Ely to chair Museum of the Home

ALEX ELY has been appointed chair of the Museum of the Home.

A RIBA Chartered Architect and a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, Ely is also founder director of Mæ, an architecture and urban design studio based in London, where he is responsible for overseeing the studio’s overall design direction.

He is a recipient of accolades including the RIBA Stirling Prize 2023, and has also taught at a number of UK Schools of Architecture, written several books and exhibited internationally.

His four-year tenure as chair of the Museum of the Home, located in East London, began on 23 March.

Ely said he was delighted to be appointed chair of the museum, which he said plays a crucial role in advancing education and promoting debate about the importance of home in and for societies.

“As one of our foremost cultural institutions, I look forward to helping advance its mission and building on its purpose: to reveal and rethink the ways we live, in order to live better together,” Ely added.