Museum of the Home lit up by Geffrye Must Fall as campaign continues
Diane Abbott speaks in support of protesters as council equalities chief calls on Museum board to ‘commit to telling the truth’ about Robert Geffrye
Sonia Solicari
Museum of the Home felt ‘extremely compromised’ by Whitehall pressure to keep slaver statue, director tells MPs
Sonia Solicari says museum ‘should ideally be free to act with integrity’ in appearance before parliamentary committee
‘Chilling’: Protests planned after Hoxton museum reveals government pressured it to keep slaver statue
Backlash over Geffrye statue decision causes Museum of the Home to ‘reflect further’ as council calls out government for intervening
Museum of the Home launches public consultation on future of Sir Robert Geffrye statue
Geffrye, whose money was used to build the museum’s almshouses in 1714, was a merchant involved in the slave trade
Local charity praised for ‘good leadership’ after removing sign featuring name of Sir John Cass
Slave trader’s name taken down from front of Sir John Cass Hall while Museum of the Home announces listening exercise on future of controversial Sir Robert Geffrye statue
Geffrye to relaunch as Museum of the Home next summer after £18m revamp
New name signals a more contemporary direction for the Hoxton institution, which has been closed for renovations for two years
Local institutions win big in latest Arts Council funding giveaway
Hackney Empire and the Geffrye Museum two of 12 organisations in London to be awarded grants
Geffrye Museum announces last events before two-year closure
Next January’s traditional Epiphany celebration is the highlight of the Kingsland Road institution’s ‘last big shindig’ until early 2020
Garden variety: a look at the Geffrye Museum’s plans for their grounds this month
The front and period gardens of Hoxton’s Geffrye Museum will be as busy as ever during next year’s renovation. Ahead of that, we look at what’s happening there this month
The big unlock: a look at the Geffrye Museum’s development plans
Director Sonia Solicari chatted to the Citizen about the Museum of the Home’s upcoming new basement level, reading rooms, learning pavilion and more