Discover how homes have changed in the past 400 years. The museum’s eleven period rooms span from 1600 to the present day. Each room represents the main living space used by a family and their guests. How people would have lived in the rooms, alongside the furnishings, lighting and heating, show how homes and home life have changed over time, reflecting changes in society, behaviour, style, taste and the wider world.
Enjoy the tranquility of the museum’s period gardens – an urban oasis in the heart of Hoxton, an area of London once renowned for its horticultural expertise. The period gardens, behind the museum, illustrate how domestic gardens have evolved over the past four centuries. The gardens at the front of the museum are open all year round and provide a lush, green space just off busy Kingsland Road.
Step back in time and visit the restored almshouse. One of the 18th-century almshouses in which the museum is housed has been restored and been taken back to its original condition and provides a glimpse into the lives of London’s poor and elderly in the 1780s and 1880s.
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Listing Details
- Address: 136, Kingsland Rd, London, E2 8EA
- Phone: 020 7739 9893
- Website: http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk
- Email: info@geffrye-museum.org.uk
- Get there by bus: 67, 149, 242, 243, 394
- Get there by tube/train: Overground
- Wheelchair access: Yes
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Additional information:
Entrance and gardens are ramped and accessible for wheelchairs.
Wheelchairs are available to borrow from the Geffrye main entrance - please ask at Reception on arrival.
All main displays are located on the ground floor. View museum floor plan here.
There is a lift to access the art rooms, additional toilets and temporary exhibition space on the lower ground floor.
Facilities include adapted toilet and baby-changing room.
Induction loop in Lecture Room and Art Rooms.
Please note that due to the museum's listed building status, the Restored Historic Almshouse is not accessible for wheelchairs. However, you can view a virtual tour here.
There is very limited meter parking locally. Parking for disabled visitors is available in front of the museum for up to three hours between 10am - 4pm.
Opening Times
- Monday Closed
- Tuesday 10am - 5pm
- Wednesday 10am - 5pm
- Thursday 10am - 5pm
- Friday 10am - 5pm
- Saturday 10am - 5pm
- Sunday 10am - 5pm
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