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Museum of London
Museum of London
150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN
Tel: 0207 001 9844
www.museumoflondon.org.uk
Part of the Best of Britain 2009
FREE entry!
Step inside the Museum of London for an unforgettable journey through London’s turbulent past. Throughout the Museum’s major redevelopment (completion due 2010,) which will tell the story of London from 1666 right up to the 2012 Olympic games, visitors can journey back in time and discover London before London, see how the city changed as Romans gave way to Saxons, and wonder at the splendour of Medieval London.
Top ten things to see...
- The skull of an extinct auroch (wild ox) found in Ilford, 245,000-
186,000BC
- A 6000 year old ceremonial axe head made from jadeite, brought to London from the Western Alps!
- The face of an early London inhabitant, buried between 3640 and 3100BC
- The marble head of Mithras which once stood in a Roman temple in the city, carved around AD180-220
- 1st-2nd century graffiti on a London building tile
- A rare limestone sarcophagus which contained the body of a 4th century woman who came to London from the south west of the Roman Empire
- Stunning late 15th century altar paintings believed to have come from a chapel at Westminster Abbey
- A dazzling 1400 year old Saxon brooch that was found in a grave in Covent Garden
- A plaster mask of Oliver Cromwell taken after his death in 1658
- Tin-glazed floor tiles found during excavations of a shop on Pudding Lane, which burnt down during the Great Fire of London
Discover London’s Burning, a stunning, interactive exhibition exploring the Great Fire of London and find out why fire was so crippling to 17th century London and how the disaster has shaped the London we know today. The new Galleries on fModern London will open on 28th May 2010. The Museum also has an excellent shop and restaurant/cafe facilities.
Entrance Free
Nearest tube station: Barbican, Moorgate, St Paul’s.
The Museum is located about a 5 minute walk from St. Paul's Cathedral and St. Paul's station Central Line |
