Browse our museum collections through themes highlighting different aspects of Hackney's rich history.
Themes

Campaign Badges
Badges were an important tool of communication, with individuals often wearing

LGBTQI+ Hackney

Music, Dance & Performance

Visual Arts & Crafts

My Story (Oral Histories)

Sports

Civic Life

Disability & Access

Politics & Campaigning

Jewish Hackney

Historic Images

African Hackney

Local responses to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
As part of the Mapping the Change project, Hackney Museum is collecting local

Earlier Olympic and Paralympic Games
Items from the museum's collection relating to the London Olympic Games of

Chalmers collection of fine & decorative arts
A selection of works of art from the collections of Hackney resident Alexander

London 2012
This theme contains items the museum has collected that relate to the London

Healthcare in Hackney
Hackney has a long tradition of healthcare from the earliest private hospitals
