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Kingsland Road, London, E2 8EA; Tel: 020 7739 9893
Late summer in the period gardens - photograph by John A Neligan
The schedule includes events ranging from live music and garden-themed family evenings to expert room talks. Alison Lightbown, Head of the Geffrye’s education department, comments: “ This exciting development allows us to provide access for a very broad range of people, from schoolchildren to office workers, who are unable to visit during the normal day-time hours. The diversity and liveliness of our target crowd is reflected in the schedule that we have put together.”
Thursday 2 August: Garden family evening
The Geffrye’s late-night events programme kicks off with this summer family evening. Activities include a special garden-themed children’s craft workshop, quizzes and live music from soprano Clare Graydon James.
Thursday 4 October: Mid century style and home life
This expert room talk explores the social, historical and design background of the typical living room in the middle of the 20th century (British sign language interpreted.) Live jazz duo.
Thursday 1 November: Home and Garden ***AMENDED DATE***
This talk by a curator explores the images, meanings and stories behind paintings from Part 4 of the ground-breaking Home and Garden exhibition. Live jazz duo.
Thursday 6 December: Find your Festive Spirit
This annual evening extravaganza, this year focusing on ‘Christmas Present and Future’, is a favourite with Geffrye visitors. Activities include seasonal music performed by one of London’s leading choirs, a period room talk and a family craft workshop. Seasonal food available in the restaurant.
Thursday 7 February, 2008: Mr Pepys learns to dance ***AMENDED DATE***
Members of the Nonsuch History and Dance Company will be performing throughout the evening, taking inspiration from the diary of Samuel Pepys, who wrote of his jealousy when his young wife requests to have private lessons with a dancing master.
1) See http://www.firstthursdays.co.uk/ for more details.
2) For further information or images, please contact Nancy Loader, PR and Press Officer, on 020 7739 9893 or nloader@geffrye-museum.org.uk.
3) The Geffrye Museum presents the changing style of the English domestic interior from 1600 to the present day through a chronological sequence of period rooms. The museum is set in the former almshouses of the Ironmongers' Company, elegant 18th century buildings surrounded by tranquil gardens, including an award-winning walled herb garden and a series of period gardens in Shoreditch, East London.
4) The Geffrye Museum is an independent charitable trust, grant-aided by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The Trust actively seeks to attract donations and corporate sponsorship to support the museum's services and development plans.
5) Admission: FREE
Address: 136 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London E2
Tel No: 020 7739 9893
Web: www.geffrye-museum.org.uk
Email: info@geffrye-museum.org.uk
Opening Hours: Tue - Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun and Bank Holiday Mons 12 noon - 5pm
Travel: Buses: 149, 242, 243 or 67
Tube: Liverpool St, then bus 149 or 242/Old St (exit 2), then bus 243
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