Horniman Museum

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

I remembered not liking the Horniman Museum as a child so I wasn’t very excited to go back.

I was wrong though, it is great! The main thing to see is the world gallery, focused on anthropology.

The Natural History Gallery is closed until 2026 so the museum currently feels a bit small - I wouldn’t expect to be there for many hours.

Free - Paid exhibitions

www.horniman.ac.uk

Exhibitions

The Robot Zoo

Visitors can meet huge animal models built from everyday machines, see how creatures move and eat, and try fun challenges like squid racing or a tongue target game.

£28.60

Until

Nature Technology

Natural History Pop-up

The display brings together fossils, animals and shells to show Earth’s variety of life, how people rely on nature, and how it can be protected.

Free

Until

Nature