Collections - Museum of the Home

Collections - Museum of the Home
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From armchairs to vacuum cleaners and account books to wallpaper, our collection of over 40,000 objects offer a unique insight into the meaning of home.
Our collection explores domestic life and the everyday lived experience of home, told through personal stories and everyday objects.
We have a collection of around 40,000 objects including our library and archives. The collection is mainly everyday domestic objects dating from 1600 to the present day.
You can explore our collections online, or in person in our collections library and study room.
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Our online database contains records for over 7,000 objects and 6,000 books in our collections, many with images.
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Collections Library
An open and accessible space to interact with our archive and collections.
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Collections Library
Loans from our collections
Other museums and cultural institutions can borrow from our collections.
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Loans from our collections
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