Soho House
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Soho House, Matthew Boulton's home in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, is now a museum (opened in 1995), celebrating his life, his partnership with James Watt and his membership of the Lunar Society.
When built, the house was adjacent to Boulton's Soho Manufactory, since demolished.
It also hosts exhibitions of local and community interest.
In the years between Boulton's leaving and the house becoming a museum, it had several uses, more recently as a residential hostel for police officers.
As a Community Museum, that is branch museum, of the Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery it is owned and run by Birmingham City Council and is open to the public without charge.
The house is located at Grid reference
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