The new year will start with a temporary museum closure, as the Gunnersbury Park Museum has announced its closure for refurbishment work. Gunnersbury Park Museum Only for a month, as they say they will spend the time preparing for the
Read MoreIf you’ve never visited the Heath Robinson Museum in north London, then maybe January will tempt you with a cheap tickets offer. Heath Robinson Museum (c) ianVisits Every Friday in January 2026, entry tickets will be “Pay What You Can”
Read MoreThe large and surprisingly little known Guards Museum near Buckingham Palace has revamped some of its displays and starts with an unexpected story of soldier buttons. The museum tells the history of the five regiments of Foot Guards, namely the
Read MoreThe Wellcome Collection in central London, with a range of popular free exhibitions, is cutting its opening hours from next year as it adjusts to changing visitor habits. At the moment, the galleries and reading room are open from daily
Read MoreA museum of TV and film history could open on the edge of North London, after the local council offered £2 million towards the cost of building it. Stormtrooper Parade at Elstree Studios 2021 (c) Elstree Studios The museum, with
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If you’d like to give a Christmas present that lasts longer than the festive season – and won’t end up forgotten in a drawer – consider giving them an annual museum or gallery membership. Most major museums offer some form
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A new Shakespeare museum in East London that was due to open this year has been delayed and doesn’t have an opening date at the moment. The Museum of Shakespeare surface building (c) ianVisits When it opens, the Museum of
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The V&A Museum is filled with chunks of architecture saved from demolition, but an ornate staircase I had assumed was the same turns out not to be at all. Found at the museum’s northwest corner, this is the appropriately named
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The London Fire Brigade could soon have a museum once again — a decade after its previous one closed and went into storage. From the old museum in 2009 (c) ianVisits The former museum, based in Southwark, was intended to
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London will get a new museum next April, as the V&A has confirmed the delayed opening date for its V&A East Museum in the Olympic Park. V&A East Museum – Oct 2022 (c) ianVisits The five-storey hermit crab shaped building
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