Geffrye Museum

Exhibitions currently running:

Regency Period Room - photograph by Chris Ridley

Part 3 (1914-1960): Until 24 June 2007 - Part 4 (1960-present): 16 October 2007 until 4 February 2008 - This major exhibition will explore the representation of urban domestic interiors and gardens in paintings during the twentieth century. It will pick up where the Geffrye’s acclaimed exhibitions of the same name, which covered the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, left off. Again, the focus will be on the valued domestic spaces of the middle-classes rather than those of Royalty or the aristocracy. It will bring together pieces from collections across the UK to be shown not simply as works of art, but interpreted as historical documents with detailed evidence for understanding the nature of middle-class domestic interiors and gardens.

Opening of Refurbished Period Rooms: At Home in London, 1600 - 1800 - New 17th and 18th century period rooms will open in November 2006 as part of a major programme of gallery redisplay. The key dates for the new rooms -1630, 1695, 1745 and 1790 - have been chosen because they represent periods of significant shifts in middle-class domestic conditions. The Geffrye has been working with researchers and specialist historians to uncover information that will ensure that each room is based on accurate architectural evidence. New acquisitions of furniture and objects will add to the authenticity of the displays.

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Please note that all titles and dates of exhibitions are subject to confirmation. For further information please telephone the museum on 020 7739 9893 or look at their website: www.geffrye-museum.org.uk.