Museum of the Home

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The Museum of the Home, formerly the Geffrye Museum, is a free museum in the 18th-century Grade I-listed former almshouses on Kingsland Road in Shoreditch, London. All the information for this venue has been submitted by visitors in the form of reviews.

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tinahodgkinson

Aug 2023

Wonderful and very accessible museum

The Museum of the Home has series of period rooms, temporary exhibitions and charming gardens. It is set in historic alms houses but has good disabled, step free access. On this visit we attended a pomander making workshop which was hosted jointly by the Museum of the Home and The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret museum. Afterwards we spent time relaxing in the gardens. On this visit we did not explore the main museum. It is a lovely place to visit and utterly fascinating. Their events are special and creative. There is something for all age groups.

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Disabled Access Information Provided by Museum of the Home

Disabled Access at Museum of the Home

MAIN ENTRANCE (GEFFRYE STREET) The main Museum entrance is on Geffrye Street, directly opposite Hoxton Station (London Overground), and provides step-free access from trains to the Museum. There are 15 steps from Geffrye Street to the main entrance. There is also a ramp. The ramp is 45 m long in total. It is divided into four separate ramps, the longest of which is 14 m. There are two sets of glass doors at the main entrance. To open each door, push the large metal button with a blue wheelchair symbol. The doors will open outwards, towards you. KINGSLAND ROAD ENTRANCE You can also enter the Museum from Kingsland Road. This is the best entrance to use if you are arriving by bus, using a Blue Badge parking bay and for drop-offs by car, coach or minibus. The Blue Badge parking bays allow parking for up to 3 hours, 10am–4pm. The bays are alongside the central Museum gates. There are three pedestrian gates on Kingsland Road leading to a large area of the lawn. At the central gate a ramp leads from the pavement down to a smooth and level path. The entrance is on the far right-hand corner of the lawn area when looking towards the Museum with your back to the road. At the entrance three stone steps lead up from the path into the Museum. There is also a 6 m long ramp. The steps and the ramp lead to a glass door that opens automatically. STEP-FREE ACCESS There are passenger lifts between floors and a vertical platform lift from the Home Galleries to the Gardens Through Time. For step-free access to the Collections Display on the first floor please ask a member of our team for assistance. WHEELCHAIRS Manual wheelchairs are available to borrow for use in our galleries and gardens. We do not operate a wheelchair booking system. If you would like to borrow a wheelchair, please ask at the information desk in the reception space when you arrive. We have two manual transit wheelchairs and two manual self-propelled wheelchairs. All our wheelchairs are suitable for users up to 115kg, have a 45cm wide seat, footrests, solid tyres and parking brakes. Our object labels and interpretation text panels are placed at a suitable height for wheelchair users. FLOORS AND PATHS The floors inside the Museum are a mix of concrete, wood and carpet.The paths in our gardens are a mix of brick paving and resin-bound gravel. There are ramps between different levels of the gardens. Our team work hard to make sure our paving is swept regularly and gritted in cold weather.

Accessible parking at Museum of the Home

The nearest Blue Badge parking bay is on Kingsland Road. Blue Badge holders may park in the Blue Badge parking bay for up to 3 hours between 10am and 4pm Monday to Sunday. The Blue Badge parking bay is on the same side of the road as the museum. The satnav address for the Blue Badge parking bays is 136 Kingsland Road, London E2 8EA.

Dedicated on-site parking

On-site accessible parking bays are available within 50 metres of the entrance.

Toilets features at Museum of the Home

There is an accessible toilet suitable for wheelchair users in the reception area and three further accessible toilets across the Museum. All of our accessible toilets have a pull cord alarm. There are also single-sex toilets in the reception area. The single-sex toilets each include one ambulatory cubicle. This is a larger cubicle fitted with grab rails suitable for individuals who may need more space but do not use a wheelchair. The nearest Changing Places toilet is in Haggerston Park (https://hackney.gov.uk/haggerston-park#change)

Accessible toilet

A designated accessible toilet designed for wheelchair users and others with visible and non-visible accessibility requirements is available within the main public areas.