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Step in and explore the world from global cultures to natural wonders. An inspiring, surprising, family-friendly, free Museum and Gardens in south London. The Horniman connects us all with global cultures and the natural environment, encouraging us to shape a positive future.
- Plan Your Visit
The Horniman is a five to ten minute walk from Forest Hill...
- What’s On
Horniman Museum Lates. First Thursday of the Month....
- Explore the Collections
Horniman Museum and Gardens declares climate emergency. ......
- Schools
Thousands of children and teachers visit the Horniman each...
- Support Us
The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a charity and all...
- Venue hire
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- News and Stories
The Horniman is the only Museum and Gardens in London to...
- Access
The Horniman is fully accessible from the main public...
- Ticket Information
The Horniman Museum and Gardens are free to enter. There is...
- About The Horniman
Today, the Horniman is London’s only museum where...
- Plan Your Visit
The Horniman is a five to ten minute walk from Forest Hill station and is signposted from the platform 1 exit (towards London Road, not Perry Vale). Please be aware this walk is uphill, although there are several bus services which stop at both the station and Museum.
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1079996. The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a museum in Forest Hill, London, England. Commissioned in 1898, it opened in 1901 and was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend in the Modern Style. [2] It has displays of anthropology, natural history and musical instruments, and is known for its large collection of taxidermied animals.
- 12 March 1973
- 952,954 (2019)
- 1901; 122 years ago
The Horniman Museum and Gardens are free to enter. There is a charge to visit the Aquarium, the Butterfly House, and Dinosaur rEvolution. We want you to enjoy your visit to the Horniman. You do not need a ticket to enter the Museum. To visit the Dinosaur rEvolution exhibition, Aquarium and Butterfly House please book tickets in advance to ...
Today, the Horniman is London’s only museum where environment, ecology and human cultures can be seen side by side at a global scale. In 2022, the Horniman was recognised as Art Fund Museum of the Year. Unusually for such an important Museum, you can see our collection up-close and face-to-face.
The Horniman is fully accessible from the main public entrance on London Road. The path from the main gate to the Museum entrance is approximately 150 meters long and is uphill. There are benches along the route.
We are the Horniman Museum and Gardens, an inspiring, surprising, family-friendly, free attraction in South London’s Forest Hill. The Horniman Museum and Gardens is Art Fund Museum of the Year 2022! We’ve been open since Victorian times, when Frederick John Horniman first opened his house and extraordinary collection of objects to visitors.
