Monday, 2 December 2024

Winter Past at Museum of the Home🎄

 

Winter Past is now open


Rooms Through Time | On view from 19 November 2024 - Sunday 12 January 2025


Winter has officially arrived at Museum of the Home! You’re invited to explore our festive period rooms, redressed every year to reveal how people have gathered, celebrated and kept warm at home through the ages.


Journey through time and immerse yourself in history—from a joyful Midwinter Celebration in 1630 and Twelfth Night in 1830, to Midnight Mass in 1956 and a futuristic New Year’s Eve in 2049. You’ll encounter familiar winter customs from the past four centuries, as well as discover how traditions can evolve as our experiences and definitions of Home change.

Haven’t had a chance to visit our new Rooms Through Time yet? This year, the Museum’s newest refurbished period rooms spanning from 1878 to 2049 will debut original stories of the winter season. This is your chance to discover stories of home as experienced by our East London communities, now in a more immersive and interactive gallery.

Book top Winter Festival events

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Royal Museums Greenwich - Jingle all the way to Greenwich ❄️

 

Celebrate Christmas in Greenwich - Cutty Sark
Get ready, Christmas is coming to Greenwich!
 
Join us for a festive season full of unmissable events, fun hands-on activities and storytelling across all four of our sites.
 
Warm up inside and build your very own Christmas tree decoration at Cutty Sark, marvel at the night sky at the Royal Observatory or unwind at a special lunchtime and evening concerts at the Queen's House.
 
And finally, kickstart your sparkle-season and head to Greenwich Market on 20 November for the annual Lantern Parade and Christmas lights switch-on.
 
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Horniman Museum and Gardens - What's On in December

 

Festive treats and gifts

Two spiced-coloured star-shaped cookies with white snowflake icing.

Horniman Market Seasonal Special

Sunday 8 December, 10am-3pm

We are hosting extra stalls full of delicious festive food and treats, and you'll also find handmade gifts from local designers and makers, all in addition to our regular providers selling your weekly essentials.

Winner of Best Market at the Mayor of Lewisham Business Awards 2024

Please note the Horniman Market will be closed on 29 December and 5 January for the festive period.

Free events

A child making some craft

Family Craft Saturdays

Saturday 7 and 14 December, 2-4pm

Make and decorate wintry ornaments to take home in these fun craft sessions.

A black man performing a song to an audience with an orchestra behind him

Hear it Live!

Thursday 12 December, 3.30-4pm

Enjoy an acoustic performance of Afrobeats and Amapiano by members of the Love and Afrobeats Orchestra.

Free displays

An ice sculpture depicting a head, wearing an ornamental crown against a black background

© HUMAN TAKES FLIGHT® by Oreoluwa Ayoade

Out of Context

Opens 6 December 2024

Photographs, illustrations and AI-generated images by contemporary West African and diaspora artists explore the evolving perceptions of West African cultural practice.

Out of Context is curated by Yellowzine - a London-based collective that celebrates and amplifies the work of Black, Asian, and ethnic minority artists.

A section of the Great Kingdom of Benin display case, featuring a sacred bronze Okporhu (cockerel) and contemporary bronze sculpture of a female head

The Great Kingdom of Benin 

Now open

This new permanent display highlights the rich history of the Kingdom, centred around Benin City in modern day Edo State in southern Nigeria. It features new artworks by school pupils in Benin City and Edo artists including a bronze sculpture, film and soundscape, and 24 objects on loan from the National Commission for Museums and Monuments in Nigeria.

Celebrating our Members and Benefactors

A close up of the a walrus soft toy in the Horniman Shop

Members' and Benefactors' Week

2-8 December 2024

We are celebrating our amazing supporters with special events, an extra discount in all Horniman shops, and a prize draw to win a stuffed walrus toy if you buy a Gift Membership (we’ll send one to the Gift recipient as well!).

The support of Horniman Members and Benefactors makes a big difference in helping us continue to care for our collections and Gardens. In return Members enjoy a year of discovery and inspiration, with free and unlimited entry to our Aquarium, Butterfly House and temporary exhibitions.

Seasonal updates

A view of the Gardens and Bandstand in the snow against a blue sky.

Seasonal Opening Times

The Museum, Café and Butterfly House are open every day except 24-26 December. Please see our website for up-to-date opening times.

For winter walks, the Gardens are open until 4.20pm for the rest of the year and will only be closed on Christmas Day.

We wish you a happy and peaceful festive period with your loved ones.

A stage lit up with purple stage lighting. The stage has various musical instruments on it and a screen behind showing a scene from My Neighbour Totoro and displaying the title 'The Enchanted Cinema'.

The Enchanted Cinema

3, 4 and 5 January 2025

Tickets are now available for the rescheduled January performances of The Enchanted Cinema.

Enjoy a fun interactive cinema experience with your family using instruments, hands and voices to create the sound effects to well-loved animated films. 

Limited tickets available.

Explore more

A view of various ammonites in a tall display case and the reading area in the Natural History Pop-up exhibition.

Natural History Pop-up

Now open

A fresh look at a few familiar and unique specimens from the Horniman’s much-loved natural history collection, highlighting the amazing diversity of life on Earth. Also, look out for a selection of songbirds and seashells in the Music Gallery.

A hand holding a mobile phone with the Bloomberg Connects app on the screen. In the background is the Horniman clocktower and gardens.

Free digital guide

Discover something new about the Horniman with our free digital guide, available on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app.

Go behind-the-scenes with our curators, enjoy tours and trails around the Museum and Gardens plus more.

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