Guide to... Museums in London
London is one of the best cities in the world for museums. Whether you are interested in science, art, history, war, or practically any topic you will find a museum in London to suit your taste.
Many museums in London are free too so if you are looking for a cheap day out in London you will find few better options than incorporating a visit to a museum in your day. Of course the Science Museum and Natural History Museum are really well known but there are many other great museums that are not well known.
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The British Museum
Art, decorative arts, archaeology, antiquities from Ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece and the Middle East, coins, galleries...Read more
Royal Armouries, Tower of London
Arms and armour dating from the Middle Ages.Read more
Sir John Soane's Museum
Fine art, architecture, antiquities, sculptureRead more
National GalleryTop Pick
National collection of Western European painting from the 13th century to 1900.Read more
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Natural History Museum
Also includes the Geological Museum, collections focus is botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology.Read more
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Home to: Natural History Museum Ice Rink
Wallace Collection
Old masters and decorative artsRead more
Geffrye Museum
Changing style of the English domestic interior in a series of period rooms from 1600 to the present day. Also...Read more
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Museum of London
The story of the city from prehistoric times to the present day. Information on the collections held by the museum...Read more
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Kenwood HouseTop Pick
Operated by English Heritage, 17th century former stately home, interiors by Robert Adam, features collection of Old...Read more
Science Museum
National museum of science and technology, transportation, medicine, steam engines.Read more
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Imperial War Museum London
Warfare in the 20th and 21st centuriesRead more
Apsley House
Operated by English Heritage, also known as Wellington Museum, home of The Duke of Wellington, significant...Read more
Dennis Severs' House
Enactments of life in the 18th and 19th centuriesRead more
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Tower Bridge
Steam engines, workings of the bridgeRead more
Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Part of the National Maritime Museum, features astronomical and navigational tools, a planetariumRead more
Old Royal Naval College
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Somerset House
Arts centre with gallery and Courtauld GalleryRead more
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Tate Britain
National collection of historical and contemporary British artRead more
Victoria and Albert Museum
National collection of applied arts, includes ceramics, glass, textiles, costumes,...Read more
National Maritime Museum
History of Britain at sea, includes maritime art, ship models and plans, scientific and navigational instruments,...Read more
Museum of London Docklands
Area maritime, river and local historyRead more
Whitechapel Gallery
Contemporary artRead more
Madame Tussauds London
Wax figures of celebrities in acting, music, politics, sports, history, royalty and fictionRead more
National Army Museum
History and artefacts of the British ArmyRead more
V&A Museum of Childhood
Toys, dolls, children's playtime and livesRead more
British Library
Changing exhibits of art, history and culture from its collectionsRead more
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Collection of European Old Masters, mostly of the 17th and 18th centuriesRead more
Leighton House Museum
Victorian house of painter Frederic, Lord Leighton, features paintings, sculpture, Middle Eastern tilesRead more
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Banqueting House, Whitehall
17th century ornate building used for entertaining, designed by Inigo Jones, only remaining component of the Palace...Read more
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Dr Johnson's House
18th-century townhouse home of 18th-century English writer Samuel JohnsonRead more
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Spencer House
18th-century mansion with restored state rooms and gardenRead more
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Syon House
Family residence of the Duke of Northumberland, 18th-century house with interior by Robert Adam, collections of...Read more
Wellcome Collection
Medical artefacts and original artworks exploring 'ideas about the connections between medicine, life and art',...Read more
Charles Dickens Museum
Mid-19th century period house with original papers, furniture and items relating to author Charles DickensRead more
Queen's House
Marine art gallery of the National Maritime MuseumRead more
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Chelsea Physic Garden
Botanical garden with displays on medicinal uses of plantsRead more
Pollock's Toy Museum
Toys, games, dolls, puppets, folk toysRead more
Fenton House
Operated by the National Trust, 17th century merchant's house, features collections of early keyboard instruments,...Read more
Florence Nightingale Museum
Life and nursing work of Florence NightingaleRead more
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Golden Hinde
Replica museum ship of the Golden Hind, the 16th century galleon used by Sir Francis DrakeRead more
HMS Belfast
Operated by the Imperial War Museum, originally a Royal Navy light cruiser and served during the Second World...Read more
Hogarth's House
Home of the 18th-century English artist William HogarthRead more
Keats House
Early 19th century home of Romantic poet John KeatsRead more
London Museum of Water & Steam
Water supply technology and a collection of water pumping steam engines, also operating narrow gauge railway;...Read more
Royal Mews
The Queen's stables, features State vehicles including horse-drawn carriages and motor cars, and the Gold State CoachRead more
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Sherlock Holmes Museum
Dedicated to the fictional detective Sherlock HolmesRead more
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Bank of England Museum
History of the Bank and its activities, banknotes and coins, books and documents, pictures, furniture, statues, silverRead more
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Brunel Museum
History of the construction of the Thames Tunnel and its designers, Sir Marc Isambard BrunelRead more
Clarence House
Official residence of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of CornwallRead more
Garden Museum
Tools and artefacts related to ornamental gardening.Read more
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Home to: The Garden Café (at Garden Museum)
Jewish Museum London
Jewish culture, heritage and traditions in Britain, ceremonial art collectionRead more
London Canal Museum
History of London's canalsRead more
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Ranger's House (Wernher Collection)
Operated by English Heritage, Georgian villa with fine and decorative art collection, including silver and jewels,...Read more
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Serpentine Galleries
Serpentine Gallery and Serpentine Sackler Gallery in Kensington Gardens, exhibitions of contemporary art,...Read more
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Strawberry Hill
Gothic villa home of Horace WalpoleRead more
Cartoon Museum
Political cartoons, comic strips and comic booksRead more
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Wellington Arch
Triumphal arch with exhibits about its historyRead more
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
History of tennisRead more
2 Willow RoadTop Pick
Operated by the National Trust, modernist terrace house designed by Ernő Goldfinger, features a significant...Read more
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Benjamin Franklin House
18th-century house where Benjamin Franklin lived for 16 years, exhibits on his life, science activitiesRead more
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Carlyle's House
Operated by the National Trust, Victorian period townhouse home of historian and philosopher Thomas CarlyleRead more
Household Cavalry Museum
Regimental artefacts and memorabilia of the Household CavalryRead more
Jewel Tower
Operated by English Heritage, one of only two surviving sections of the mediaeval royal Palace of Westminster,...Read more
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Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
19th century operating theatre, herb garret and museum of surgeryRead more
Saatchi Gallery
Contemporary artRead more
The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History
Includes natural and scientific curiosities, art, pop culture objectsRead more
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Design Museum
Product, industrial, graphic, fashion and architectural designRead more
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Freud Museum
Home of Dr. Sigmund Freud, features his study, exhibits on his life and works, collection of Ancient Egyptian...Read more
Marble Hill House
Operated by English Heritage, 18th century Palladian villa with Georgian interiorRead more
Two Temple Place
Late Victorian mansion, now an art gallery to showcase publicly owned art from UK regional collections, only open...Read more
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Clink Prison Museum
Site and history of the notorious prison in use from the 12th century to 1780Read more
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
Modern Italian artRead more
Fashion and Textile Museum
Fashions, textiles and jewellery, both historic and contemporaryRead more
Foundling Museum
History of the Foundling Hospital, Britain's first home for abandoned children, art by many of Britain's most...Read more
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Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy
Part of the University College London, skeletons, taxidermy, entomology and specimens preserved in fluid.Read more
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Lambeth Palace
Tours of the official London residence of the Archbishop of CanterburyRead more
Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising
Advertising, packaging and brand memorabilia and artefacts, including domestic products, packaging, posters, toys and...Read more
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Queen's Gallery
Exhibitions of items from the Royal Collection, located at Buckingham PalaceRead more
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Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum
History of the hospital and medical care in the East EndRead more
All Hallows-by-the-Tower Crypt Museum
Saxon-period Anglican church, museum of church's history, including Roman and Saxon artefacts, historic religious...Read more
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Buckingham Palace
Official London residence of the British monarch, public tours of the state rooms, includes Queen's Gallery and Royal...Read more
Burgh House & Hampstead Museum
Local history, culture, art exhibitsRead more
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Chiswick House
18th century neo-Palladian villa with large collection of art and furniture, gardensRead more
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Fulham Palace
Mediaeval former residence of the Bishop of London, also art galleryRead more
Guildhall Art Gallery
Located in the Guildhall, collection includes art and cultural artefacts about London, Victorian-era works, remains...Read more
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London Transport Museum Depot
Houses the majority of the museum's collection, open day visits and toursRead more
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Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Artifacts from Ancient Egypt, part of the University College LondonRead more
Mansion House
Guided tours of the public rooms of the official residence of the Lord Mayor of the City of London, includes city...Read more
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The Photographers' Gallery
PhotographyRead more
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Sutton HouseTop Pick
Operated by the National Trust, 16th century Tudor houseRead more
Ragged School Museum
History of the Victorian-era charity schoolsRead more
Bankside Gallery
Educational charity, home to the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter PrintmakersRead more
Museum of the Order of St John
History of the Order of St John and its medical care in the communityRead more
The Wallace Collection
French 18th century collection of paintings, porcelain, furnishings and armoury. Includes information for visitors,...Read more
Twinings Museum
Thomas Twining bought Tom's Coffee House on London's Strand in 1706 and from that day forward the Twinings name has...Read more
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Part of Twinings (Flagship Store)
Wesley's Chapel, Museum of Methodism and John Wesley's House
History of Methodism from its founding by John Wesley to the presentRead more
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British Dental Association Museum
History of dental care in the United KingdomRead more
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