Museums · London
London Museum
London Museum — former museum in London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Queensway · 0.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
London Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1912. Wikidata describes it as: "former museum in London". Coordinates: 51.5052°, -0.1880°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The London Museum, established in 1912, was a museum illustrating the history of London, England. It was one of two precursors to the Museum of London, which opened in 1976 and was renamed the London Museum in 2024.
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Background
History
It was inaugurated on 21 March 1912 by King George V with Queen Mary, Princess Mary and Prince George in temporary accommodation within the second-floor State Apartments at Kensington Palace. It opened to the public on 8 April, admitting more than 13,000 visitors during the day. The museum acquired the Cheapside Hoard in the same year, a cache of early Stuart and Elizabethan jewellery. Two years after opening, the collections were moved to Lancaster House in St James's, and the museum remained there until World War II. The first Keeper of the museum was Sir Guy Francis Laking, and from 1926 to 1944 the Keeper was the archaeologist Mortimer Wheeler. During World War II, much of the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5052, -0.1880
- District
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Parish
- Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area
- Postcode
- W8 4PU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Established
- 1912
- Nearest railway station
- Queensway — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.richardyounggallery.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15242653 (CC0)
- wikipedia: London Museum (1912–1976) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Lancaster House - geograph.org.uk - 783896.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is London Museum?
- London Museum is in London, United Kingdom (postcode W8 4PU), in the parish of Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area.
- When was London Museum built?
- Built or established in 1912.
- How do I get to London Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Queensway, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode W8 4PU.