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Exhibitions and installations

Explore temporary exhibitions and permanent installations on at the Museum.

Current exhibitions

Illustration of a person running with a banner across them, which reads 'am I not a man and brother'

Rhymes Through Time

Exploring the role of children in the home through poetry and interactive design, created by children's poet Valerie Bloom MBE and illustrator-as-historian Kremena Dimitrova.

In the Rooms Through Time
Triptych: black and white photo of a person in a top hat, two colour photos of someone dancing and playing the tambourine

Waiting for myself to appear

A film commission by Michael McMillan with Esther Niles, exploring ideas around black women's identity, gender, diaspora migration and home.

In the Chapel

Upcoming exhibitions

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Vinterior's Mid-Century Modern Dollshouse

Museum of the Home is showcasing a one-of-a-kind Vinterior replica dollshouse. In partnership with The Kensington Dollshouse Company, Vinterior has meticulously restored this vintage, pre-loved dollshouse, inspired by mid-century modern design, this project offers a spin on the traditional dollshouse.

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Previous exhibitions

Mollspeak

An ever-changing composition of word and sound by writer Maria Fusco with composer Olivier Pasquet, voiced by Maxine Peake.

Closed 1 June 2023

Women's Weeds: The hidden history of women in medicine

An audio installation in our Gardens Through Time by Dr Romany Reagan exploring the complex ways women have contributed to science - and why their stories have been lost.

Digital | Available on Bloomberg Connects

Disability and the Home: The Front Door Photography Exhibition

Part of the Disability and the Home project exploring the idea of the home in relation to the lived experience of disabled people.

Closed 25 June 2023

Disability and the Home: Toys and Games

A display of toys that representing disability from the collection of Dr Paul Darke of Digital-Disability 

Closed 26 March 2023

How We Build Home

Photography exhibition and interactive installation by artists and academics Azeezat Johnson and Wasi Daniju exploring the experiences of women of colour in the domestic space.

Closed 15 January 2023

Through The Lens: Photographs by Hackney Foodbank Visitors

Photography from Hackney Foodbank regular visitors, Angela and Daniel, revealing places, people and everyday objects in their homes that bring them joy as they go about their lives. 

Closed 30 October 2022