Museums in London
We list 30 museums in London. The largest clusters are in South Kensington, Chiswick and Barbican. Typical weekday hours are 10:00 to 17:00.
30 places Checked October 2026
| Name | Category | Address | Opening times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleopatra's Needle | Historical landmark | London WC2N 6NU | Daily Open 24 hours |
| Dana Research Centre and Library | Museum | 165 Queen's Gate | Mon–Wed 10:00–16:00 |
| Fashion and Textile Museum | Art museum | 83 Bermondsey St | Tue–Sat 11:00–18:00 |
| Garden Museum | Tourist attraction | 5 Lambeth Palace Rd | Tue 10:00–16:00 |
| Grant Museum of Zoology | Museum of zoology | Rockefeller Building, 21 University St | Tue–Sat 13:00–17:00 |
| Gunnersbury Park Museum | Local history museum | Gunnersbury Park, Gunnersbury Park Museum, Popes Ln | Tue–Sun 10:00–16:30 |
| Hogarth's House | Historical place museum | Hogarth Lane, Great West Rd | Tue–Sun 12:00–17:00 |
| Imperial War Museum | War museum | Lambeth Rd | Sun 10:00–18:00 |
| Islington Museum | Local history museum | 245 St John St | Thu 10:00–17:00 |
| Kensington Palace | Historical place | Kensington Gardens | Wed–Sun 10:00–18:00 |
| Leighton House | Historical place museum | 12 Holland Park Rd | Mon 10:00–17:30 |
| London Museum Docklands | Local history museum | No 1, West India Quay, Hertsmere Rd | Daily 10:00–17:00 |
| London Transport Museum | Technology museum | London WC2E 7BB | Daily 10:00–18:00 |
| Moco Museum London | Modern art museum | 1-4 Marble Arch | Mon–Thu 10:00–19:00 |
| Natural History Museum | Natural history museum | Cromwell Rd | Daily 10:00–17:50 |
| Paradox Museum London | Museum | 90 Brompton Rd | Mon–Thu 09:00–19:00 |
| Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology | Archaeological museum | Malet Pl | Tue–Sat 13:00–17:00 |
| Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge | Visitor centre | 8 Ranger's Rd | Tue–Sun 10:00–16:00 |
| Royal Air Force Museum London | Museum | Grahame Park Way | Fri 10:00–17:00 |
| Royal Observatory Greenwich | Tourist attraction | Blackheath Ave | Daily 10:00–17:00 |
| Saatchi Gallery | Art museum | Duke of York's HQ, King's Rd | Wed–Sun 10:00–18:00 |
| Sir John Soane's Museum | Museum | 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields | Wed–Sun 10:00–17:00 |
| The Charterhouse | Heritage building | Charterhouse Square | Tue–Sat 10:30–16:30 |
| The Guards Museum | History museum | Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk | Mon 10:00–16:00 |
| Victoria and Albert Museum | Art museum | Cromwell Rd | Mon–Thu 10:00–17:45 |
| Young V&A | Children's museum | Cambridge Heath Rd | Daily 10:00–17:45 |
| Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art | Tourist attraction | 39A Canonbury Square | Thu 11:00–18:00 |
| The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Museum | The British Museum, 41 Russell Sq | Daily Open 24 hours |
| Burgh House | Local history museum | Burgh House, New End Square | — |
| Hunterian Museum | Natural history museum | The Royal College of Surgeons of England 38, 43 Lincoln's Inn Fields | — |