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Museum of the Home vs National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery and Geffrye Museum are both praised by travel writers. On balance, Geffrye Museum scores slightly higher than National Portrait Gallery. Geffrye Museum has a TripExpert Score of 94 with endorsements from 11 reviewers such as Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Museum of the Home
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Kingsland Road, London E2 8EA
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Fodor's
"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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National Portrait Gallery
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St. Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE
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Fodor's
"The National Portrait Gallery was founded in 1856 with a single aim: to gather together portraits of famous (and infamous) British men and women."
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Time Out
"Portraits don't have to be stuffy. The National Portrait Gallery has everything from oil paintings of stiff-backed royals to photos of soccer stars and gloriously unflattering political caricatures."
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Let's Go
"The National Portrait Gallery is the Platonic ideal of Facebook."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Founded in 1856, the National Portrait Gallery has since 1896 occupied a late-19C Italian Renaissance-style building neighbouring the National Gallery."
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Travel + Leisure
"Explore portraits of famous citizens from Tudor Kings and Queens like King Henry VII in 1505 to the Bronte Sisters in 1834."
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