Sonia Solicari

Solicari was born in London to Italian parents and grew up in Enfield, north London.[3]

Solicari did her undergraduate studies in English Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London, followed by postgraduate degrees in Nineteenth-Century Studies at King's College London and Museum Studies at University College London.[3]

Solicari began her career on the Victoria and Albert Museum's development programme for assistant curators. She worked at the V&A for eight years as a curator of paintings and later ceramics and glass.[3]

Previously she was head of the Guildhall Art Gallery in the City of London.[4]

In 2017 Solicari became Director of the Museum of the Home (formerly the Geffrye Museum of the Home) in Hoxton, east London. She succeeded David Dewing who had run the Museum for 25 years.[2]

As Director of the museum, Solicari has overseen an £18.1 million capital development project[5] to expand and transform the site. The restoration of the Grade I Listed museum buildings was overseen by architects Wright & Wright and will create 80% more space for events, collections and exhibitions.[6]

Solicari also oversaw the rebranding of the museum, with the name changed to the Museum of the Home to better reflect the collections and to reflect the changes over time in the museum's focus.[7]

With Alison Blunt, Solicari is co-director of the Centre for Studies of Home, a collaboration with Queen Mary, University of London.[8]