Galleries · London
The Cartoon Museum
The Cartoon Museum is a gallery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Oxford Circus · 0.3 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
The Cartoon Museum is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2006. Managed by Cartoon Art Trust. Coordinates: 51.5176°, -0.1386°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Cartoon Museum is a London museum for British cartoons, caricatures and comic strips, owned and operated by the Cartoon Art Trust (Registered Charity 327 978). It has a library of over 5,000 books and 4,000 comics. The museum issues catalogues and features a changing display of over 250 exhibits from its collection of over 4,000 original cartoons and prints. The museum is "dedicated to preserving the best of British cartoons, caricatures, comics and animation, and to establishing a museum with a gallery, archives and innovative exhibitions to make the creativity of cartoon art past and present, accessible to all for the purposes of education, research and enjoyment.".
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- Coordinates
- 51.5176, -0.1386
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- W1A 3AE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Phone
- +44 20 7580 8155
- Established
- 2006
- Nearest railway station
- Oxford Circus — 0.3 km
- Opening
- Tu, We, Fr, Sa 10:30-17:30; Th 10:30-20:00; Su 12:00-16:00
- Official site
- cartoonmuseum.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q7721464 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Cartoon Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: CartoonMuseumLondon.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Cartoon Museum?
- The Cartoon Museum is in London, United Kingdom (postcode W1A 3AE), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- When was The Cartoon Museum built?
- Built or established in 2006.
- Who runs The Cartoon Museum?
- The Cartoon Museum is operated by Cartoon Art Trust.
- How do I get to The Cartoon Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Oxford Circus, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode W1A 3AE.