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‘Tomorrow’s Home’ draws upon leading research from the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Institute of Healthcare Engineering. The exhibitionÌýplayfully imagines how our dwellings could be designed to help us live independently and well as we age and support our changing planet.Ìý

It is running from 20 November 2021 to 9 January 2022 at theÌýÌýin Hoxton.ÌýThe exhibition is curated byÌýÌýand funded byÌýa RoyalÌýAcademy of Engineering Ingenious award.Ìý

The launch celebrationÌý

The evening began with a series of talks from researchers and community partners involved in the exhibition.ÌýThe talks spanned from home design in Ancient Rome through to homes in space!ÌýÌý

Care home residents from Hackney show off a quilted blanket they worked on during lockdown, facilitated by SparkoTV.Ìý

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• ‘Domestic gamechangers: past, present – future?’ - Vanessa Meade, Curator, Museum of the HomeÌý

• ‘Controlling multisensory experience for comfort in the Ancient Roman home’ - Dr Hannah Platts, Royal Hollway CollegeÌý

• ‘Multisensory interfaces and experiences’ - Professor Marianna Obrist, Deputy Director (Digital), ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Institute of Healthcare EngineeringÌý

• ‘How housing inequality exacerbates healthÌýinequalities’ - Sharon Gordon, Director of West Euston ProjectÌý

• ‘Sparko: a pandemic case study’ - Ann Brolan and care home residentsÌý

• ‘Tomorrow’s Home as Liminal Space’ - Sarah Douglas, Director, The Liminal SpaceÌý

Attendees were then given a private viewing of the exhibition, accompanied by researchers and Impact Fellows from the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Institute of Healthcare Engineering.Ìý

For many of the guests, it was their first large in-person event since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many expressed pleasure at finally meeting their colleagues and collaborators face-to-face!

Oriol Roche i Morgó (right), an IHE Impact Fellow, shows a visitor around the exhibition

A visitor inspects the 'living biome' wall - which speculates how we might harness healthy bacteria in our homes

Professor Rebecca Shipley (right) addresses a room full of guests

More upcoming eventsÌý

At the Museum, we're hosting an excitingÌýprogrammeÌýof workshops and drop-in activities.ÌýFrom family-friendly robotics ChristmasÌýcarollingÌýto creative singing workshops exploring the role of the voice as we age, there's something for everyone –Ìýexplore theÌýprogrammeÌýhere. We're also hosting online conversations with talks from experts on health and home technology –Ìýview the onlineÌýprogrammeÌýhere.Ìý

Visit the exhibition

The exhibition will be at the until 9 January 2022. Free entry.

• 136 Kingsland Road, Hoxton, E2 8EA
• Tuesday - Sunday
• 10am - 5pm (last entry 4pm)

Photo credit: James Tye/¹û¶³Ó°Ôº