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Museum of London

The Museum of London, housed in a magnificently designed new building in the Barbican area of the City, was opened in 1976, bringing together the collections of the old London Museum, previously housed in Kensington Palace, and the Guildhall Museum.

The museum covers the whole range of London's 2,000-year history, with displays of Roman remains, including pottery and bronzes, Anglo-Saxon material, furniture, clothing, documents and musical instruments of the Tudor and Stuart periods, a cell from the old Newgate prison, reconstructions of Victorian and Edwardian shops and offices. There is an audio-visual presentation of the Great Fire of 1666, and exhibits illustrating the history of local authority services, schools and places of entertainment.

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Address
Museum of London
150 London Wall
London EC2Y 5HN
England
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Close18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:00
Always closed on:
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Tips
Lower galleries closed until 2010. Last admission 5:30 p.m. Open until 9pm on the first Thursday of each month. School parties must reserve in advance.
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Transit
Underground: St Paul's, Barbican, Moorgate, Bank; Bus: 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15, 22, 25, 141, 279A, 501, 513, 502.

Related Attractions

Lord Mayor's Show
The most sumptuous exhibit at the Museum of London is the Lord Mayor's golden state coach, which leaves the museum once a year to drive through the streets of the City in the procession of the Lord Mayor's Show. The Lord Mayor drives in the coach from Guildhall to the Law Courts where he is received by the Lord Chief Justice, the senior legal officer of the Crown.
Tips
Held the second Sat. in November.
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