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This category contains 37 sites:

• 19 Princelet Street - Huguenot master silk weaver's home with a synagogue in the garden. Provides information on the house, floorplans and details of exhibitions.
• Chislehurst Caves - Tunnels and caves used by the Roman and Druids and as shelter during the second World War. Includes history and photos along with details of location, tours and facilities.
• Commonwealth Institute - Promotes the contemporary Commonwealth via exhibitions, collections, educational programmes, a library and a resource centre. Includes details of such events as well as information on the organisation.
• Florence Nightingale Museum - A tribute to the famous nurse. Includes opening hours, location and directions as well as background information her life and work.
• Handel House - Basic information on the 18th Century house where George Frideric Handel lived for 36 years.
• HMS Belfast - Warship converted into a tourist attraction moored on the Thames. Includes history of the ship, details of what's on, visitors' information and corporate hospitality.
• Imperial War Museum - Exhibits relating to conflicts from First World War to present times, particularly those involving Britain and the Commonwealth. Includes details of their collections, online exhibitions and shopping.
• Livesey Museum for Children - Fully interactive museum, showing a new hands-on exhibition every year. Includes details of past and future exhibitions and information for visitors.
• London Canal Museum - Historical exhibitions and boat trips, based in an old ice warehouse near King's Cross. Includes what's on, education, pictures, and background about local waterways.
• London Transport Museum - The history of the public transport system. Includes information on visiting the museum, details of permanent and special exhibitions, information for schools and mail order for their souvenir shop.
• Madame Tussaud's - Waxworks of famous people. Provides opening times, prices, location, information for schools, online booking and simulated tour.
• Museum of Garden History - Located in Lambeth and dedicated to the heritage of traditional British gardens. Includes virtual tour of the musuem, details of events and photos of the gardens.
• Museum of London - The story of the city from prehistoric times to the present day. Information on the extensive collections held by the museum as well as events listings, exhibitions and services.
• Museum of the Moving Image - Information on the redevelopment plans and the touring exhibition of displays from this museum which is currently closed.
• National Maritime Museum - Largest maritime museum in the world covering every aspect of seafaring, in peace and at war. Online resources include forthcoming events and exhibitions, galleries of sea related material, and an extensive centre for research.
• Natural History Museum - Includes details of the permanent exhibitions, special events and education programmes, along with visitors information and online interactive exhibitions.
• Ragged School Museum - Features Victorian education, history and culture of the East End, including s a re-created Victorian classroom. Provides history, details of the collections and exhibitions, educational programmes and activities for children.
• The Bank of England Museum - Includes general information such as opening hours, location, private hire and collections, as well as the history, organisation and facts about the bank.
• The British Museum - Housing a vast collection of world art and artifacts. Most of the collection can be viewed online, grouped according to location of origin, along with details of opening hours, location and membership.
• The Cutty Sark - Famous tea clipper now moored at Greenwich, England. Features information on opening times, restoration, and history.
• The Fan Museum - Dedicated to fans and fan making. Includes information for visitors, details of the collection, exhibition schedule, information on group tours and a brief history of fans.
• The Freud Museum - Home of Sigmund and his daughter, now a museum containing Freud's library and collection of antiquities. Includes opening hours, directions, floor plans and further details of the collections.
• The Geffrye Museum - Specialist collection of English furniture and decorative arts set in 18th century almshouses. Period room displays date from 1600 to 2000.
• The Horniman Museum and Gardens - Natural history collection containing animals, plants, anthropological and geological specimens.
• The Island History Trust - Community history project dedicated to recording and preserving the history of the Isle of Dogs. Includes information about the organisation and their location.
• The Jewish Museum - Collections on the history of the Jewish community in Britain, and ceremonial art, based in Camden and Finchley. Includes details of exhibitions, the venues and education programmes.
• The Museum of Culinary History and Alimentation - Dedicated to the world of food culture. Provides information on the archive and research facilities, reference library, courses, workshops, demonstrations and interactive displays.
• The Museum of St. Bartholomew's Hospital - Displays history of the now famous teaching hospital founded circa 1123. Guide and visitor information from Hidden London.
• The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret - Britain's oldest surviving operating theatre. Provides history of the museum, details of its facilities, a virtual tour and mailing list.
• The Royal Institution of Great Britain - Dedicated to scientific research and scientific education since 1799. Includes history, details of events, schools programmes, membership and contact details.
• The Science Museum - Providing information for visitors, details of the collections, exhibitions and events, online shop and newsletter.
• The Sherlock Holmes Museum - The Baker Street home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective, maintained as described in the novels. Virtual tour of the museum, online souvenir shop and free membership to Sherlock Holmes International Society are provided.
• The Sir John Soane's Museum - Home designed by the architect, exhibiting his antiquities and works of art. History, opening hours and details of exhibtions are included here, along with information on the research library and shop.
• The Tower of London Virtual Tour - Includes history, information on each tower, the crown jewels, the ravens and famous prisoners, along with ghost stories, traditions and interviews with the yeomen warders.
• The Wallace Collection - French 18th century collection of paintings, porcelain, furnishings and armoury. Includes information for visitors, news, exhibition details and ordering information for the gift shop.
• The Wandle Industrial Museum - Preserving the history of the Wandle river. Background information on the museum, visitors' information, archive and news are provided.
• Victoria and Albert Museum - National collections of sculpture, furniture, textiles, prints, ceramics, jewellery, paintings and photographs. Includes opening times, location and details of permanent collections and special exhibtions, as well as photographs of the galleries and som