17th Century Exhibition At Geffrye Museum

As part of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) award for the project The Restoration Wyfe – A Saucy London Life Hackney based Unity Arts and volunteer researchers are presenting their findings in the exhibition.
This is the first of a series of events open to the public where the lives of women of the 17th century are shown in an interactive and interesting way.

This event is an installation exploring the interior essences of 17th century women. Exhibits include a life-size bed, models of interiors, what women wore and how their environment affected their lives. There will be live events from 1pm until 2pm including readings, music from 17th century and a talk given by Dr Catherine Richardson much of whose work is on the material culture of 1500 – 1700.

Tickets for the live section can be ordered via website