Sonia Solicari

Sonia Solicari (born 5 July 1978) is a British curator and museum director. She has been the CEO of the Museum of the Home, in Hoxton, London, since January 2017. Solicari is also co-director of the Centre for Studies of Home, a partnership with Queen Mary, University of London and an international hub for research on the home, past, present and future.

Biography

Early life and education Solicari was born in London to Italian parents and grew up in Enfield, north London where she attended Galliard Primary School and Bishop Stopford's School. to expand and transform the site. The restoration of the Grade I Listed Museum buildings was undertaken by architects Wright & Wright who created 80% more space for events, collections and exhibitions.

Solicari also led the rebranding of the Museum, with the name changed to Museum of the Home to better reflect the new vision to represent home as a physical, emotional, psychological and political space and to become a more socially engaged organisation.

With Alison Blunt, Solicari is co-director of the Centre for Studies of Home, a collaboration with Queen Mary, University of London.

Solicari is a trustee of Bethlem Gallery which works with artists to lead change in health and society.