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

Out of Context

This exhibition uses illustrations, photos, and AI to question how Western audiences understand and value non-Western art.

Free

Until

Modern Art

Natural History Pop-up

See how humans have crafted instruments from nature and drawn musical inspiration from animals like songbirds.

Free

Until

Nature

The Robot Zoo

See life-sized robotic animals made from machine parts showing how they see and hunt, try interactive exhibitions like squid racing and shooting a ’tongue-gun.'

£28.60

Begins

Nature Technology