The Geffyre Museum
One of London's most friendly and charming museums, the Geffrye presents the history of the English domestic interior. There aren't many museums that can have William Morris and Ikea under the same roof, but the Geffyre is one of them. London has some of the best museums in the world that provides the learning with fun to children. The focus of this quirky museum is the changing style of English domestic interior, from the 1600s to the present. The museum is set in a series of lovely 18th century almshouses, and is surrounded by gardens. As you walk through the various rooms, you can see how English furniture, paintings and decorative arts have changed through the years. You'll see the progression from elegant Georgian interiors to over-the-top Victorian dcor. The museum is set in delightful 18th-century almshouse buildings with attractive gardens, including a walled herb garden and series of period gardens. A full programme of special exhibitions on related themes is run throughout the year. Join a London bus tour and discover the array of attractions in London. Our range of London sightseeing tours are designed to suit you.
Reflecting changes in English domestic style and taste over the past 400 years, they include objects of national importance as well as specialist items including the earliest known piece of English furniture to bear a trade label, 18th and 19th-century tea caddies and workboxes, an important collection of Utility material and a extensive collection of 1950s curtain fabrics. Other key themes include the nationally significant Cotton Collection of English regional chairs, a specialised Christmas archive and a prominent collection of paintings and prints representing urban domestic interiors and gardens, including recent acquisitions by James Tissot and Rebecca Solomon. London Hop on Hop Off bus tours passes through most of the London museums and galleries and gives a chance to visit your favorite places at your leisure.
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