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Explore the origins of some of the rich and colourful traditions of Christmases past(20/09/2010)
Christmas Past, from Tuesday 23 November 2010 to Sunday 2 January 2011, offers visitors a fascinating insight into how Christmas has been celebrated in English middle-class homes from 1600 to the present day. The Christmas Past exhibition has been mounted at the Geffrye for over 20 years, and on-going, original research into the history of Christmas adds a new dimension to the displays each year. A well-illustrated book, Christmas Past, Christmas Present, has been written to tell the history of ... [more]
Recapture the magic of Christmas with a visit to the Christmas Past exhibition(23/10/2009)
Recapture the magic of Christmas with a visit to the Geffrye’s annual Christmas Past exhibition. Each year the museum’s eleven period rooms are decorated in authentic festive style, evoking some of the rich and colourful traditions and celebrations of Christmases past which are often forgotten amid the hubbub of the modern festive season. From feasting, dancing and kissing under the mistletoe to playing parlour games, decorating the tree and throwing cocktail parties, Christmas Past will ill... [more]
Experience what Christmas would have looked in English homes over the past 400 years(07/10/2008)
Many of the rich traditions and customs associated with Christmas in England are forgotten amid the hustle and bustle of the modern festive season. Each year, the Geffrye sets out to rekindle some of the magic of Christmas by decorating its eleven period rooms in authentic festive style. A visual and sensory treat, Christmas Past gives visitors the chance to experience what Christmas would have looked and felt like in English homes over the past 400 years. This year’s public programme of even... [more]
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