London - Geffrye Museum

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Description

The Geffrye Museum presents furniture and household objects of the 17th-20th centuries in the former poorhouses of the Ironmongers' Company.

Each room is furnished in period representing different English styles according to time period. The collections represent middle class homes complete with furniture, textiles, paintings, decorative arts, and other household items.There are also period gardens, and an excellent walled herb garden.

The Geffrye Museum's Domestic Interiors Study Centre contains a library on relevant subject matter.

The museum presents a variety of programs and workshops.

Hobbies & Activities category: Furniture display; Garden or botanic display

Address

Geffrye Museum
Kingsland Road
London E2 8EA
United Kingdom

http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk

Hours



Open	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	12:00
Closed		17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Always open, even if weekly hours indicate otherwise
Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (Last Monday, May) Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (Last Monday, August)

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Good Friday - Christian Christmas - Christian (December 25) Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24) Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)