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Building a museum

London Museum in Smithfield opens 28 November

See what we’ve got planned for our new home

See what we’ve got planned for our new home

Opens 28 Nov 2026

Opening 2026

Opens 28 Nov 2026

London Museum

We're counting down... the new London Museum will open Nov 2026 in Smithfield
Free entry

Open today

Free entry

London Museum Docklands

Pop along to our beautiful riverside setting and step into 400 years of Docklands history – free and open to all

Games & Sports

London’s oldest football clubs

Over 100 years of football fandom

Over 100 years of football fandom

Lifestyle & Leisure

Lifestyle & Leisure

Fun at the Hampstead Heath fairs

Photographs of candyfloss and carousels in post-war London
Rights & Activism

Rights & Activism

Brian Haw: Protester & peace campaigner

The man who lived on Parliament Square for almost a decade
War & Weapons

War & Weapons

How the Norman conquest changed London

The rule of William the Conqueror and his descendants brought more than castles
Crime & Legislation

Crime & Legislation

The punishing past of London’s prisons

A list of the most notorious and historic prisons in the city
Health & Disease

Health & Disease

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson: A pioneering doctor

The first woman in Britain to qualify as a doctor

Families

Set sail for a fun day out at London Museum Docklands
Shop, eat & drink

Stop for a tea break in our cafe, or pick up a souvenir from our shop
Need to know

Answers to all the the most frequently asked questions about visiting us
Free galleries

Step into 400 years of London Docklands' river, port and people