Experts' Choice Award Museum of the Home
What the experts agree on
Set in charming 18th-century almshouses, this museum traces English middle-class home life and interior design from the 1600s to today through evocative period room reconstructions.
“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.”
– Fodor's
Concierge "A row of 18th-century almshouses in Shoreditch contain this excellent (free) museum of everyday life."
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." Full review
Time Out "Housed in a set of 18th-century almshouses, the Geffrye Museum offers a vivid physical history of the English interior." Full review
Not For Tourists "English interior design from 1600 to today."
Let's Go "In the Geffrye Museum, you can see how domestic style evolved from 1630 to the present through a series of mock-up rooms. " Full review
goop "If you find yourself in Shoreditch, consider taking a quick trip to the Geffrye Museum. The focus here is on homes and home décor, specifically how both have changed over the span of 40 years." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life. " Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Located in an almshouse (1712-1719) built by the Ironmongers' Company, the museum seeks to illustrate the daily life of the British middle classes from 16C to 20C by reconstructing interiors." Full review
Frommer's "This investigation of the home was installed in a place constructed for people who didn’t have one: a U-shaped line of 14 dignified brick houses built in 1714 to house indigent ironworkers" Full review
Lonely Planet "This series of beautiful 18th-century ivy-clad almshouses, with an extensive and well-presented herb garden, was first opened as a museum in 1914." Full review
