Museums in London
Barbican Centre
Open until 11pmCity of London
FreeBritish Museum
Closed · Opens 10amBloomsbury
Churchill War Rooms
Open until 6pmWestminster
Courtauld Gallery
Open until 6pmWest End
FreeDesign Museum
Closed · Opens 10amKensington
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Closed · Opens 10amDulwich
Hayward Gallery
Open until 6pmSouth Bank
FreeHorniman Museum
Closed · Opens 10amForest Hill
FreeImperial War Museum
Closed · Opens 10amLambeth
Jewish Museum London
Opening hours not listedCamden
FreeLondon Museum
Open until 6pmSmithfield
London Transport Museum
Open until 6pmCovent Garden
FreeNational Gallery
Open until 6pmWest End
FreeNational Maritime Museum
Closed · Opens 10amGreenwich
FreeNational Portrait Gallery
Open until 6pmWest End
FreeNatural History Museum
Open until 5:50pmSouth Kensington
FreeRAF Museum
Closed · Opens 10amHendon
Royal Academy of Arts
Open until 6pmPiccadilly
FreeSaatchi Gallery
Open until 6pmChelsea
FreeScience Museum
Open until 6pmSouth Kensington
FreeSerpentine Gallery
Open until 6pmKensington
FreeSir John Soane's Museum
Closed todayHolborn
FreeTate Britain
Open until 6pmWestminster
FreeTate Modern
Open until 6pmBankside
The Photographers' Gallery
Open until 6pmSoho
Tower of London
Closed · Opens 9amCity of London
FreeVictoria and Albert Museum
Closed · Opens 10amSouth Kensington
FreeWallace Collection
Closed · Opens 10amMarylebone
FreeWellcome Collection
Open until 6pmEuston
FreeWhitechapel Gallery
Open until 6pmWhitechapel
- Open until 11pm
Barbican Centre
City of London
- Closed · Opens 10am
British Museum
Bloomsbury · Free
- Open until 6pm
Churchill War Rooms
Westminster
- Open until 6pm
Courtauld Gallery
West End
- Closed · Opens 10am
Design Museum
Kensington · Free
- Closed · Opens 10am
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich
- Open until 6pm
Hayward Gallery
South Bank
- Closed · Opens 10am
Horniman Museum
Forest Hill · Free
- Closed · Opens 10am
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth · Free
- Opening hours not listed
Jewish Museum London
Camden
- Open until 6pm
London Museum
Smithfield · Free
- Open until 6pm
London Transport Museum
Covent Garden
- Open until 6pm
National Gallery
West End · Free
- Closed · Opens 10am
National Maritime Museum
Greenwich · Free
- Open until 6pm
National Portrait Gallery
West End · Free
- Open until 5:50pm
Natural History Museum
South Kensington · Free
- Closed · Opens 10am
RAF Museum
Hendon · Free
- Open until 6pm
Royal Academy of Arts
Piccadilly
- Open until 6pm
Saatchi Gallery
Chelsea · Free
- Open until 6pm
Science Museum
South Kensington · Free
- Open until 6pm
Serpentine Gallery
Kensington · Free
- Closed today
Sir John Soane's Museum
Holborn · Free
- Open until 6pm
Tate Britain
Westminster · Free
- Open until 6pm
Tate Modern
Bankside · Free
- Open until 6pm
The Photographers' Gallery
Soho
- Closed · Opens 9am
Tower of London
City of London
- Closed · Opens 10am
Victoria and Albert Museum
South Kensington · Free
- Closed · Opens 10am
Wallace Collection
Marylebone · Free
- Open until 6pm
Wellcome Collection
Euston · Free
- Open until 6pm
Whitechapel Gallery
Whitechapel · Free
Good to know
- David Attenborough's free Natural History Museum London audio guide: how to find and listenYes, David Attenborough narrates a free 24-track audio tour of the NHM's Hintze Hall. It has been published by the museum since May 2018, it lives on...
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- Does the Natural History Museum London have an audio guide?Yes, sort of. The Natural History Museum in London offers free audio guides for several galleries, but there is no handset rental at the door and no...
- Hintze Hall audio guide (Natural History Museum London): Attenborough's tour explainedThe Natural History Museum's free Hintze Hall audio guide is a 24-track SoundCloud playlist. Sir David Attenborough narrates the introduction to Hope, the...
- How Long Does the Natural History Museum London Take With an Audio Guide?Plan on 90 minutes for highlights, 3 to 4 hours for a proper visit, and 6 to 8 hours for a full day. Adding a self-guided audio tour tends to extend dwell...
- How to Download the Natural History Museum London Audio GuideShort answer: you cannot download it as a single file or a dedicated app, because neither exists. The Natural History Museum in London does not publish an...
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- Is the Natural History Museum London Audio Guide Free? (Yes, and Here's the Catch)Yes. The Natural History Museum's official audio guide is free. All 24 guides live on the museum's SoundCloud channel at soundcloud.com/nhmlondon, and you...
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