Thursday 3, 10, 24, Tuesday 8, 22, 29 September, 11-12 p.m.: Talk: Textiles Through Time at the Museum of the Home

Museum of the Home, 136 Kingsland Road, London E2 8EA 

The Museum of the Home is the only museum in the world dedicated to exploring the meaning and experience of home. Housed within historic almshouses in East London, the museum examines how domestic life has evolved over the past four centuries through period interiors, everyday objects and contemporary displays. Through exhibitions, collections and public programmes, the museum invites visitors to consider how homes reflect changing ideas about family, identity, work, technology and community.

Event Description

This guided tour tells the story of textiles through time and how they influenced ways we have lived, from the 1600s to the present day and beyond.

Through our period rooms and collection displays, we will explore the history of textiles in the home through fabrics, soft furnishings, and the stories they tell about craft, industry, global trade and the role textiles have played in advancing technology.

From craftspeople working from home to high-end British design, this tour aims to illuminate the often-overlooked history of textiles, the people who make them and the influence of textiles on daily life.

This tour is led and developed by Echo Godfrey, Curatorial Officer at Museum of the Home. Echo has a degree in Knitwear, a Masters in Textile Conservation, and has worked in the fashion industry which has informed the development of this tour.

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