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Hackney Museum

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Hackney museum
Hackney museum

Hackney Museum is a local history museum located in the London Borough of Hackney. Amongst other aspects of the Hackney area, the museum explores the history of immigration.

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Hackney Museum
Mare Street, London Homerton (London Borough of Hackney)

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Mare Street 285
E8 1GR London, Homerton (London Borough of Hackney)
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