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Hackney Museum
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Hackney Museum
Technology and Learning Centre
1 Reading Lane
Hackney
London
E8 1GQ
England
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Kids explore Hackney Museum
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Collection details
Archaeology, Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Film and Media, Fine Art, Land Transport, Medicine, Music, Natural Sciences, Personalities, Photography, Religion, Science and Technology, Social History, Toys and Hobbies, World Cultures
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Contact details
General information (Tel)
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020 8356 3500
General information (Fax)
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020 8356 3500
E-mail
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hmuseum@hackney.gov.uk
Website
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www.hackney.gov.uk/hackneymuseum
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Open
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9.30 - 5.30
Thursday 9.30 - 8.00
Saturday 10.00 - 5.00
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Closed
Sunday, Monday and Bank Holidays
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Admission charges
Free
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Description
This exciting museum explores the reasons why people have moved to hackney from all over the world for more than 1000 years. The museum displays include objects, interactives, computer programmes and the stories of real people. There is always something new to see at Hackney Museum in our two temporary exhibiton areas with constantly changing displays.
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Collections description
Hackney Museum's collections are broad. They range from objects that relate to the local areas history, such as a Saxon log boat which is 1000 years old. We also collect objects that relate to communities lives in Hackney, such as a set of Vietnamese painted fingernails. Finally we collect objects that relate to communites lives in their countries of origins, such as a Nigerian catapult.
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Key artists and exhibits
Anglo Saxon logboat, Jewish Cloth badge and anti-semitic newspaper from Nazi Germany, Dennis Morris Photographs, Tom Hunter photographs, Huguenot silverwear, Eel Pie and Mash Shop, Rachel Whiteread photographs, Victorian fire engine, Vietnamese painted finger nails,
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Articles
East Festival Celebrates Best Of East London From March 6-11 2008
LGBT History Month at Hackney Museum Commemorates Everyone but the Locals
Black History Month 2006 For Adults And Children
News In Brief - Week Ending July 30 2006
A Short History Of London Refugees: A Museum Trail
By Invitation Only: Turkish Cypriots In London
Recording Kurdish History In London
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Events
Hackney Women Rise
Exhibition (temporary)
Living Under One Roof
Exhibition (temporary)
Getting it done! From Idea to First Draft
Workshop or activity session
Hackney Routes Project
Workshop or activity session
Self promotion workshops for emerging writers
Workshop or activity session
Time Travellers: fascinating and fantastical facts
Workshop or activity session
Celebrating LGBT Month
Late opening; Performance
Time Travellers: fascinating and fantastical facts
Workshop or activity session
A Charmed Life: Eddie Noble Film
Hackney Women Rise Workshop
Workshop or activity session
Hackney Routes Family Event
Workshop or activity session
World Book Day
Performance; Storytelling session; Workshop or activity session
Legacy In The Dust: The 4 Aces Story
Exhibition (temporary)
Chalmers Exhibition
Capture Hackney
Exhibition (temporary)
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Available resources
A Resource Pack for Teachers
Resource or activity pack; Teachers' pack or notes; Virtual exhibition or images; Worksheets or templates
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Information point provided
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Collections
Specialist publications on collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
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Disability Access
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Induction loops in exhibition spaces
Large print information and/or interpretation
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to all public areas
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Children and Families
Activities for pre-school children
Baby changing facilities
Events and resources for children and families
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General Education
Adult lectures and courses held
Education facilities available
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
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Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available
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Facilities
Meeting room available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
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Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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