In 1997 it underwent massive renovations and since then it has become one of the top locations for international theatre.

The Barbican Art Gallery has two exhibition spaces, the large open gallery on the first floor and continuous corridor display space above. Admission to the art gallery covers both exhibitions of which there are around seven a year. The Barbican was set up to attract people back into post-war London and now proves one the most popular attractions in the region.

Go to the Geffrye Museum

The Geffrye Museum on Kingsland Road is named after Sir Robert Geffrye, a former Lord Mayor of London and Master of the Ironmongers' Company. Built in 1714, it also has a modern extension opened in 1998, including a popular restaurant. With its collections of furniture, textiles, paintings and decorative arts the museum shows the changing style of the English domestic interior from 1600 to the present day with the emphasis on middle class interiors and furniture, rather than the royal or aristocratic commissions seen in most other museums of that kind. 

The museum is also well-known for its comprehensive reference library and furniture trade archive. There are also the museum’s gardens, including a walled herb garden; seminars, workshops, drama and music. A popular event is the 'Christmas Past' exhibition, where festively decorated period rooms reflect 400 years of Christmas Traditions in English home.

Brick Lane Market

 

London’s Brick Lane Market is a traditional flea-market affair, with a rich diversity of products and wares with everything from food, second-hand clothes (always worth a look for the retro-lovers), furniture, bric-a-brac, magazines, toiletries, sweets, electrical equipment and everything in between. The market spills across a relatively large area and several streets. The Brick Lane Market is now becoming known as a great place to pick up home accessories: from kitchen equipment, CDs, DVDs and furniture.