Museum of London
About the Museum of London
A huge museum in the City devoted to the history, mostly of the centre of London, from Roman times right up to the modern day.A number of permanent galleries are laid out in chronological order, with a mixture of original objects and recreations.
Particular highlights include the recreation of a Victorian street, the 2012 Olympic cauldron, and the Lord Mayor's carriage.
A number of displays change several times a year, with smaller free exhibitions, and usually one major paid-for exhibition.
Address
Museum of London,
150 London Wall,
London,
EC2Y 5HN
Admission Charges
Entry is FREE
Link to Museum of London's website
Museum of London Opening Hours
This Week
Sun
22nd Sep
10:00am - 6:00pm
Mon
23rd Sep
10:00am - 6:00pm
Tues
24th Sep
10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed
25th Sep
10:00am - 6:00pm
Thur
26th Sep
10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri
27th Sep
10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat
28th Sep
10:00am - 6:00pm
Next Week
Sun
29th Sep
10:00am - 6:00pm
Mon
30th Sep
10:00am - 6:00pm
Tues
1st Oct
10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed
2nd Oct
10:00am - 6:00pm
Thur
3rd Oct
10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri
4th Oct
10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat
5th Oct
10:00am - 6:00pm
Forthcoming events at Museum of London
This lecture will survey this ‘black legend’ and ask what made it so enduring – and why some parts of the story, such as the Inquisition’s genocidal campaign against Spanish Jews, received so much less attention than others.
Wednesday, 25th Sep: 6pm to 7pmProfessor Vicky Pope will discuss the challenges of climate modelling and reduction of emissions; Dr Damien Short will talk about why we need to legislate against Ecocide; and Professor Geoffrey Beattie will discuss the psychology that stops us from taking action.
Monday, 30th Sep: 5:30pm to 7pm
Free
Faster than Light?
This talk will explain how the speed of light was first measured, and how an obscure but brilliant patent clerk in Bern, Switzerland by the name of Albert Einstein deduced that the speed of light is the upper speed limit for everything in the Universe.
Wednesday, 2nd Oct: 1pm to 2pmThis lecture examines the mathematics behind computing, starting with the history of the explosive growth of computer technology, from code breaking through to all aspects of modern communication and security.
Tuesday, 8th Oct: 1pm to 2pm Focussing on experiment and travel, this lecture describes the aims and activities of the early Royal Society almost two centuries before the word ‘scientist’ was invented.
Tuesday, 8th Oct: 6pm to 7pmThe illustrated lecture will examine Bazalgette’s achievement and the work involved in building this latest addition to it.
Wednesday, 9th Oct: 6pm to 7pmUsing memory scholarship, Professor Olivette Otele will examine how the history and memory of enslavement shaped questions of identity and citizenship in Europe.
Monday, 14th Oct: 6pm to 7pm
This talk will examine how the history and memory of enslavement shaped questions of identity and citizenship in Europe.
Monday, 14th Oct: 6pm to 7pmDr Kaufmann tells the intriguing tales of three Africans living in Tudor England.
Thursday, 17th Oct: 6pm to 7pm
Dr Kaufmann tells the intriguing tales of three Africans living in Tudor England.
Thursday, 17th Oct: 6pm to 7pm
Free
Frozen in Time
This talk will also review the dramatic consequences on what we observe in the night sky that arise purely from the consequences of light-travel time effects.
Wednesday, 23rd Oct: 1pm to 2pmThe event will focus upon mathematical expeditions, outlining how the use of mathematics has been instrumental to the success of historical voyages of exploration.
Wednesday, 23rd Oct: 4pm to 7pmThis lecture will also consider one of the fastest moving areas of cancer treatment, stimulating the immune system to attack cancers.
Wednesday, 30th Oct: 6pm to 7pmThis lecture will explain the physics of the cosmic microwave background and the challenges in understanding where our universe came from.
Monday, 4th Nov: 1pm to 2pmDr Wilkins will discuss the astrophysical origins of the chemical elements, almost all of which have an origin ranging from the big bang
Thursday, 7th Nov: 6pm to 7pm
Free
The End of Matter?
This talk will separate science fiction from science fact and elucidate what we know about these mysterious objects, and how they have shaped, and continue to shape, our Universe.
Wednesday, 20th Nov: 1pm to 2pmThis lecture will look at how this prejudice grew out of the persecution of Protestants in the 1550s, at the idealistic historian who crystallised it, and at the political crises, real and invented.
Wednesday, 20th Nov: 6pm to 7pmSaving the whales and curing cancer are two of the great challenges of the present day, and mathematics has a part to play in addressing them.
Tuesday, 7th Jan: 1pm to 2pm
Free
Improvising Medicine
This lecture asks what clinicians can learn from the world of jazz - and vice versa.
Wednesday, 8th Jan: 6pm to 7pmHow can we end our intense consumer addiction and change our habits and values to be more sustainable?
Tuesday, 14th Jan: 6pm to 7pm This talk will provide practical tips that everyone can employ, regardless of their experience, to improve their public speaking.
Wednesday, 22nd Jan: 6pm to 7pmMuseum of London Map
Nearby Venues
1. St Bartholomew's Hospital Museum
2. Barbican Centre
3. City of London Police Museum
4. Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheater
5. St Paul's Cathedral
6. Museum of the Order of St John
7. Bank of England Museum
8. London Mithraeum
9. Dr Johnson's House
10. Museum of Methodism and John Wesley's House
11. Shakespeare's Globe
12. Islington Museum
13. Tate Modern
14. Bishopsgate Institute
15. Clink Prison Museum
16. Museum of Funeral History
17. Twinings Museum
18. Kirkaldy Testing Museum
19. Dennis Severs' House
20. Novelty Automation
21. Sir John Soane's Museum
22. The Crypt Museum
23. Charles Dickens Museum
24. Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
25. The View from the Shard
26. HMS Belfast
27. Somerset House
28. Courtauld Institute of Art
29. Museum of Freemasonry
30. Tower of London
