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FANTASTIC MUSEUMS ON YOUR DOORSTEP, and other places to visit.
(and they’re all free!)
   

Don’t be bored at the weekends or in the holidays.
You don’t have to go far to find something interesting to do.

Teachers - look for the teacher resource points marked by teacher resource point

   

Logo of Museuom of Childhood

The V&A Museum of Childhood aims to encourage everyone to explore the themes of childhood past and present and develop an appreciation of creative design through their inspirational collections and programmes.

Museum of Childhood at Bethnal Green
What toys would you have played with if you lived 100 years ago?
No Barbies, no Gameboys – what would you have found to do?
teacher resource pointTeachers- Click here for school activities

Ragged School Museum
What was school like 100 years ago – especially if you were poor? Listen
to some memories of people who have lived in Tower Hamlets.
teacher resource pointTeachers- Click here for school activities


Museum in Docklands
This fabulous new museum shows how the River Thames brought
the world to East London. Each weekend you can meet time travelling
Eastenders and find out about their lives.
teacher resource pointTeachers-Click here for school activities (pdf)


Museum of London
Be inspired by what you see in the world’s largest city museum. There are so
many amazing things to find out about the lives of Londoners in the past.
teacher resource pointTeachers-
Click here for school fact packs

Click here for Key Stage 2 Online resources
Click here for schools Outreach Programme


The Shakespeares Globe
Visit the replica of Shakespeares Globe.
teacher resource pointTeachers- Click here for Key Stage 2 info

Tower Bridge
Visit what must be the most famous bridge in Britain.
teacher resource pointTeachers-Click here for Education Packs


Tower of London Meet the Yeoman Warders of the Tower, take a virtual tour.

Tower of London
A site more for adults. Teachers-
teacher resource pointClick here for School programme

Click here for KS2 Teacher packs


The Whitechapel Art Gallery stages temporary exhibitions of international modern and contemporary art, as well as an extensive programme of events, and talks.
teacher resource pointTeachers- Click here for Resources & packs

The Museum
of Immigration and Diversity

19 Princelet Street,
London,
E1 6QH
T : 020 7247 5352

19 Princelet Street in Spitalfields is a magical unrestored Huguenot master silk weaver's home, whose shabby frontage conceals a rare surviving synagogue built over its garden.

Discover the secrets of the oldest house in East London, Sutton House was built in 1535 by Sir Ralph Sadleir, a rising star at the court of Henry VIII. Oak-panelled rooms and carved fireplaces survive intact and an exhibition tells the history of the house and its former occupants.
Geffrye Museum - Museum of Historical English Interiors
Changing Rooms Through Time – who lived in houses like these?
Find out at this fascinating museum on Kingsland Road.
teacher resource pointTeachers-Click here for sessions details


In 1986, the London Borough of Hackney established the Hackney Museum. Its remit is to collect, preserve and interpret evidence regarding the history of Hackney and the worldwide roots of its people.
teacher resource pointTeachers-Click here for School Info


An internationally renowned centre of excellence for contemporary visual art.Chisenhale Gallery offers an innovative programme of artist-led workshops and projects for community groups and Schools.

The Women's Library is a cultural centre, housing the most extensive collection of women's history in the UK.

The Brunel Engine House is run by a charity and contains a museum about the building of the Thames Tunnel, now part of the East London Line.
teacher resource pointTeachers- Click Here for School Sessions


The Building Exploratory is an interactive exhibition exploring buildings and the built environment. It is the first education and resource centre in the UK to do this.
teacher resource pointTeachers-
Click for Timeline, Activities & worksheets

London Gas Museum
Twelvetrees Crescent
London E3 3JH
Tel: (020 7538 4982)

Huge collection of appliances from the past, includes a gas-powered radio.

Open 09.30-16.00 weekdays,
by appointment only.

 
 

 




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