Museums & Galleries

Photo of a pulmoflator. I only know this because there's a lit-up sign telling me.

Anaesthesia Heritage Centre

Displays of surgical instruments

Free

Photo of the interior of the Bank of England Museum, showing some ornate plasterwork.

Bank of England Museum

History of the bank and mint

Free

Photo of the exterior of the Bow Street Police Museum.

Bow Street Police Museum

Former police jail cells

£6.00 - under 12's free

Photo of the Great Court of the British Museum

British Museum

Treasures of ancient civilisations

Free - Some paid exhibitions

Photo of the interior of the Cartoon Museum, situated in a basement with cartoons on the walls.

Cartoon Museum

Historical Satirical Cartoons

£9.50 - Children free

Charles Dickens' dining room with a meal laid out on the table.

Charles Dickens Museum

Famous Victorian Novelist

£12.50 - Children £7.50

Photographs of chelsea pensioners on a wall, with some items in display cases.

Chelsea Pensioners Museum

Historic home for military veterans

Free

A clock and two portraits in the Courtauld Gallery

Courtauld Gallery

Renaissance and Impressionist art

£12.00 - £14.00 with donation, children free

Photo of some pottery displayed next to a window.

Cromwell Place

Exhibition spaces in townhouses

Free

Photo of the bow of the Cutty Sark

Cutty Sark

19th century tea clipper

£20.00 - Children £10

Photo of a large board with USER written on it, mid-transition to DESIGNER.

Design Museum

Celebration of contemporary design

Free - some paid exhibitions

Photo of some portrait paintings in the gallery

Dulwich Picture Gallery

Collection of Old Master paintings

£20.00 - Under 18s free

Photo of an antique fan

Fan Museum

Intricately decorated fans

£5.00 - Children £3, Families £10

Photo of the exterior of the museum, a modern, orange building

Fashion & Textile Museum

Exhibitions of contemporary fashion

£12.65

Photo of a large replica lamp with "The Lady of the Lamp" projected onto it.

Florence Nightingale Museum

Pioneering Victorian Nurse

£12.00 - Children £6

The museum: A terraced house with a bright red door.

Foundling Museum

18th century children's home

£12.75 - Under 21s free

A view of the interior of the museum showing a stained glass window

Garden Museum

Horticultural exhibits in a former church

£15.00 - Children £8.50

Photo of a preserved pufferfish in the museum, mounted on a pole.

Grant Museum of Zoology

Animal specimens

Free - £5 donation encouraged.

Photo in the Guildhall Art Gallery, showing people looking at Victorian paintings.

Guildhall Art Gallery

Paintings and Roman Amphitheatre

Free

A corner of a wood panelled room in Handel's House

Handel Hendrix House

Homes of two famous musicians

£14.00 - Children free

A picture of the Hayward Gallery, a brown concrete building.

Hayward Gallery

Contemporary art and sculpture

£19.00

Photo of the clock tower with blue flowers in the foreground.

Horniman Museum

Anthropology and Natural History

Free - Paid exhibitions

Photo of the Royal College of Surgeons

Hunterian Museum

Collection of medical specimens

Free - pre-booking advised

Photo of a Spitfire and Harrier in the museum

Imperial War Museum

Stories of 20th & 21st century war

Free

Photo of the door to the gallery, with a tree in the foreground.

Institute of Contemporary Arts

Film and modern art exhibitions

Free

A bust of Lenin in the museum

Islington Museum

Council run social history museum

Free

View of

Leighton House

Orientalist villa of aristocratic artist

£14.00 - Children £5

A routemaster bus on display in the museum

London Transport Museum

Vintage buses and tube trains

£24.50 - Annual pass. Must be pre-booked.

Photo of people viewing some photographs on display at the galleries.

Mall Galleries

Commercial art exhibitions

£5.00

Museum of Brands

Vast array of branded packaging

£10.00 - u16s £5.50, families £26

Exterior of St John's Gate

Museum of the Order of St John

Medieval and Victorian religious order

Free

Photo of an army helicopter suspended above an atrium.

National Army Museum

History and present day army life

Free

Photo of The National Gallery, a domed classical building.

National Gallery

Government owned collection of paintings

Free - some paid exhibitions

Photo of a sculpture of a boat in a bottle outside the museum.

National Maritime Museum

Nautical artifacts and arctic expeditions

Free

Photo of the Natural History Museum, a cathedral-like gothic structure.

Natural History Museum

Geological and wildlife exhibits

Free - Some paid exhibitions

Photo of someone looking at a painting in the gallery

Newport Street Gallery

Modern art owned by Damien Hirst

Free

Photo of the operating theatre, a semicircular room with raised viewing area.

Old Operating Theatre

Surgical History and a Herb Garret

£9.00 - Children £5.50, families £20

Photo of two impressive domed buildings in the college.

Old Royal Naval College

Maritime history and painted hall

£16.50 - Children free

The Oxo Tower with the muddy Thames in the foreground.

Oxo Tower Wharf

Community owned art and design venue

A corner of the People's Museum, with an arm chair, furniture and all kinds of other exhibits.

People's Museum

Local history with a radical edge

Free - donations encouraged

Photo of a horsedrawn mail carriage

Postal Museum

Royal Mail museum and train ride

£18.60 - Children £10

The Collection Gallery at the Royal Academy of Arts, with the painting "Flaming June" in the background

Royal Academy of Arts

Home to famous summer exhibition

Free - Paid exhibitions

Photo of some pianos in the Royal Academy of Music Museum.

Royal Academy of Music Museum

String and keyboard instrument displays

Free

Photo of a keyed musical instrument, a piano or harpsichord maybe

Royal College of Music Museum

Featuring Friday lunchtime performances

Free

Photo of people taking photos on the Meridian Line

Royal Observatory

Astrology and the epicentre of GMT

£20.00 - Children £10

Photo of the exterior of the gallery, a huge brick building with a grand portico

Saatchi Gallery

Owned by advertising magnate

Free - Exhibition dependent

View of an upstairs room in the house.

Sambourne House

Victorian home of Punch cartoonist

£12.00 - Children £5

Photo of the front of the science gallery, a neoclassical brick building

Science Gallery

Science exhibits by Kings College

Free

Photo of a space suit on display

Science Museum

Industry, Engineering and Space exhibits

Free - booking required

Photo of the exterior of the Serpentine Gallery South

Serpentine Galleries

Pair of galleries set in Hyde Park

Free - booking advised

Photo of a stained glass window in the museum

Sir John Soane's Museum

Home of Georgian classical architect

Free - some paid events

Slightly wonky photo of the exterior of Somerset House

Somerset House

Events venue, former government offices

Photo of an exterior wall of Southwark Galleries.

Southwark Park Galleries

Showcase for lesser known artists

Free

Moody photo of The Tate Britain, with a banner showing "Free for all"

Tate Britain

Hosts the Turner Prize exhibition

Free - some paid exhibitions

The Tate Modern - a large art deco brick building with a chimney

Tate Modern

Modern art in former power station

Free - some paid exhibitions

Photo of one of the steam engines in motion

Tower Bridge Engine Rooms

Preserved steam stationary engines

£8.00 - £13 to visit the bridge

Photo of The V&A Museum building, a red brick structure.

Victoria and Albert Museum

Art and design museum

Free - Some paid exhibitions

Photo of a large, curtained window in the boudoir of the house.

Wallace Collection

Art collection in a palatial townhouse

Free - Some paid exhibitions

A vibrant sculpture showing a reclined figure

Wellcome Collection

Health and medicine exhibitions

Free

Photo of a stark corridor lit by flourescent tubes

White Cube

Minimalist commercial gallery

Free