London Museum
London Museum is a museum in London, covering the history of the city from prehistoric to modern times, with a particular focus on social history. The Museum of London was formed in 1976 by amalgamating the collection previously held by the City Corporation at the Guildhall Museum and that of the London Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in London, United Kingdom, documenting the city’s history
- Also known as: “Museum of London”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Paul’s Cathedral and Barbican Arts Centre.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul the Apostle, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 1,500 feet south of London Museum.
Barbican Arts Centre
Arts center
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The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London, England, and the largest of its kind in Europe. The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. Barbican Arts Centre is situated 940 feet northeast of London Museum.
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
University
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The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a music and drama school located in the City of London, England. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz along with drama and production arts. Guildhall School of Music and Drama is situated 1,100 feet northeast of London Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barbican Estate and West Smithfield.
Barbican Estate
Quarter
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The Barbican Estate, or Barbican, is a residential complex of around 2,000 flats, maisonettes and houses in central London, England, within the City of London.
West Smithfield
Neighborhood
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Smithfield, properly known as West Smithfield, is a district located in Central London, part of Farringdon Without, the most westerly ward of the City of London, England.
Golden Lane Estate
Neighborhood
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Golden Lane Estate is a 1950s council housing complex in the City of London. It was built on the northern edge of the City, on a site devastated by bombing during the Second World War.
London Museum
- Categories: local museum, charitable organization, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yiddish—“London Museum” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Museum of London”
- Arabic: “متحف لندن”
- Armenian: “Լոնդոնի թանգարան”
- Azerbaijani: “London Muzeyi”
- Belarusian: “Музей Лондана”
- Catalan: “Museu de Londres”
- Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی لەندەن”
- Chinese: “伦敦博物馆”
- Chinese: “倫敦博物館”
- Czech: “Muzeum Londýna”
- Danish: “London Museum”
- Danish: “Museum of London”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo de Londono”
- Estonian: “Londoni Muuseum”
- Finnish: “Lontoon kaupunginmuseo”
- Finnish: “Museum of London”
- French: “musée de Londres”
- French: “Musée de Londres”
- Georgian: “ლონდონის მუზეუმი”
- German: “Museum of London”
- Greek: “Μουσείο του Λονδίνου”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון העיר לונדון”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון לונדון”
- Indonesian: “Museum London”
- Irish: “Músaem Londain”
- Irish: “Músaem Londan”
- Italian: “Museo di Londra”
- Italian: “Museum of London”
- Japanese: “ロンドン博物館”
- Korean: “런던 박물관”
- Latin: “Museum Londiniense”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Museum of London”
- Norwegian: “Museum of London”
- Persian: “موزه لندن”
- Portuguese: “Museu de Londres”
- Russian: “Музей Лондона”
- Slovak: “Múzeum Londýna”
- Spanish: “Museo de Londres”
- Spanish: “Museum of London”
- Turkish: “Londra Müzesi”
- Turkish: “Museum of London”
- Ukrainian: “Музей Лондона”
- Welsh: “Amgueddfa Llundain”
- Yiddish: “מוזיי פון לאנדאן”
- “London Museum”
- “Muśèo ed Londra”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aldersgate and Bassishaw.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Albion Way and Bartholomew Close.
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