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A brief history of running water
How a new river and a city-wide system of pipes made water for cooking and cleaning an everyday possibility for Londoners.
Thursday 1 April 2021
A brief history of running water
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Cleaning and housework
We all have to do housework, but the way that we do it has changed a lot.
Monday 5 April 2021
Cleaning and housework
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Creating a period room
The real room in the real house that helped us refresh the look of our Victorian parlour.
Friday 22 November 2019
Creating a period room
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Finds during the 2019 build
What we found in the ground when we began the redevelopment of our buildings in 2019.
Wednesday 27 November 2019
Finds during the 2019 build
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Museum of the Home and Tate jointly acquire Rebecca Solomon’s ‘A Young Teacher’
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Museum of the Home and Tate jointly acquire Rebecca Solomon’s ‘A Young Teacher’
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Our commitment to anti-racism and equity
We are developing our programming and policies on anti-racism and equity.
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Our commitment to anti-racism and equity
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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…
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Museum of the Home commissions artist Kenneth Lam in new photography series Still Living
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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.
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Museum of the Home Statement of Support for the Transgender Community
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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.
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A history of Robert Geffrye’s fortune
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BILLY, the world’s favourite bookcase
IKEA’s humble BILLY bookcase conquered the world and helped us curate our belongings.
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BILLY, the world’s favourite bookcase
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Cleaning and housework
We all have to do housework, but the way that we do it has changed a lot.
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Cleaning and housework
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I Want to Break Free: Women, housework and that Queen video
Queen’s iconic video can still help us think about how we do the housework today.
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I Want to Break Free: Women, housework and that Queen video
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A brief history of running water
How a new river and a city-wide system of pipes made water for cooking and cleaning an everyday possibility for Londoners.
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A brief history of running water
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Reflecting on the rise of mirrors
Mirrors were once only for the wealthy, but now we’re all too aware of what we look like.
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Reflecting on the rise of mirrors
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The rise and fall of the fork
Once mocked, forks became an essential item of cutlery, but are they on their way out again?
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The rise and fall of the fork
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Lighting up our homes
Electric light has changed our homes, and even the pattern of our waking lives.
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Lighting up our homes
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Celebrating Christmas at home
How technology, fashion and society have changed the way we celebrate Christmas at home.
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Celebrating Christmas at home
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Shopping from home
From Victorian catalogue shopping to Amazon orders, how we’ve grown to love home delivery.
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Shopping from home
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Zero waste gardening
How we turn waste into compost and manage our gardens.
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Zero waste gardening
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