One of London's most friendly and charming museums, the Geffrye presents the history of the English domestic interior from 1600 to the present day. A series of period rooms containing fine collections of furniture, paintings and decorative arts reflect the changing tastes and styles of the urban middle classes.

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. The Geffrye Museum depicts the quintessential style of English middle-class living rooms. 

The rooms are complete with furniture, carpets, curtains, paintings and ornaments.  The Geffrye Museum rooms are set out as though the occupants have just stepped out for a minute.  Every detail has been researched, often from surviving examples of the relevant period of building situated in London.

In addition to the room settings, the Geffrye Museum has displays of fabrics, objects and furniture with explanations of how they were used and examples of where they might be found.  The interpretive displays tell the story of changes in society and patterns of behaviour as well as style, fashion and taste.

The displays lead the visitor on a walk through time, from the 17th century with oak furniture and panelling, past the refined splendour of the Georgian period and the high style of the Victorians, to 20th century modernity as seen in a 1930s flat, a mid-century room in 'contemporary style' and a late-20th century living space in a converted warehouse.

The museum is set in elegant 18th century almshouses with a contemporary wing surrounded by attractive gardens, which include an award-winning walled herb garden and a series of period gardens.

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