Opening Times

Monday to Friday 9.15am – 6pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am – 6pm
Closed 24-26 December

What makes this a great venue for School group Fun or Educational Visits?

Museum of London tells the story of the world’s greatest city and its people, representing a quarter of a million years of history. With a wide variety of multi-sensory and interactive activities, a unique collection of artefacts and an impressive handling collection of original objects and replica costumes, the Museum caters for different learning styles and creates inspirational learning opportunities for all key stages across the curriculum.

The spectacular new Galleries of Modern London, has dramatically transformed the Museum with more space, new objects on display, interactive exhibits and online access to collections.

Whether you’ve visited many times before or you’re planning your first trip, this transformation offers an entirely new experience for teachers and students alike. The redevelopment includes:
• five new galleries spanning London’s history from 1666 to the present
• a new illuminated showcase for the magnificent Lord Mayor’s Coach
• a modern 230-seat theatre
• state of the art Clore Learning Centre with e-learning studios
• The Sackler Hall complete with information terminals and an immersive elliptical screen

In addition to these stunning new galleries, you can still discover the city's many incarnations with galleries exploring prehistoric, Roman, medieval, Tudor and Stuart London including displays about English Civil War, the Plague of 1665 and the Great Fire of 1666.

You can also book any of our school sessions which support and enrich learning across the curriculum. Self-directed visits, online resources and primary, secondary and SEN sessions are all FREE (charges may apply for sessions organised by partner organisations).

Museum of London is fully wheelchair accessible. The new
galleries include induction loops, Braille panels, touch objects
and an audio guide for visitors with visual impairments. Please
call or visit our website to find out about the facilities that may
help you during your visit.

What are the Curriculum Topics or Benefit to the students from a visit?

Romans, Saxons, Tudors, English Civil War, Plague of 1665, Great Fire of London 1666, Victorians

What are the activities?

Sessions include:
• object-handling and replica costume
• gallery drama and theatre performances
• storytelling and puppet shows
• creative literacy, including structured role-play
• outreach
• video-conferencing

What is the age range of the activities?

We run sessions for all ages:
• Early Years and Foundation Stage
• Primary
• Secondary
• Sixth form

Sample programme of the activities:

Schools can book self directed visits to our galleries or for taught sessions. Activities vary according to session booked and can include a full day of taught events through to a half hour gallery drama, linked to a self directed gallery visit. Please see school programmes for details of sessions.

What materials to you provide or suggest groups bring to support the visit?

All booked sessions are supported by teacher’s packs suggesting pre and post visit activities and giving information on the session and related galleries. Activity sheets for use in the galleries are offered in word format so that teachers can adapt and differentiate. Teachers are advised to make a planning visit and to photocopy and bring activity sheets with them.
Packs and activity sheets are available on line, with a selection of these aimed at supporting schools booking self directed visits.

What are the minimum and maximum group sizes and the free Teacher Ratio?

The Museum can cater for large numbers of school visits each day. Most sessions are designed for an average class size to ensure the quality of the learning experience.
We also advise on a reasonable adult to child ratio for support in sessions and galleries. To ensure an effective learning experience, we allocate gallery slots and limit the number of pupils allowed in each gallery at any given time.

Do you have or how do you arrange risk assessment?

Teachers are responsible for their own risk assessments. We can provide copies of our own risk assessments to support teachers and this advice will be uploaded to our website soon.

Do you offer Teacher familiarisation days?

Yes, please contact us to organise.

What facilities are there for school groups for food and drink, shop etc?

Schools are required to book a timeslot in the lunch space.

Is specific clothing required?

No

Do you have first aid on site?

Yes

Are there any restrictions on photos, copyright etc?

All non-professional reproduction of objects by visitors in the galleries is for private study and non-commercial research only. Photographs are not to be used for publication (including the web) or commercial reproduction.
Only general shots of galleries and objects are allowed. No close-ups of individual or groups of objects, no flash and no tripods are permitted.
Visitors are strictly prohibited to take photos/videos that include children, school parties, or vulnerable adults (other than in their own party), as per the Museum’s Child and Vulnerable Adults Protection Policy.
All photography in temporary loan exhibition and display spaces is not allowed, unless the specific exhibition/display does not contain material on loan or in copyright.
Drawing/sketching of objects is allowed.
During school sessions, photography to record their visit to the Museum is allowed within the constraints of this policy. No close-ups of individual or groups of objects, no flash and no tripods are permitted. As an alternative, pictures of many of our key objects are available for teachers to download from the picture bank on our website.