I only came over for a couple of years…

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The Museum of the Home (London, formerly the Geffrye Museum) has recently opened its new period rooms.

The rooms explore the diverse histories of the many communities that have made London home over the past 150-years. One of these new rooms is a co-curated display that recreates a 1950s rented room of two Irish newlyweds, getting ready for a night out at the Galtymore dance hall. The room examines the vital importance of Irish migrants in helping rebuild the country after World War II, as well as the difficulties and prejudice many in the community faced when they first moved to Britain.

Join curators from the Museum to get a behind-the-scenes look at how this display was created. Attendees will also hear some of the stories of home and migration, contributed by the London Irish community.

The Museum wants to hear from you. What are your stories of making home in England? What are the most important objects in your home and what might be missing from our representation of an Irish home?

Host or Publisher Liverpool Irish Festival