Hogarth's House

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Free, compact museum in William Hogarth’s former home. Focus on prints, plates and interpretation rather than furnished period rooms; small ‘exhibition garden’.

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Opening Hours

Sunday: 12:00 – 17:00

Tuesday: 12:00 – 17:00

Wednesday: 12:00 – 17:00

Thursday: 12:00 – 17:00

Friday: 12:00 – 17:00

Saturday: 12:00 – 17:00

What's not to miss inside?

Hogarth’s Narratives

Series like ‘A Harlot’s Progress’ reveal how satire shaped public debate.

Storyboards before storyboards: sequential art, 18th-century style.

Read the panel first, then re-scan each plate for background jokes and marginal details.

📍 Main rooms

Prints vs. Paintings

Most works here are prints or reproductions; originals are spread across London museums.

Mass media before mass media.

Note which series you’d like to chase in originals (e.g., Soane Museum) on a future trip.

📍 Galleries

Exhibition Garden

Outdoor space links horticulture and Hogarth’s life; a short, calm add-on.

A satirist’s sanctuary.

Finish in the garden to decompress after dense wall text.

📍 Rear

🤓 Fun Facts

Expect interpretation-heavy displays rather than a furnished house museum.

Workshops (e.g., embossing/printmaking) can add hands-on context—check schedules.

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