your visit
Accessibility
We are committed to ensuring an accessible experience for all our visitors. Step-free access is available to the Museum and to our galleries.
Read more
Support us
We are a free museum, registered charity, and open to all. We exist for the benefit of everyone, and your support is vital to us.
Donate now
Featured exhibitions and events
See more
Collections
Rooms Through Time
How home life has evolved over four centuries.
Permanent
Free
Rooms Through Time
Collections
Tours guided
Almshouse 14 Tours (drop-in)
Discover what it was like to live in Hackney 200 years ago on tours of our restored 18th-century almshouse dwellings.
Every Wednesday and Saturday
Free with optional donation
Almshouse 14 Tours (drop-in)
Festivals
London Craft Week at Museum of the Home
Celebrate the beauty of materials, process and craftsmanship through our series of displays, tours and workshops for London Craft Week 2026.
Tuesday 12 - Sunday 17 May 2026
London Craft Week at Museum of the Home
Gardens
Gardens Through Time
Discover how city gardens have changed and developed over the centuries.
10am-4.30pm, Tuesday to Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays
Free
Gardens Through Time
“I've done all the tourist stuff in London this past week and this was by far the best. Incredible exhibit and including modern and historical people - so good!”
Lydia, Visitor, 2025
“One of the best museums I have visited in London – not that well known, and it should be. Fabulous presentation of historic interiors you will struggle to see outside a stately home. Well worth a visit. Unforgettable experience if you are in town.”
Visitor, 2024
“Very impressed with the set up of all the various homes. Brought back fondest childhood memories. Thank you. ”
First time visitor, 2025
“Well preserved, fascinating, welcoming, moving, informative and overall excellent!”
Visitor, 2025
“LOVE this museum. Honestly one of the best days out in London I’ve had in a while. ”
Visitor, 2024
“Absolutely loved this museum! Loved the cosy rooms and gardens.”
Visitor, 2025
Stories of home
Article
How central heating changed our lives
Warmth at the turn of a dial changed our homes and where we spend our time in them.
Find out more
How central heating changed our lives
Stories of home
Article
The rise and fall of the fork
Once mocked, forks became an essential item of cutlery, but are they on their way out again?
Find out more
The rise and fall of the fork
Stories of home
Article
BILLY, the world’s favourite bookcase
IKEA’s humble BILLY bookcase conquered the world and helped us curate our belongings.
Find out more
BILLY, the world’s favourite bookcase
Stories of home
Article
Finds during the 2019 build
What we found in the ground when we began the redevelopment of our buildings in 2019.
Find out more
Finds during the 2019 build
Stories of home
Article
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.
Find out more
A history of Robert Geffrye’s fortune
Stories of home
Article
Celebrating Christmas at home
How technology, fashion and society have changed the way we celebrate Christmas at home.
Find out more
Celebrating Christmas at home
News
Statement
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.
Find out more
Museum of the Home Statement of Support for the Transgender Community
News
Press release
Museum of the Home and Tate jointly acquire Rebecca Solomon’s ‘A Young Teacher’
Find out more
Museum of the Home and Tate jointly acquire Rebecca Solomon’s ‘A Young Teacher’
News
Press release
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…
Find out more
Museum of the Home commissions artist Kenneth Lam in new photography series Still Living
Support us
We are a free museum and registered charity. Your support, large or small, plays a crucial role in revealing the history of the Home and rethinking how we can live better today.
Make a one-off donation