Museum of the Home Reviews Summary

Layout and Navigation

Pros:

• "An amazing location. Set back off the main road, you'll in for a surprise as the museum just keeps on going...and going."
• "The building provides a linear one way walk through across to levels where you can see all the displays."
• "It is also very convenient for public transport with a bus stop outside and Hoxton station a few minute's walk away."
• "The entrance is right opposite Hoxton Station."

Cons:

• "Very odd layout and the directions need improvement."
• "The tiny pod rooms were exhausting to navigate and if someone was in them it was impossible to move."
• "The layout can be a bit confusing."
• "Only problem was that it was hard to navigate."
• "What I didn’t like was the lack of signs."
• "The museum is extremely confusedly arranged."
• "The signs for the exhibit are a little unclear."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff were knowledgeable and friendly."
• "Staff are amazing."
• "The staff were very helpful 👍😁"
• "Very interesting museum, with clean facilities and very friendly staff."
• "Incredibly friendly staff as well as the shop having so much for all ages."
• "The staff are informative and helpful and it makes for a good place to take the kids to as it has good educational value."
• "The staff were wonderful, inviting, knowledgeable and clearly took great pride in the museum."

Cons:

• "The museum board seem to be doing everything they can to annoy the local community."
• "I asked the assistant for the name or what was the decoration in front of the fireplace. He said he didn't know."
• "We ended up going down it the wrong way and we're abruptly told off by a staff member."
• "This museum has left mixed feelings as it has a very cosy-vibes feeling and a nice garden, both of which are somewhat ruined by boring exhibitions, lots of repeated texts and unhelpful staff."

Facilities and Amenities

Pros:

• "There is blue badge parking outside the front entrance for 3 hours."
• "Our event had outside caterers and the quality was exceptional."
• "A great cafe, beautiful gardens to explore. Free lockers, fun little colourful bookshop and staffed by friendly folks."
• "Free tea being served."
• "Nice touch having lockers to leave your bags, coats, prams etc."
• "Very clean toilets with a wash dispenser inside the cubical."
• "They have lifts to other levels."

Cons:

• "Shame there is no cafe but there are picnic areas."
• "The tea/coffee is overpriced and the serving table setup by the door must be a nightmare when it's busier."
• "The cafe was also closed which was a shame."
• "The accessible toilets did not have a button to automatically open the door though."
• "Would steer clear of the cafe unless you are willing to pay the high prices."
• "Unfortunately the museum cafe is currently closed."
• "The cafe was closed, and the downstairs is currently being refurbished."

Exhibits and Collections

Pros:

• "Great museum! I really like their recreations of rooms in different time periods."
• "The Museum of the Home, with its rich historical narratives, engaging exhibits, and beautiful surroundings, is an absolute gem in London's museum scene."
• "The displays were lovely, though they were often more arranged by the 'vibe' than time period/class of the objects."
• "The exhibits are nicely laid out with just the right amount of relevant information."
• "The displays of typical domestic rooms over the centuries was beautifully done with excellent guidance notes."
• "Exhibitions were fascinating and thought provoking, sensitive to all types of dwellers over the centuries."
• "The displays are well done and interesting."

Cons:

• "The main collection of old interiors is largely unchanged, but tweaks are generally for the worse."
• "Ground floor exhibitions incoherent, dumbed down and heavily politicised."
• "The exhibits were a little sparse."
• "The tired and boring exhibits show how the 1% may have lived."
• "The exhibition is a little old and some of the listening posts weren't working."
• "The rest of the exhibits are hilariously woke."
• "The museum was a little underwhelming."

Gardens and Outdoor Spaces

Pros:

• "Don't miss the gardens, they are beautiful as well as informative."
• "There are peaceful gardens, a lovely little shop and a cafe."
• "The gardens are lovely, especially the scented herb/physic garden: so peaceful."
• "Lovely gardens at the rear with seating areas."
• "The location off the road makes this place a quiet oasis and people make the most of the grassed areas to sit and picnic."
• "The gardens (both front and back) are gems right in the middle of East London."
• "There is also a beautiful garden where people can sit and enjoy the plants and the sunshine."

Cons:

• "They've closed the gardens to the public and hold private events with booming sound systems in there each weekend."
• "The gardens were closed for a private event so we will have to go back."
• "Outside, the gardens are not impressive."
• "And the cafe has closed down, which isn't made obvious on their website."
• "We visited when the garden was closed, which was a shame."
• "Also the park in front of the museum is close to the public, thus there is literally nowhere to sit and wait for the museum to open."