Partners: Geffrye Museum

The Geffrye explores the home from 1600 to the present day. The museum’s focus is on the living rooms of the urban middle classes in England, particularly London. A chronological sequence of period rooms show how homes have been used and furnished over the past 400 years, reflecting the changes in society and patterns of behaviour as well as style, fashion and taste. The museum is set in the former almshouses of the Ironmongers’ Company, elegant, 18th-century buildings in Shoreditch, East London. It is surrounded by attractive gardens, which include an award-winning herb garden and a series of period gardens showing the changing style of town gardens (open Apr through October). Special exhibitions are mounted throughout the year, exploring a wide variety of themes relating to the period room displays. The museum has a strong track record in spotting and showcasing the most exciting makers and style trends in London today. 136 Kingsland Road, London E2 020 7739 9893 info@geffrye-museum.org.uk www.geffrye-museum.org.uk