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The British Museum vs Museum of the Home
Both are recommended by professionals. Overall, British Museum is the choice of most professionals compared to Geffrye Museum. British Museum comes in at #2 in London with endorsements from 14 sources such as Fodor's, Travel + Leisure and Time Out.
The British Museum
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Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
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Fodor's
"This celebrated treasure house, filled with plunder of incalculable value and beauty from around the globe, occupies an immense, imposing neoclassical building in the heart of Bloomsbury."
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Concierge
"One of the single greatest museums in the world, the British Museum houses collections that date from the prehistoric to the modern—in sum, the works of mankind."
Frommer's
"If the museum has one central, unifying theme, it's to provide an overview of the development of human culture, illustrated with items from all of the world's major civilizations."
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Travel + Leisure
"Founded in 1753, it covers more than two million years of history from every continent, including the first known image of Christ, the oldest man-made tools on earth, and the Rosetta Stone."
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Frommer's
"In fact, it’s the top attraction in the country—6.8 million people a year. Put on your walking shoes because it’s huge."
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Museum of the Home
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Kingsland Road, London E2 8EA
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"In contrast to the West End's grand aristocratic town houses, this charming museum is devoted to the life of the city's middle class over the years."
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Concierge
"A row of 18th-century almshouses in Shoreditch contain this excellent (free) museum of everyday life."
Frommer's
"If you'd like an overview of British interiors and lifestyles of the past 4 centuries, head to this museum, housed in a series of restored 18th-century almshouses."
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Travel + Leisure
"Taking visitors on a journey through time, the Geffrye Museum offers a unique look at English middle-class life from the 1600s to present day."
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Time Out
"Housed in a set of 18th-century almshouses, the Geffrye Museum offers a vivid physical history of the English interior."
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