@HackneyMuseum

Sharing the rich, diverse and inspiring histories of our amazing Borough. This account is not active - please see our website.

 Hackney, London
hackney-museum.hackney.gov.uk/
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We're taking a break from X as we try different ways to share Hackney's histories. You can keep in touch via the links below.
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💌 Receive our monthly newsletter - bit.ly/3X6j9Es 📷 Instagram - @HackneyMuseum instagram.com/hackneymuseum/ 👍 Facebook - @HackneyMuseum facebook.com/HackneyMuseum 📺 Youtube - youtube.com/@hackneymuseum80…
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We marked #RefugeeWeek with local schools exploring the stories of people who sought refuge in Hackney as children. Thank you to our special guests Linh and Maurice for sharing their stories and to the children for asking such thoughtful questions #OurHome 🧡 @RefugeeWeek
Morningside Primary School@Morningside_ps11 Jun 2024
Today, #Year6 went to the Hackney Museum. They learnt about how Hackney is a safe space for refugees.
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📢 This week is you last chance to visit the hugely popular At Home in Hackney exhibition and to see the Holly Street Estate Model before it leaves Hackney! At Home in Hackney closes Saturday 15th June 2024. Don't miss out.
The Hollystreet estate model (Model of tower block with lit up windows) in photography exhibition.

ALT The Hollystreet estate model (Model of tower block with lit up windows) in photography exhibition.

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📷 Say cheese at Hackney Museum's Photobooth! Join us this Saturday, June 1st, from 12 to 3 PM for an unforgettable portrait experience while exploring the captivating At Home in Hackney exhibition. #HackneyMuseum #AtHomeInHackney #Photography #LocalHistory
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📷 It’s the final day to explore our "Celebrating Hackney’s Adventure Playgrounds" exhibition! Come and see your colourful creations on display one last time this Saturday, 1 June 2024, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. #HackneyPlaygrounds #FinalDay #CommunityExhibition
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Thursday, 23rd May · 6 - 7:30 pm ⌛️ Join poet and librarian Charlotte Geater in conversation with Roz Kaveney to mark the first Trans+ History Week in 2024. 🖊️ Discover Roz Kaveney’s latest poetry collection, "The Great Good Time". Find the book Hackney Museum. 📖#TransHistory
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📢 Marketing Consultant Wanted! 📢 We are looking for someone with experience reaching communities & networks online to deliver an inclusive and future proofed strategy as we reimagine the museum. For info & to apply: orlo.uk/4vaiB (closes Fri 17 May!)
Visual of potential new displays at Hackney Museum

ALT Visual of potential new displays at Hackney Museum

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📸 Behind the Lens: A photography discussion and Q&A. Join us at Hackney Museum and hear from the groundbreaking women who have recorded Hackney's communities across 50 decades. Thursday 16 May 2024 6 - 7:30 pm RSVP for more details: Bit.ly/HackneyMuseumEvents #photographytalk
Event poster, maroon background, white text, three photographs of women in different styles. TExt: Behind the Lens: A photography discussion and Q&A. Hear from the groundbreaking women who have recorded Hackney's communities across 50 decades. Thursday 16 May 2024 6 - 7:30 pm RSVP for more details: Bit.ly/HackneyMuseumEvents

ALT Event poster, maroon background, white text, three photographs of women in different styles. TExt: Behind the Lens: A photography discussion and Q&A. Hear from the groundbreaking women who have recorded Hackney's communities across 50 decades. Thursday 16 May 2024 6 - 7:30 pm RSVP for more details: Bit.ly/HackneyMuseumEvents

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🌟 There's still time to apply to our Creative Practitioner role to design and deliver sessions for Hackney primary schools inspired by an upcoming exhibition about the history of carnival in Hackney! Apply by Monday midnight More info & apply: hackney-museum.hackney.gov.u…
Hackney Museum@HackneyMuseum22 Mar 2024
📢Hackney Museum is looking for a Creative Practitioner to co-design and deliver school sessions for pupils (aged 8 to 11) inspired by our upcoming temporary exhibition about the history of carnival in Hackney! ✨ Apply by 22nd April: bit.ly/CreativePractitioner2…
Orange background with white text: Hackney Museum is hiring Creative Practitioner. Photograph of a woman dressed in colourful carnival costume parading outside Hackney Empire

ALT Orange background with white text: Hackney Museum is hiring Creative Practitioner. Photograph of a woman dressed in colourful carnival costume parading outside Hackney Empire

Orange background with white text: Hackney Museum is hiring! Freelance Creative Practitioner to co-design and deliver sessions for primary schools at Hackney Museum inspired by an upcoming temporary exhibition about the history of carnival in Hackney. Delivery: September - November 2024 Contract value: £7410 (£260 per day) Apply by: Monday 22nd April, Midnight More info & apply: bit.ly/CreativePractitioner2024

ALT Orange background with white text: Hackney Museum is hiring! Freelance Creative Practitioner to co-design and deliver sessions for primary schools at Hackney Museum inspired by an upcoming temporary exhibition about the history of carnival in Hackney. Delivery: September - November 2024 Contract value: £7410 (£260 per day) Apply by: Monday 22nd April, Midnight More info & apply: bit.ly/CreativePractitioner2024

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On Wednesday 25th April at 6.30pm, come to #HackneyMuseum and be part of a conversation about #AdventurePlaygrounds . Tickets are free, but please book via eventbrite. Looking forward to seeing you there! #Hackney #HackneyCommunity #LetTheChildrenPlay #AdventurePlay
Yellow poster with two photographs: black and white image of girls climbing a tree; colour image of toddler climbing an adventure playground structure. Poster text reads "Adventure Play Past and Present A Conversation. Hackney Museum Thursday 25th April 6.30pm. Speakers: Mick Conway, Keith Cranwell, and Sianead Crawford. Free entry but please book via eventbrite: bitly/AdventurePlayConversation

ALT Yellow poster with two photographs: black and white image of girls climbing a tree; colour image of toddler climbing an adventure playground structure. Poster text reads "Adventure Play Past and Present A Conversation. Hackney Museum Thursday 25th April 6.30pm. Speakers: Mick Conway, Keith Cranwell, and Sianead Crawford. Free entry but please book via eventbrite: bitly/AdventurePlayConversation

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Come join us at #HackneyMuseum on Thurs April 25 at 6.30pm for a discussion about adventure play. The speakers are Mick Conway, Keith Cranwell and Sianead Crawford. Tickets are free but please book a space at bit.ly/AdventurePlayConversa… #AdventurePlaygrounds #HackneyHistory #Hackney
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📚 Dive into the world of play with Michael Rosen's Book of Play, now at Hackney Museum Gift Shop! 🎉 Discover why play matters and get 101 playful ideas for all ages. Don't miss out!📖✨
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Adventure Play Past and Present. Come join us at Hackney Museum on Thursday April 25th at 6.30pm for a discussion about adventure play with Mick Conway, Keith Cranwell and Sianead Crawford. Free entry. bit.ly/AdventurePlayConversa… #Hackney #AdventurePlaygrounds #HackneyMuseum
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Does your community have a #Hackney story to share? If you're interested in working with #HackneyMuseum to bring this to life, we'd love to hear your ideas. Get in touch by the end of March to arrange a time for a chat. Email: [email protected] or phone: 02083562509
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📢Hackney Museum is looking for a Creative Practitioner to co-design and deliver school sessions for pupils (aged 8 to 11) inspired by our upcoming temporary exhibition about the history of carnival in Hackney! ✨ Apply by 22nd April: bit.ly/CreativePractitioner2…
Orange background with white text: Hackney Museum is hiring Creative Practitioner. Photograph of a woman dressed in colourful carnival costume parading outside Hackney Empire

ALT Orange background with white text: Hackney Museum is hiring Creative Practitioner. Photograph of a woman dressed in colourful carnival costume parading outside Hackney Empire

Orange background with white text: Hackney Museum is hiring! Freelance Creative Practitioner to co-design and deliver sessions for primary schools at Hackney Museum inspired by an upcoming temporary exhibition about the history of carnival in Hackney. Delivery: September - November 2024 Contract value: £7410 (£260 per day) Apply by: Monday 22nd April, Midnight More info & apply: bit.ly/CreativePractitioner2024

ALT Orange background with white text: Hackney Museum is hiring! Freelance Creative Practitioner to co-design and deliver sessions for primary schools at Hackney Museum inspired by an upcoming temporary exhibition about the history of carnival in Hackney. Delivery: September - November 2024 Contract value: £7410 (£260 per day) Apply by: Monday 22nd April, Midnight More info & apply: bit.ly/CreativePractitioner2024

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📣 Exciting news... We are pleased to announced that our exhibition, At Home in Hackney, has been extended again! ⏰Make sure you visit & see the exhibition before its new closing date: 15 June 2024 👏Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the exhibition & visited so far.
Photo of exhibition space, with bench in the foreground, black and white framed pictures on the wall and the Holly Street Model in the centre of the exhibition space.

ALT Photo of exhibition space, with bench in the foreground, black and white framed pictures on the wall and the Holly Street Model in the centre of the exhibition space.

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'Model of Holly Street Estate tower block, 1997-98' by Tom Hunter and James MacKinnon in @HackneyMuseum - a nice celebration of the people to whom it was home before demolition in the 2001.
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Adventure playgrounds past and present: a conversation is happening at #HackneyMuseum on Thursday 25th April at 6.30pm. Come and join us! Tickets are free but please book on so that we know how many people are coming #Hackney #AdventurePlaygrounds bit.ly/AdventurePlayConversa…
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Does your community have a #Hackney story to share? If you're interested in working with #HackneyMuseum to bring this to life, we'd love to hear your ideas. Get in touch by the end of March to arrange a time for a chat. Email: [email protected] or phone: 02083562509
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