List of museums in London facts for kids

A flow chart of London's museums

London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, is home to many amazing museums. These places are perfect for exploring history, art, science, and so much more! In 2016, there were over 250 different art and history places in Greater London. This list will help you discover some of the best museums London has to offer.

Exploring London's Museums
Museums That Have Closed
How Many People Visit London's Museums?
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Exploring London's Museums

London's museums cover a huge range of topics. You can find everything from ancient artifacts to modern art, and from historic homes to exciting science exhibits. Many museums are free to enter, making them great places to visit and learn.

Historic Homes and Famous Lives

London has many old houses that you can visit. These homes often belonged to famous people or show what life was like long ago.

Step Inside History: Famous Houses

2 Willow Road: This is a cool, modern house designed by Ernő Goldfinger. It's full of interesting 20th-century art.
18 Stafford Terrace: Also known as Linley Sambourne House, this was the home of a Victorian cartoonist. You can see lots of his work here.
Apsley House: This grand house was once the home of the Duke of Wellington, a famous general. It has amazing paintings and furniture.
Benjamin Franklin House: Imagine living where Benjamin Franklin, a famous American, once did! This 18th-century house shows his life and science experiments.
Carlyle's House: Step into the home of Thomas Carlyle, a Victorian writer and thinker.
Charles Dickens Museum: Explore the mid-19th-century home of the famous author Charles Dickens. You can see his original papers and furniture.
Chiswick House: This beautiful 18th-century villa has a large art collection and lovely gardens.
Dennis Severs' House: This unique house lets you experience what life was like in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Dr Johnson's House: Visit the 18th-century home of Samuel Johnson, a famous English writer.
Down House: This was the home of Charles Darwin, the naturalist who wrote "On the Origin of Species."
Eltham Palace: A fascinating mix of a medieval Great Hall and a 1930s Art Deco house.
Fenton House: A 17th-century merchant's house with old musical instruments, paintings, and porcelain.
Freud Museum: This was the home of Sigmund Freud, the famous thinker. You can see his study and ancient Egyptian items.
Fulham Palace: A medieval palace that was once home to the Bishop of London. It also has an art gallery.
Ham House: A grand 17th-century house with beautiful interiors and gardens.
Hampton Court Palace: A former royal palace where you can learn about King Henry VIII and see Tudor kitchens.
Handel & Hendrix in London: This museum celebrates two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix, who lived in the same area centuries apart.
Hogarth's House: The home of William Hogarth, an 18th-century English artist.
Keats House: Visit the early 19th-century home of the Romantic poet John Keats.
Kensington Palace: A royal residence with interesting exhibits.
Kenwood House: A 17th-century country house with beautiful Old Master paintings.
Kew Palace: A former royal palace located inside the famous Kew Gardens.
Leighton House Museum: The Victorian home of painter Frederic, Lord Leighton, filled with paintings and Middle Eastern tiles.
Marble Hill House: An 18th-century Palladian villa with a Georgian interior.
Osterley Park and House: A grand 18th-century palace designed by Robert Adam, with ornate interiors and gardens.
Pitzhanger Manor: Designed by the architect John Soane, this house also hosts contemporary art exhibitions.
Rainham Hall: An 18th-century Queen Anne house.
Red House: This 19th-century house was built and lived in by William Morris, a key figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Spencer House: An 18th-century mansion with beautifully restored rooms and a garden.
Strawberry Hill: A unique Gothic villa that was the home of Horace Walpole.
Sutton House: A 16th-century Tudor house.
Syon House: The family home of the Duke of Northumberland, with an 18th-century interior by Robert Adam.
Whitehall: A Tudor house with parts from different time periods.

Art and Creativity

London is a hub for art lovers, with galleries showcasing everything from classic masterpieces to cutting-edge contemporary works.

Discovering Art Galleries

Art in Perpetuity Trust: A place to see modern visual art.
artsdepot: An arts center with an exhibit gallery.
Bankside Gallery: Home to the Royal Watercolour Society, showing beautiful watercolor and print artworks.
Barbican Centre: A large arts center with galleries.
Ben Uri Gallery, The London Jewish Museum of Art: Focuses on Jewish art.
Borough Road Gallery: Part of London South Bank University, celebrating artist David Bomberg and the Borough Group.
Brunei Gallery: Shows historic and modern art from Africa and Asia.
The Building Centre: Has exhibits about architecture and design.
Camden Arts Centre: Features changing exhibitions of modern art.
Campbell Works: A place for contemporary art exhibitions and projects.
Canada House Gallery: Displays Canadian historical and modern art.
Cartoon Museum: See political cartoons, comic strips, and comic books.
Centre for Recent Drawing: Focuses on contemporary drawings.
Chisenhale Gallery: A non-profit gallery for modern art.
Courtauld Gallery: Located in Somerset House, it has paintings by Old Masters and Impressionist artists.
Cubitt Gallery: An art gallery.
Design Museum: Explore product, industrial, graphic, fashion, and architectural design.
Dulwich Picture Gallery: Has a collection of European Old Masters, mostly from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art: Shows modern Italian art.
Fashion and Textile Museum: See historic and modern fashions, textiles, and jewelry.
Goldsmiths' Centre: Features changing exhibits of modern jewelry and silversmithing.
Guildhall Art Gallery: Located in the Guildhall, it has art about London, Victorian works, and Roman ruins in the basement.
Hayward Gallery: Part of the Southbank Centre, showing contemporary art.
House of Dreams Museum: A house transformed into an amazing outsider art sculpture.
House of Illustration: A public gallery dedicated to illustration.
Institute of Contemporary Arts: A multi-disciplinary arts center with art galleries.
Kelmscott House Museum: The London home of William Morris, showing his designs.
Kennel Club Dog Art Gallery: A collection of dog paintings (by appointment).
L-13 Light Industrial Workshop: A modern art space.
Landmark Arts Centre: An arts center with a visual art gallery.
Lethaby Gallery: The art gallery of Central Saint Martins, showing modern and historic art and design.
Leighton House Museum: The Victorian house of painter Frederic, Lord Leighton, with paintings and Middle Eastern tiles.
MOCA, London: A museum dedicated to contemporary art.
Morley Gallery: Part of Morley College, with exhibitions of various art forms.
Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture: A research museum with 19th and 20th-century decorative arts for the home (by appointment).
National Gallery: A national collection of Western European paintings from the 13th century to 1900.
National Portrait Gallery: Portraits of important and famous British people.
Orleans House Gallery: A municipal art gallery.
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art: Shows works by international contemporary artists.
Peckham Platform: Focuses on contemporary art.
The Photographers' Gallery: Dedicated to photography.
Pushkin House: Showcases Russian art and culture.
Queen's Gallery: Exhibits items from the Royal Collection, located at Buckingham Palace.
Queen's House: The marine art gallery of the National Maritime Museum.
Queer Britain: Britain's first museum dedicated to LGBTQ+ history and art.
Ranger's House (Wernher Collection): A Georgian villa with a collection of fine and decorative art.
Red Mansion Foundation: Gallery exhibits of contemporary Chinese art.
Riverside Gallery: A municipal art gallery.
Rivington Place: An international visual arts center.
Royal Academy of Arts: Located in Burlington House, a famous art institution.
Saatchi Gallery: Showcases contemporary art.
Science Gallery London: Exhibitions that combine art and scientific topics.
Serpentine Galleries: Two galleries in Kensington Gardens showing contemporary art, architecture, and design.
The Showroom: A contemporary art gallery.
Sir John Soane's Museum: A unique museum with fine art, architecture, ancient items, and sculptures.
Somerset House: An arts center that also houses the Courtauld Gallery.
South London Gallery: Focuses on contemporary art.
Studio Voltaire: A contemporary art space.
Tate Britain: The national collection of historical and contemporary British art.
Tate Modern: The national collection of modern and contemporary art.
Two Temple Place: A late Victorian mansion that is now an art gallery, showing publicly owned art from UK regional collections (open during exhibitions).
Victoria and Albert Museum: A huge national collection of applied arts, including ceramics, glass, textiles, costumes, jewelry, and Asian art.
The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History: A quirky museum with natural and scientific curiosities, art, and pop culture items.
Wallace Collection: Features Old Masters paintings and decorative arts.
Whitechapel Gallery: Showcases contemporary art.
William Morris Gallery: Displays Arts and Crafts movement furniture, textiles, ceramics, and glass.
Young V&A: A museum dedicated to toys, dolls, and children's playtime and lives.

Science, Technology, and Transport

London's museums also explore the wonders of science, the history of technology, and how people have traveled through the ages.

Innovations and Journeys: Tech & Transport Museums

Brunel Museum: Learn about the building of the Thames Tunnel and its designers.
Crossness Pumping Station: A Victorian sewage pumping station with preserved steam engines.
Faraday Museum: Located at the Royal Institution, see scientist Michael Faraday's 19th-century laboratory.
London Canal Museum: Discover the history of London's canals.
London Motorcycle Museum: Over 150 classic and British motorcycles.
London Museum of Water & Steam: Learn about water supply technology and see steam engines.
London Sewing Machine Museum: A collection of sewing machines.
London Transport Museum: Explore the history of public transport, including railways, the underground, and buses.
London Transport Museum Depot: Houses most of the museum's collection (open on special days).
Markfield Beam Engine and Museum: See a Victorian 100 horsepower beam pumping engine.
Musical Museum: A collection of music boxes and automatic instruments.
Science Museum: A national museum of science and technology, covering transport, medicine, and steam engines.
Tower Bridge: Learn about the steam engines and workings of this famous bridge.
Upminster Windmill: A 19th-century windmill with exhibits on its history.
Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum: Focuses on transport achievements in the River Lea valley.
Wandle Industrial Museum: Explores industries along the River Wandle, like flour and textile mills.
Whitewebbs Museum of Transport: Features cars, trucks, motorcycles, and a model railway.
Wimbledon Windmill Museum: A 19th-century windmill with exhibits on its history and other windmills.

History and Culture

Dive deep into London's past, from ancient times to modern days, and explore different cultures.

Uncovering the Past: History & Culture Museums

All Hallows-by-the-Tower Crypt Museum: A Saxon-period church with a museum of its history, including Roman and Saxon artifacts.
Bank of England Museum: Learn about the history of the Bank of England, banknotes, and coins.
Barnet Museum: Focuses on local history, costumes, and household items.
Battle of Britain Bunker: A museum and restored underground operations room used during World War II.
Black Cultural Archives: A museum and cultural space dedicated to Black history.
British Library: Has changing exhibits on art, history, and culture from its vast collections.
British Museum: A huge museum with art, decorative arts, archaeology, and ancient items from Egypt, Rome, Greece, and more.
Bromley Museum: Explores local history and culture.
Bruce Castle Museum: Focuses on local history and culture.
Burgh House & Hampstead Museum: Local history, culture, and art exhibits.
City of London Police Museum: Uniforms, Victorian police equipment, and displays on famous cases.
Crofton Roman Villa: See the remains of a Roman villa.
Crystal Palace Museum: Learn about the history of The Crystal Palace.
Cuming Museum: Local history and culture, with a small collection of ancient Egyptian objects (currently closed).
Cutty Sark Museum: Explore a mid-19th-century clipper ship.
Danson House: An 18th-century Georgian house.
Eastbury Manor House: A 16th-century Tudor house with local history displays.
Enfield Museum: Focuses on local history.
Foundling Museum: Tells the story of Britain's first home for abandoned children, with art and 18th-century rooms.
Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum: A collection about the history of Belarus.
Greenwich Visitor Centre: Learn about the history of the Greenwich World Heritage Site.
Gunnersbury Park Museum: Local history of Hounslow and Ealing, with archaeology, costumes, and Edwardian kitchen rooms.
Hackney Museum: Focuses on local history and culture.
Hall Place: A 16th and 17th-century country house with exhibits on art, social history, and archaeology.
Harrow Museum: Local history, industry, and archaeology.
Havering Museum: Local history.
Imperial War Museum London: Explores warfare in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Islington Museum: Focuses on local history.
Jack the Ripper Museum: Examines the history of East London in the 1880s and the crimes of Jack the Ripper.
Jewel Tower: One of the last parts of the medieval Palace of Westminster, with an exhibition on Parliament's history.
Jewish Museum London: Explores Jewish culture, heritage, and traditions in Britain.
Kingston Museum: Local history, with a gallery of photographs by Eadweard Muybridge.
London Mithraeum: See the remains of a Roman temple to Mithras.
Museum of Brands: A collection of advertising, packaging, and brand memorabilia.
Museum of Comedy: Photos, posters, and memorabilia about the history of British comedy.
Museum of Croydon: Local history, culture, and a collection of Chinese pottery.
Museum of Immigration and Diversity: Focuses on the history of immigration (open selected days).
Museum of London: Explores the city's history, culture, and archaeology.
Museum of London Docklands: Focuses on maritime, river, and local history of the docks.
Museum of Richmond: Local history and culture.
Museum of the Home: Shows how English homes have changed from 1600 to today.
Museum of Wimbledon: Local history and culture.
Natural History Museum: Collections on botany, entomology, mineralogy, paleontology, and zoology.
Old Royal Naval College: Learn about the history of this site, its builders, and maritime heritage.
Redbridge Museum: Local history and culture.
Rose Theatre Exhibition: See excavations of an Elizabethan theater.
St Paul's Cathedral: An Anglican cathedral with religious art, sculpture, and architecture.
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre: A museum and archive about the history of The Salvation Army.
Soseki Museum in London: The London home of Japanese author Natsume Sōseki.
Southside House: A 17th-century period house.
Stephens Collection: About the life of Dr. Henry Stephens, inventor of blue-black ink, and local history.
Twinings Museum: The history of Twinings tea, tea caddies, and tea history.
Twickenham Museum: Local history.
Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia: Artifacts of rural domestic and agricultural life.
Valence House Museum: Local history, archaeology, and art.
Valentines Mansion: A country house with recreated Victorian and Georgian rooms, and contemporary art.
Vestry House Museum: Local history and culture.
Wandsworth Museum: Local history.
Wellington Arch: A triumphal arch with exhibits about its history.
Wiener Library: Exhibits on art and history related to the Holocaust and genocides.

Special Interest and Unique Collections

London also has museums dedicated to very specific and fascinating topics.

Niche and Notable: Unique Museums

Anaesthesia Heritage Centre: The history of anesthesia.
Arsenal Football Club Museum: History and memorabilia of the Arsenal F.C.
Baden-Powell House Exhibition: The history of Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting.
Bethlem Museum of the Mind: Art by patients and historic items from Bethlem Royal Hospital.
Bow Street Police Museum: The story of policing in the area from the 18th century.
British Airways Heritage Centre: History and memorabilia of British Airways.
British Dental Association Museum: The history of dental care in the United Kingdom.
British Optical Association Museum: The history of eye care (by appointment).
British Red Cross Museum and Archives: History and memorabilia of the British Red Cross (by appointment).
Brixton Windmill: An early 19th-century windmill (interior open selected days).
Buckingham Palace: The official London home of the British monarch (public tours in summer).
Cinema Museum: History and artifacts of filmmaking.
Clarence House: The official residence of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall (open mainly in August).
Clink Prison Museum: The site and history of a notorious prison from the 12th century.
Crime Museum: History and artifacts of Scotland Yard (not open to the public).
Fan Museum: The art and craft of the fan.
Fleming Museum: The site and history of Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin.
Florence Nightingale Museum: The life and nursing work of Florence Nightingale.
Forty Hall Museum: Local history, ceramics, and china.
Library and Museum of Freemasonry: Library, artifacts, and regalia of Freemasonry.
Garden Museum: Tools and artifacts related to ornamental gardening.
Golden Hinde: A replica museum ship of Sir Francis Drake's 16th-century galleon.
Guards Museum: History and artifacts of the five regiments of Foot Guards.
HMS Belfast: A Royal Navy light cruiser that served in World War II and the Korean War.
Horniman Museum and Gardens: Musical instruments, art, natural history, and anthropology.
Household Cavalry Museum: Regimental artifacts and memorabilia of the Household Cavalry.
Hunterian Museum: Preserved anatomical specimens and the history of surgery.
ICANDO: Exhibits and activities about Girl Guides.
Inns of Court & City Yeomanry Museum: Regimental history and artifacts (by appointment).
Jack the Ripper Museum: History of East London in the 1880s and the crimes of Jack the Ripper.
Kirkaldy Testing Museum: Material testing machines used by engineer David Kirkaldy.
Lambeth Palace: Tours of the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury (selected days).
Langdon Down Museum of Learning Disability: The history of treating people with learning disabilities.
London Film Museum: Props, costumes, and artifacts from British films.
London Fire Brigade Museum: History of the London Fire Brigade (by appointment).
Madame Tussauds London: Wax figures of celebrities.
Magic Circle Museum: Magic tricks, props, and artifacts (by appointment).
Mansion House: Guided tours of the Lord Mayor's residence, with city regalia and art (selected days).
MCC Museum: History and memorabilia of cricket, located at Lord's Cricket Ground.
Museum of Army Music: History of British military bands and music (now closed).
Museum of Asian Music: Musical instruments and music from across Asia.
Museum of the Order of St John: History of the Order of St John and its medical care.
National Army Museum: History and artifacts of the British Army.
National Maritime Museum: History of Britain at sea, including maritime art and navigational instruments.
Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret: A 19th-century operating theater and museum of surgery.
Old Speech Room Gallery and Museum, Harrow School: Egyptian and Greek antiquities, watercolours, and natural history.
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology: Artifacts from Ancient Egypt.
Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum: Contributions of the Polish Armed Forces in World War II.
Pollock's Toy Museum: Toys, games, dolls, and puppets.
Postal Museum: History of postal communications, stamps, and letters.
Queen Charlotte's Cottage: An 18th-century rustic retreat within Kew Gardens (open seasonally).
Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge: A Tudor hunting lodge.
Ragged School Museum: The history of Victorian-era charity schools.
Royal Academy of Music Museum: Musical instruments and artifacts of the Royal Academy of Music.
Royal Air Force Museum London: History of aviation and the British Royal Air Force.
Royal Armouries, Tower of London: Arms and armor from the Middle Ages onwards.
Royal College of Physicians Museum: Portraits, silver, and medical instruments.
Royal Hospital Chelsea Museum: Military artifacts and items related to the Duke of Wellington.
Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum: History of the hospital and medical care in the East End.
Royal Mews: The King's stables, with State vehicles and carriages.
Royal Observatory, Greenwich: Astronomical and navigational tools, and a planetarium.
Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum: British pharmacy history, medicines, and artifacts.
Shirley Windmill: A restored mid-19th-century tower windmill.
St Bartholomew's Hospital Museum: History of the hospital, surgical instruments, and art.
Westminster Abbey Museum: Royal funeral effigies and religious artifacts.
Westminster Dragoons Museum: Regimental artifacts (currently in storage).
White Lodge Museum and Ballet Resource Centre: History of the Royal Ballet School and classical ballet (by appointment).
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum: The history of tennis.
World Rugby Museum: Rugby union history and the England national rugby union team.

Museums That Have Closed

Some museums in London have closed their doors over the years. Their collections might have moved to other museums or are waiting for a new home.

491 Gallery (closed in 2013)
Bethnal Green Museum (now the V&A Museum of Childhood)
Bramah Tea and Coffee Museum
British Music Experience (closed in 2014)
BT Museum
Church Farmhouse Museum
Clockmakers' Museum (collections moved to the Science Museum in 2015)
Clowns Gallery-Museum (closed in 2018, looking for a new venue)
Dalí Universe
De Morgan Centre (closed in 2014, looking for a new venue)
Erith Museum
Firepower: The Royal Artillery Museum (closed in 2016, collections in storage)
Fleming Collection
Geological Museum (now part of the Natural History Museum)
Gilbert Collection (collections now at the Victoria and Albert Museum)
Greenwich Heritage Centre, Woolwich
Heralds' Museum
Heritage Motor Museum, Syon Park (collections now in Warwickshire)
Hermitage Rooms
Holophusikon
Island History Trust
Jewish Military Museum (collection moved to the Jewish Museum London)
Jewish Museum (Finchley)
King George III Museum (some collections now at the Science Museum)
Livesey Museum for Children
London General Cab Company Museum, Brixton
London Toy and Model Museum (closed in 1999)
London Motor Museum
London Museum (collections now at the Museum of London)
Musaeum Tradescantianum
Museum of British Transport, Clapham (collections now at the National Railway Museum and London Transport Museum)
Museum of Mankind (collections returned to the British Museum)
Museum of the Moving Image (London)
Nature Study Museum (closed in 1942)
The Newsroom - Guardian and Observer Archive and Visitor Centre
North Woolwich Old Station Museum
Passmore Edwards Museum
Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (collections now at the British Museum)
Prince Henry's Room
Pumphouse Educational Museum (closed in 2011)
Royal Artillery Museum (closed in 2001, collections in storage)
Rotunda (Woolwich)
Southall Railway Centre (no longer open to the public)
Shakespeare’s Globe Exhibition (closed in 2019)
Theatre Museum (collections now at the Victoria and Albert Museum)
Type Archive
West Ham United Museum
Winston Churchill's Britain At War Experience
Women's Library (no longer hosts exhibits)
Woodlands Art Gallery

How Many People Visit London's Museums?

The government keeps track of how many people visit many of London's main museums. Here are some numbers from the financial year ending March 31, 2008:

Tate Modern and Tate Britain – 6,769,949 visitors (these are counted together)
British Museum – 6,037,930 visitors
National Gallery – 3,914,000 visitors
Natural History Museum – 3,613,953 visitors
Science Museum – 2,711,680 visitors
Victoria and Albert Museum – 2,280,759 visitors
National Maritime Museum – 1,765,814 visitors
National Portrait Gallery – 1,645,680 visitors
Imperial War Museum – 759,571 visitors
Horniman Museum – 477,894 visitors
Wallace Collection – 335,349 visitors
V&A Museum of Childhood – 332,844 visitors
Museum of London – 316,992 visitors
Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms – 306,600 visitors
HMS Belfast – 258,941 visitors
Museum of London Docklands – 100,834 visitors
Sir John Soane's Museum – 93,427 visitors
Geffrye Museum – 80,352 visitors
Theatre Museum – 6,852 visitors (this museum closed in August 2007)

Many government-funded museums stopped charging admission fees in 2001. This made a big difference, and visitor numbers went up a lot!

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The unique design of 2 Willow Road.
7 Hammersmith Terrace, home of Emery Walker.
18 Stafford Terrace, also known as Linley Sambourne House.
All Hallows-by-the-Tower Church.
Apsley House, home of the Duke of Wellington.
Inside the Arsenal Football Club Museum.
Art in Perpetuity Trust.
The artsdepot building.
Baden-Powell House, dedicated to the founder of Scouting.
The Bank of England Museum.
Bankside Gallery.
The beautiful Banqueting House.
The Barbican Centre.
The Barnet Museum.
The plotting table at the Battle of Britain Bunker.
Ben Uri Gallery, The London Jewish Museum of Art.
Benjamin Franklin House.
Bentley Priory Museum.
Black Cultural Archives.
Bethlem Museum of the Mind.
Borough Road Gallery.
Boston Manor House.
The entrance to the Bow Street Police Museum.
Brent Museum, located in Willesden Green Library Centre.
The impressive entrance to the British Library.
The British Museum.
British Optical Association Museum.
A Red Cross Parcel at the British Red Cross Museum.
Brixton Windmill.
Bruce Castle Museum.
The Brunei Gallery.
A mural at the Brunel Museum.
Buckingham Palace.
The Building Centre.
Burgh House & Hampstead Museum.
Camden Arts Centre.
Campbell Works.
Canada House Gallery.
Carlyle's House.
Inside the Cartoon Museum.
The Charles Dickens Museum.
Chelsea Physic Garden.
Chisenhale Gallery.
Chiswick House.
The Churchill War Rooms.
City of London Police Museum.
The Cinema Museum.
Clarence House.
The Clink Prison Museum.
The Courtauld Gallery, located in Somerset House.
The Crime Museum.
Crofton Roman Villa.
Crossness Pumping Station.
The Crystal Palace Museum.
Cubitt Gallery.
Cuming Museum.
The historic ship Cutty Sark.
Danson House.
Dennis Severs' House.
The Design Museum.
Dr Johnson's House.
Dorich House.
Down House, home of Charles Darwin.
Inside the Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Eastbury Manor House.
Eltham Palace.
Enfield Museum.
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art.
The Fan Museum.
The Royal Institution, home to the Faraday Museum.
The Fashion and Textile Museum.
Fenton House.
St Mary's Hospital, where the Fleming Museum is located.
Florence Nightingale Museum.
Forty Hall Museum.
The Foundling Museum.
Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum.
The Freud Museum.
Fulham Palace.
The Fusiliers Museum at the Tower of London.
The Garden Museum.
Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare.
Gasworks Gallery.
The Goldsmiths' Centre.
The Golden Hinde replica ship.
Guy's Campus, King's College London, where the Gordon Museum of Pathology is located.
The Grant Museum of Zoology.
Greenwich Visitor Centre.
The Guards Museum.
Guildhall Art Gallery.
Gunnersbury Park Museum.
Hackney Museum.
Hall Place.
Ham House.
Hampton Court Palace.
Handel & Hendrix in London.
Harrow Museum.
Havering Museum.
The Hayward Gallery.
Heath Robinson Museum.
HMS Belfast.
Hogarth's House.
Honeywood Museum.
Honourable Artillery Company Museum.
Horniman Museum and Gardens.
The House of Dreams Museum.
House of Illustration.
Household Cavalry Museum.
The Royal College of Surgeons of England, home to the Hunterian Museum.
The Imperial War Museum London.
Inns of Court & City Yeomanry Museum.
UCL Institute of Archaeology.
The Institute of Contemporary Arts.
Islington Museum.
Jack the Ripper Museum.
The Jewel Tower.
Jewish Museum London.
Keats House.
Kelmscott House Museum.
Kensington Palace.
Kenwood House.
The Marianne North Gallery at Kew Gardens.
Kew Palace.
Kingston Museum.
Kirkaldy Testing Museum.
Lambeth Palace.
Landmark Arts Centre.
The Langdon Down Museum of Learning Disability.
Leighton House Museum.
The Library and Museum of Freemasonry.
Little Holland House.
London Canal Museum.
Winchester House, home to the London Fire Brigade Museum.
London Mithraeum.
London Motorcycle Museum.
London Museum of Water & Steam.
London Transport Museum.
Madame Tussauds London.
Mall Galleries.
Mansion House.
Marble Hill House.
Markfield Beam Engine and Museum.
MOCA, London.
Morley Gallery.
Kneller Hall, former home of the Museum of Army Music.
Displays at the Museum of Brands.
St. George's, Bloomsbury, home to the Museum of Comedy.
Croydon Clocktower, home to the Museum of Croydon.
19 Princelet Street, home to the Museum of Immigration and Diversity.
Guy's Courtyard, King's College London, home to the Museum of Life Sciences.
The Museum of London.
Museum of London Docklands.
The Old Town Hall, Richmond, home to the Museum of Richmond.
The Museum of the Home.
St John's Gate, home to the Museum of the Order of St John.
The Museum of Wimbledon.
The Musical Museum.
The National Army Museum.
The National Gallery.
The National Maritime Museum.
The National Portrait Gallery.
The Natural History Museum.
The Old Operating Theatre Museum.
The Old Royal Naval College.
The Old Schools, Harrow School, home to the Old Speech Room Gallery.
Orleans House Gallery.
Osterley Park and House.
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art.
Peckham Platform.
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology.
The Photographers' Gallery.
Pitzhanger Manor.
The Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum.
Pollock's Toy Museum.
Pillar Boxes at the Postal Museum.
Pushkin House.
Queen Charlotte's Cottage.
Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge.
The Queen's Gallery.
The Queen's House.
The Ragged School Museum.
Rainham Hall.
Ranger's House.
Red House.
Red Mansion Foundation.
Ilford Central Library, home to Redbridge Museum.
The Royal College of Music.
Rivington Place.
Burlington House, home to the Royal Academy of Arts.
The Royal Academy of Music.
The Royal Air Force Museum London.
Armour at the Royal Armouries, Tower of London.
The Royal College of Physicians.
The Royal Hospital Chelsea.
The Royal London Hospital.
The Royal Mews.
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society headquarters.
The Saatchi Gallery.
St Bartholomew's Hospital.
St Paul's Cathedral.
William Booth Memorial Training College, home to the Salvation Army International Heritage Centre.
Science Gallery London.
The Science Museum.
The Serpentine Gallery.
The Sherlock Holmes Museum.
Shirley Windmill.
Sir John Soane's Museum.
Somerset House.
Natsume Soseki's house in Clapham.
South London Gallery.
Southside House.
Spencer House.
Avenue House, home to the Stephens Collection.
Strawberry Hill House.
Sutton House.
Syon House.
Tate Britain.
Tate Modern.
Tower Bridge.
The Tower of London.
The Twinings Museum.
Twickenham Museum.
Two Temple Place.
Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia.
Upminster Windmill.
Valence House Museum.
Valentines Mansion.
Vestry House Museum.
The Victoria and Albert Museum.
The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities.
A drawing room at the Wallace Collection.
Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum.
Wandsworth Museum.
The Wellcome Collection.
Wellington Arch.
Wesley's Chapel.
White Lodge.
Whitechapel Gallery.
Whitehall, Cheam.
Whitewebbs Museum of Transport.
The Wiener Library.
The William Morris Gallery.
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum.
Wimbledon Windmill Museum.
The World Rugby Museum.
The Young V&A.

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