The Geffrye Museum
Kingsland Road, E2 8EA
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| Address: | Kingsland Road, E2 8EA |
| Location Map: | See a map |
| Nearest Station: | Liverpool Street |
| About The Geffrye Museum: | The Geffrye Museum on Kingsland Road is named after Sir Robert Geffrye, a former Lord Mayor of London and Master of the Ironmongers' Company. Built in 1714, it also has a modern extension opened in 1998, including a popular restaurant. With its collections of furniture, textiles, paintings and decorative arts (displayed in a series of period rooms )the museum shows the changing style of the English domestic interior from 1600 to the present day with the emphasis on middle class interiors and furniture, rather than the royal or aristocratic commissions seen in most other museums of that kind.
The museum is also well-known for its comprehensive reference library and furniture trade archive. There are also the museum’s gardens, including a walled herb garden; seminars, workshops, drama and music. A popular event is the "Christmas Past" exhibition, where festively decorated period rooms reflect 400 years of Christmas Traditions in English home. |
| Official Link: | www.geffrye-museum.org.uk |
