Hackney Museum
Family activities, permanent displays and temporary exhibitions at Hackney Museum all reveal the stories of this London borough.
Hackney Museum uncovers the changing history of the borough, from Anglo-Saxon settlers through to early Victorian houses and recent refugees. The interviews, artefacts and images on display showcase the world-wide roots of the diverse communities locally.
Objects including a child's sculpture from Sierra Leone and a propaganda sheet from Nazi Germany powerfully illustrate the reasons people flee their homes, while displays such as the contents of a Yiddish print business are testimony to the new lives begun nearby.
Also here are historic paintings from the Chalmers Bequest, left by Alexander Henry Chalmers to Stoke Newington Borough Council, and a raft of family activities including loading a saxon boat, wearing historical costume and making Victorian matchboxes.
Visitor information
Address
Technology And Learning Centre, 1 Reading Lane, LONDON, E8 1GQ
020 8356 2509
Opening times
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 9.30am - 5.30pm
Wednesday: 9.30am - 5.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am - 8pm
Friday: 9.30am - 5.30pm
Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Sunday: Closed
Visitor information
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