London Links : Museums

• Florence Nightingale Museum Web Site

  A tribute to the famous nurse.

  www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/

• 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.

  www.liveseymuseum.org.uk

• Victoria and Albert Museum

  Features the decorative arts. Founded in 1852 to support and encourage excellence in art and design, and renamed in 1899 in honour of Queen Victoria.

  www.vam.ac.uk/

• Florence Nightingale Museum

  Showcases the life of Florence Nightingale, the Crimean War and Florence?s nursing legacy up to the present day. Includes visitor's guide.

  www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/cms/

• 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.

  www.19princeletstreet.org.uk/

• The Tower of London

  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.

  www.camelotintl.com/tower_site/index.html

• 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.

  www.rigb.org

• The Wandle Industrial Museum

  Preserving the history of the Wandle River. Background information on the museum, visitors' information, archive and news are provided.

  www.wandle.org

• Royal Academy of Music Museum

  Includes catalogue of holdings and calendar of exhibitions.

  www.ram.ac.uk/museum

• Museum of London

  The story of the city from prehistoric times to the present day. Information on the collections held by the museum as well as events listings, exhibitions and services.

  www.museumoflondon.org.uk

• 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.

  www.thegarret.org.uk/index.htm

• The National Maritime Museum

  Incorporating the Royal Observatory, Greenwich and Queen's House. The Museum promotes understanding of the history and future of Britain and the sea, the story of time, astronomy and navigation, and of the historic buildings at Greenwich.

  www.nmm.ac.uk/

• 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.

  www.raggedschoolmuseum.org.uk

• Imperial War Museum

  Tells the stories of how the wars of the twentieth century have affected people, covering all aspects of life in wartime. Includes online exhibitions.

  www.iwm.org.uk/

• The Wallace Collection

  Considered one of the best collections of fine arts including paintings, porcelain, furnishings and armoury. Located in London, England.

  www.wallacecollection.org/

• The British Museum

  Houses a vast collection of world art and artefacts, highlights of which can be viewed online. Includes visitor information, events and exhibitions programme, current research projects, gallery guides and teaching resources.

  www.britishmuseum.org/

• Horniman Museum

  Features three main collections, world cultures, natural history and music. Includes details of displays, opening times, facilities and directions. Located in London, UK.

  www.horniman.ac.uk/

• 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.

  www.commonwealth.org.uk

• Handel House

  Basic information on the 18th Century house where George Frideric Handel lived for 36 years.

  gfhandel.org/handelhouse/

• The Sherlock Holmes Museum

  Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson lived at 221b Baker Street between 1881-1904, according to the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

  www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/