Museums

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Top 10 museums in London

Overwhelmed by the number of museums in London? Let Time Out point you in the right direction

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Top 10 museum exhibitions in London

What to see now at London museums

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London's hidden museums and libraries

Llesser-known, equally awesome museums

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Museum lates in London

Have a poke around the capital's finest culture spots after-dark

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Foundling Museum

Tells the story of the Foundling Hospital and houses a fine collection of paintings

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  • 4 out of 5 stars
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Geffrye Museum

The Geffrye Museum offers a vivid physical history of the English interior

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  • 4 out of 5 stars
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  • 4 out of 5 stars
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Grant Museum of Zoology

The only one of its kind in London

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  • 3 out of 5 stars
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  • 5 out of 5 stars
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Wellcome Collection

The temporary exhibitions at this recently revamped space are often brilliant

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  • 4 out of 5 stars
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  • 5 out of 5 stars
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Popular exhibitions in London

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Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age

The Science Museum tells the thrilling story of the space race

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
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The Crime Museum Uncovered

Revealing previously unseen secrets from real-life high-profile crimes

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Celts: Art and Identity

Beautiful art objects tell the story of the Celts

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  • 4 out of 5 stars
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Animal Tales

This British Library looks at animals in storytelling, from ancient cave paintings to cat memes

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The Fabric of India

One of the V&A's major exhibitions for autumn

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British Museum

One of the world's oldest museums, the British Museum is one of London's greatest cultural treasures

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
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Natural History Museum

The handsome Alfred Waterhouse building houses a collection that contains some 70 million plant, animal, fossil, rock and mineral specimens

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
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V&A

The V&A houses one of the world's greatest collections of decorative arts, in such varied fields as ceramics, sculpture, portrait miniatures and photographs

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  • 4 out of 5 stars
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Science Museum

The Science Museum features seven floors of educational and entertaining exhibits, including the Apollo 10 command module and a flight simulator

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
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Museum of London

Soak up the history of London, from prehistoric times to the present

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  • 5 out of 5 stars
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London Transport Museum

Among the vehicles on display at the London Transport Museum is the first underground electric train

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  • 4 out of 5 stars
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