The House of Dreams Museum
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The House of Dreams Museum is one of London’s best and most interesting museums and is a must-see for any visitor coming to the capital in order to lap up some of its infamous artistic culture. Founded in 1998 by the late artist Donald Jones, the museum is an art gallery and a personal collection of the artist’s vast range of obsessions and interests but above anything else it is also a home which his partner Stephen Wright still lives.
The House of Dreams from the outside looks like, well, a house. Situated on a leafy suburban road in leafy Dulwich, the house is only visible due to the big wall around the front garden which hides what lies inside. Once you enter its doors you are confronted with spiritual sculptures and hand written memories which span through the past, the present and what they believe will happen in the future. The artworks are made of spooky and taboo objects such as dolls, false teeth and dirty combs as well as the like of old wills and letters. Death an nostalgia form a large part of the undertone for the artwork making the house itself a pretty moving experience when you enter its doors.
The aim of the project was to embellish the whole house, however Wright and Jones soon realised that they were documenting their lives and it quickly turned into a diary of love, bereavement, spirituality and sentiment – which all come together to make an incredibly personal and emotional space.
The house is open every last Saturday of the month and also on certain days throughout the year where the tours are guided by Wright himself. It is a must-see for those who are fans of abstract art and really Is a truly unique experience.
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