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Lots of colourful post-it notes with handwritten comments, for example, Music! Snuggling on the couch, I like my home to be quiet. There are also some stickers mixed in with the post-it notes of things you might find around the home. For example, a bath tub, a sofa, some plants.

Infographic: what our exhibition visitors said helped them to feel at home

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We asked visitors to our Feeling at Home exhibition at the Science Gallery London to tell us what helped them feel at home.

Have a look at our colourful infographic resource to find out what they thought: What Makes You Feel at Home- what our exhibition visitors think

At the exhibition, we asked visitors to write their thoughts on Post-it notes and stick them on a picture of a house on the gallery wall. Visitors could also use some stickers we produced especially for the exhibition of things people might find in a group home.

We noticed that some visitors to our exhibition also added their own ‘homely’ touch by yarn-bombing some crocheted hearts around the pillar next to our exhibition text:

A pillar next an exhibition display. Someone has added crocheted hearts around the pillar.

 

At the end of the month-long exhibition at Science Gallery London, we counted the different types of answers to learn what made our visitors feel most at home. There were…

  • 44 comments about entertainment
  • 8 comments about food and drink
  • 52 comments about loved ones
  • 34 comments about personal items
  • 25 comments about plants and nature
  • 14 comments about positive feelings
  • and 30 comments about pets!

Lots of colourful post-it notes with handwritten comments, for example, Music! Snuggling on the couch, I like my home to be quiet. There are also some stickers mixed in with the post-it notes of things you might find around the home. For example, a bath tub, a sofa, some plants.

Positive feelings’ reflect feelings such as safety, comfort, peace and quiet associated with home.

‘Personal items’ included furniture, toys, clothes and utensils.

Interestingly, entertainment – such as watching TV and playing games – was the second most common answer from visitors, after spending time with and being in the presence of loved ones.

 

For more information about our travelling exhibition, please visit the Feeling at Home events page.  Or you can see the images online by visiting our exhibition page.