The Hackney Museum is a local history museum located in Hackney, and celebrating, one of the most culturally diverse areas of Europe, which investigates the nature of immigration through objects, interactive displays, computer programs and oral-history recordings. Among an eclectic mix of artefacts and images are Daniel Defoe’s tombstone, a propaganda sheet from Nazi Germany, a Victorian fireplace and a Galatasaray football shirt. Hands-on children’s activities include the chance to load up a Saxon ship, try on period costumes and make Victorian matchboxes in a rave against the clock.
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Address: 1 Reading Lane E8 1GQ
Phone: 020 8356 3500
Website: http://www.hackney.gov.uk/cm-museum.htm#.VPW3eC6dqao
Email: hmuseum@hackney.gov.uk
Get there by bus: 30, 38, 48, 55, 56, 106, 236, 242, 253, 254, 276, 277, 394, 425, 488, D6 and W15
Get there by tube/train: Overground
Wheelchair Access: Yes
Additional Information: Access and facilities
The museum is on the ground floor, and is fully level, with level access.
There are disabled parking spaces at the front of the building, on Reading Lane.
The museum has a wheelchair accessible toilet.
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