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Museum of London. After 45 brilliant years, the Museum of London has officially closed its doors at the London Wall site. This marks the start of the highly anticipated move to its new...
Apr 18, 2024 · Museum of London, museum dedicated to recording and representing the history of the London region from prehistoric times to the present day. It is the largest urban-history museum in the world. Among the many popular exhibits are a diorama of the 1666 Great Fire of London and the lord mayor’s state coach from 1757.
Our London Wall site closed in December 2022 after 45 brilliant years, but we are continuing our extraordinary journey to give the capital and the world a new museum for London. The new museum coming in 2026 will be situated at the heart of the capital’s historic West Smithfield.
Nov 24, 2020 · Museum of London history. Situated at the junction of London Wall and Aldersgate Street in the Barbican district of the City of London, the present building, designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya, was opened in 1976. It is the largest urban history museum in the world.
London people and events. Collections in focus. Browse objects by borough. The Museum of London's collections include over a million objects from London’s history. Search our collections database to find out what we hold.
About. Step inside the Museum of London for an unforgettable journey through the capital’s turbulent past. Discover prehistoric London, see how the city changed under Romans and Saxons, wonder at medieval London and examine the tumultuous years when London was ravaged by civil wars, plague and fire. Then venture into the Galleries of Modern ...
Following on from a festival curated by Londoners, the London Museum will open in 2026 in the General Market and West Poultry Avenue, where the many diverse stories of London and its people will be shared in new and innovative ways within immersive and interactive permanent galleries.
