London Museums & Galleries

Bank of England Museum

Sometimes known as the "Old Lady of Threadneedle Street" it stands, literally and figuratively, at the financial centre of the City. The Museum traces the history of the Bank from its foundation in 1694, to its role today as the nation's central bank.
Bank - Tube
EC2R 8AH
020 7601 4878



Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum and Tours

Led by an experienced professional guide and just over an hour in duration excluding time spent in the Museum, this exclusive tour will take you behind the scenes of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Wimbledon
SW19 5AE
020 8946 6131



Handel House Museum

25 Brook Street is the house in which Messiah, Israel in Egypt, the Coronation Anthems and most of the organ concertos were written, and where Handel died in 1759
Bond Street - Tube
W1K 4HB
020 7495 1685



Queen's House

The upper floor of the House has been partly refitted and furnished to give an impression of its use as a Royal residence of the 1670s, and to display the NMM's early art collection
Greenwich
SE10 9NF
020 8858 4422



Dickens House Museum

A museum dedicated to the life and works of Charles Dickens.
WC1N 2LF
020 7405 2127



Sir John Soane's Museum

Soane designed this house to live in, but also as a setting for his antiquities and his works of art. After the death of his wife (1815), he lived here alone, constantly adding to and rearranging his collections.
Holborn
WC2A 3BP
020 7440 4263



Ragged School Museum

The purpose of the museum is to make the unique history of the East End of London, and in particular of the Copperfield Road Ragged School. Opened in 1990 in three canalside warehouses in Copperfield Road
Stepney
E3 4RR
020 8980 6405



Design Museum

One of London's most inspiring attractions. Concerned as much with the future as the past, a programme of highly acclaimed exhibitions capture the excitement of design evolution, ingenuity and inspiration through the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
South Bank - Tower Bridge
SE1 2YD
020 7940 8790



Royal Air Force Museum

Britain's National Museum of Aviation, celebrates the story of aviation from before the Wright Brothers to the RAF of the 21st Century with one of the world's finest collections of legendary aircraft and associated exhibits
Colindale
NW9 5LL
020 8205 2266



Vestry House Museum

Vestry House Museum presents the history of Waltham Forest in the Grade II listed Vestry House. Originally built as a workhouse in 1730, Vestry House has since been a police station and a private house, before it opened as a Museum in 1931.
Walthamstow
E17 9NH
020 8496 4391

Freud Museum

Centrepiece of the museum is Freud's library and study, preserved just as it was during his lifetime
Finchley Road
NW3 5SX
020 7435 2002



The Photographers' Gallery

The largest public gallery in London dedicated to photography. From the latest emerging talent, to historical archives and established artists – the place to see photography in all its forms.
Oxford Circus
W1F 7LW
020 7087 9300



Pump House Gallery

Dedicated public contemporary visual arts space on the lakeside in Battersea Park South West London. It plays a leading role in the cultural life of Wandsworth and is the highest profile public visual arts space in the borough.
Battersea Park
SW11 4NJ
020 7350 0523



Horniman Museum & Gardens

Uses its worldwide collections and the Gardens to encourage a wider appreciation of the World, its peoples and their cultures, and its environments
Forest Hill
SE23 3PQ
020 8699 1872



Victoria and Albert Museum

The V&A is the world¹s greatest museum of design and the arts: its collections cover two thousand years up to the present, in virtually every medium and from Britain, Europe and Asia
South Kensington
SW7 2RL
020 7942 2000



Museum of Comedy

The Museum of Comedy is a new interactive immersive museum for all the family featuring iconic props & artefacts from a rich comedic history, one of the most comprehensive collections of comedy memorabilia ever to be amassed.
Bloomsbury Way
WC1A 2SR
020 7534 1740



London Canal Museum

See inside a narrowboat cabin, learn about the history of London's canals, about the cargoes carried, the people who lived and worked on the waterways, and the horses that pulled their boats
Kings Cross
N1 9RT
020 7713 0836



Museum of Rugby and Twickenham Stadium Tours

From the moment you pass through the authentic Twickenham turnstile you'll be immersed in a world of rugby union history
Twickenham
TW1 1DZ
020 8892 8877



Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood

UK's national collection of toys and games, children's costume, nursery furniture and baby equipment, all in an outstanding red-brick, grade II listed building
Bethnal Green
E2 9PA
020 8983 5200



Royal Artillery Museum

Visitors to 'Firepower' can find out for themselves how artillery developed from the Roman ballista to modern missiles, how it works, and about the men and women of the Royal Artillery
Woolwich Arsenal
SE18 6ST
020 8855 7755



British Museum

One of the greatest collections of antiquities in the world
Tottenham Court Road - Russell Square - Holborn - Tubes
WC1B 3DG
020 7323 8299



Benjamin Franklin House

The House, built circa 1730, is architecturally significant, once the home of Benjamin Franklin who lived and worked there for sixteen years on the eve of the American Revolution. Open Wednesday through Sunday.
London
WC2N 5NF
020 7839 2006



St Albans Museums

The collections and services of St Albans museums including the Roman Verulamium museum, 3rd largest city in Roman Britain and Museum of St Albans with new exhibitions every few months.
St Albans, Hertfordshire
AL3 4SW
01727 751810



National Maritime Museum

The largest maritime museum in the world covering every aspect of ships and seafaring, in peace and at war, from pre-history to today
Greenwich
SE10 9NF
020 8858 4422



Twickenham Museum

The history centre for Twickenham, Whitton, Teddington and the Hamptons is set on Twickenham Embankment in a delightful 18th century riverside house.
Twickenham
TW1 3DU
020 8408 0070



Fashion and Textile Museum

The museum, will recognises Britain's international success in the fashion industry and showcases works of outstanding British and international designers.
Bermondsey
SE1 3XF
020 7403 0222



Museums ot the The Royal College of Surgeons

One of the greatest museums of comparative anatomy, pathology, osteology in the world. There are four museums in the College. The Hunterian and Odontological Museums contain collections of historical and scientific interest and are open to the public.
Holborn
020 7869 6560



Wallace Collection

Both a national museum and the finest private collection of art ever assembled by one family. It was bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace, widow of Sir Richard Wallace, in 1897, and opened to the public just over three years later on 22 June 1900
Marylebone
W1U 3BN
020 7563 9500



National Army Museum

The British Army's own museum. It is the only museum to tell the story of the Army as a whole from Agincourt in the Fifteenth Century to peace-keeping in the Twenty-first Century.
Sloane Square
SW3 4HT
020 7730 0717



The Foundling Museum

The Foundling tells the story of London's first home for abandoned children, the Foundling Hospital, and chronicles the lives of the children through a fascinating social history exhibition.
Brunswick Square, London
WC1 1AZ
020 7841 3600



Guards Museum

Fine collection of military ephemera spanning 350 years of Regimental history
St James Park - Tube
SW1E 6HQ
020 7414 3428



Museum of London Docklands

The largest, most comprehensive city museum in the world, telling the fascinating story of London from prehistoric times to the present day.
Barbican - St Paul's - Moorgate - Bank - Tubes
EC2Y 5HN
020 7600 3699



The London Museum of Water & Steam

The museum is housed in a magnificent 19th Century Pumping Station and centres around the station's five world famous Cornish Beam Engines, two of which can be seen, in steam, every weekend
Brentford
TW8 0EN
020 8568 4757



Cartoon Museum

Exhibits the very finest examples of British cartoons, caricature, and comic art from the 18th century to the present day.
London
WC1A 2HH
020 7580 8155



The Jewish Museum

A leader in celebrating Jewish life and cultural diversity. Engage with people of all ages, backgrounds, faiths to explore Jewish culture & heritage. Exhibitions, education programmes & activities.
Camden Town
NW1 7NB
020 7284 7384



Culture24

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Petrie Museum

Has one of the most inspiring collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world
Goodge Streeet - Tube
WC1E 6BT
020 7679 2884



Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

One of the most inspiring collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world, illustrating life in the Nile Valley from prehistory through Pharaonic to Roman and Islamic times.
WC1E 6BT
020 7679 2884



Museum of the Home

Museum of the Home in Hoxton runs free school holiday workshops and activities on the theme of home. Suitable for children aged 2 - 16.
Hoxton
E2 8EA
020 7739 9893



24 Hour Museum

Official guide to UK museums, galleries, exhibitions and heritage



Discover Children's Centre

New hands-on centre designed to inspire 0-8 year olds to create their own stories. Big hits with small children are the dressing up area and an interactive light and sound installation. Take time to also enjoy the creative Story Garden.
Stratford
E15 4QZ
020 8536 5555



Imperial War Museum

Unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day. It seeks to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and 'war-time experience'
Lambeth North - Tube
SE1 6HZ
020 7416 5000



UCL Art Collections

UCL Art Collections contain over 10,000 objects including paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture dating from 1490 to the present day. Works on paper are housed in the Strang Print Room, with paintings and sculpture displayed in public rooms around UCL.
Strang Print Room, UCL, Gower Street
WC1E 6BT
020 7679 2540



Natural History Museum

National museum of natural history, and a centre of scientific excellence in taxonomy and biodiversity
South Kensington - Tube
SW7 5BD
020 7942 5011



Pitzhanger Manor-House

Designed by the architect John Soane in 1800, PM Gallery & House has become a major cultural venue in West London. As well as exhibiting contemporary professional artwork, it also owns the largest collection of Martinware in the country. Free entry.
Ealing
W5 5EQ
020 8567 1227



The Cuming Museum

Home of the worldwide collection of the Cuming Family and the museum of Southwark's history. It houses a diverse collection that includes archaeology, ethnography, social history and natural history. A mix of permanent and changing exhibitions.
Elephant and Castle
SE17 1RY
020 7525 2332



Science Museum

Welcomes over a million visitors a year
South Kensington
SW7 2DD
0870 870 4868



William Morris Gallery

The William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow is the only public Gallery devoted to William Morris, designer, craftsman, writer, socialist & conservationist. It displays an internationally important collection illustrating his life, achievements & influence.
Lloyd Park, Walthamstow
E17 4PP
020 8496 4390



Florence Nightingale Museum

Florence Nightingale founded the first school of nursing at St Thomas Hospital in 1860, the Hospital and School have preserved and added to a unique collection of Florence Nightingale's personal mementoes, clothing, furniture, books, letters and portraits
London
SE1 7EW
020 7620 0374



London's Transport Museum

Uncover the story of two hundred years of London and its public transport, the oldest in the world. Explore fascinating and colourful displays, meet characters from the past, drive bus & tube simulators. Children's school holiday events.
Covent Garden
WC1E 2BB
0343 222 5000



Keats House

Collection consists of books, manuscripts, letters, prints, paintings and artefacts relating to the life of the poet John Keats (1795-1821), his circle and the English Romantic movement.
Hampstead
NW3 2RR
020 7332 3868



The Grant Museum of Zoology

The Grant Museum is the only remaining university zoological museum in London. It houses around 62,000 specimens, covering the whole Animal Kingdom. Many of the species are now endangered or extinct.
London
WC1E 6BT
020 7679 2647