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MUSEUMS & GALLERIESmummies to the Elginmarbles. Until 26 May IceAge Art: Arrival Of TheModern Mind. Extraordinaryworks of art made inEurope during the last IceAge. These sculptures,drawings and portraits werecreated between 40,000and 10,000 years ago.Exhibition £10, child free.Until 29 Sep Life AndDeath In Pompeii AndHerculaneum. Majorexhibition on the Romancities destroyed by theeruption of Mount Vesuviusin AD 79. Exhibition £15,child free. Sat-Thurs 10.00-17.30; Fri 10.00-20.30.General admission free.Great Russell Street,WC1B 3DG. 020 7323 8299. britishmuseum.orgË Tottenham Court Road.Map B5/6.BRITISH MUSICEXPERIENCEBritain’s award-winningmuseum of popularmusic, filled with iconicmemorabilia and stateof-the-artinteractivedisplays, including over3,000 images and 3,000videos. Play instrumentsand use a ‘smart’ ticket todownload content to takehome, including any movesyou film in the Dance TheDecade booth. Daily 11.00-19.30. Admission £13,child £6.50.The O 2 , Peninsula Square,SE10 0DX. 020 84632000. britishmusicexperience.com Ë NorthGreenwich. Off map.CINEMA MUSEUMThis fascinating collectionencompasses everyaspect of going to thepictures, from advertisingand architecture tophotographs andprojectors. It’s a film buff’sdream. Visits only byguided tour, which mustbe booked in advance.Daily 11.00-16.30.Admission £10, under-16s £7.2 Dugard Way, SE11 4TH. 020 7840 2200. cinemamuseum.org.ukË t Elephant & Castle.Off map.CLINK PRISONMUSEUMA former prison datingback to 1144, it houses anexhibition about London’spenal past and instrumentsof torture. It’s said to behaunted by the ghosts offormer occupants. Mon-Fri10.00-18.00; Sat & Sun10.00-19.30. Admission£7.50, child £5.50.1 Clink Street, SE1 9DG. 020 7403 0900. clink.co.ukË t London Bridge.Map C8.DE MORGAN CENTREExcellent collection ofceramics and paintingsby pre-Raphaelite artistsWilliam and EvelynDe Morgan. Tues-Fri 13.00-17.00; Sat 11.00-17.00(until 21.00 first Thurs ofeach month). Admission £4,child free.38 West Hill, SW18 1RX. 020 8871 1144. demorgan.org.ukË East Putney. Off map.DENNIS SEVERS’HOUSEA London townhousestaged by the late artistDennis Severs to appearas if residents from the17th to 19th centuriesstill live there. Explore therooms and follow soundinstallations recreating thelife of a Huguenot family ofsilk weavers in what Severscalled a ‘still-life drama’.Opening times and daysvary. Admission from £7to £14.18 Folgate Street, E1 6BX. 020 7247 4013. dennissevershouse.co.uk Ë t LiverpoolStreet. Map A9.DESIGN MUSEUMWorld-leading museumthat examines theinfluence of contemporarydesign. ExtraordinaryStories About OrdinaryThings. Display of everydayobjects that offer insightsTop: Barocci at theNational Gallery.Bottom: Propaganda atthe British Library.into national identity andmodern life. Until 7 JulDesigns Of The Year 2013.The ‘Oscars of the designworld’ showcase the mostinnovative designs in sevencategories from all overthe world. Daily 10.00-17.45. Admission £10,child free.28 Shad Thames, SE12YD. 020 7403 6933. designmuseum.orgË Tower Hill. Map C9.DR JOHNSON’SHOUSEDr Samuel Johnsoncompiled the firstcomprehensive Englishdictionary in this periodhome. The building datesfrom the 18th century.Mon-Sat 11.00-17.30.Admission £4.50,child £1.50.17 Gough Square, EC4A3DE. 020 7353 3745. drjohnsonshouse.orgË Chancery Lane.Map B7.THE FAN MUSEUMThe world’s only museumdedicated to the art of thefan features pieces fromaround the globe, somedating back to the 11thcentury. Tues-Sat 11.00-17.00; Sun 12.00-17.00.Admission £4, child free.12 Crooms Hill,SE10 8ER. 020 8305 1441. thefanmuseum.org.ukË Cutty Sark. Map inset.FASHION ANDTEXTILE MUSEUMBritish textile designerZandra Rhodes is behindthis hub of contemporaryfashion, textiles andjewellery. Until 29 JunKaffe Fassett – A LifeIn Colour. Exhibition onthe London work of theinternationally-knowntextile artist. Tues-Sat11.00-18.00 (closedbetween exhibitions).Exhibition £8, child free.83 Bermondsey Street,SE1 3XF. 020 74078664. ftmlondon.orgË t London Bridge.Off map.FLORENCENIGHTINGALEMUSEUMMuseum about the workof this pioneering 19thcenturyBritish nurse andhealth reformer, knownas ‘The Lady With TheLamp’. It also tells thestory of Jamaican-bornnurse Mary Seacole. Daily10.00-17.00. Admission£5.80, child £4.80.2 Lambeth PalaceRoad, SE1 7EW. 0207620 0374. florencenightingale.co.ukË t Waterloo. Map D6.FOUNDLING MUSEUMBritain’s original homefor abandoned children,founded in 1739 byThomas Coram, WilliamHogarth and GeorgeFrideric Handel. Tues-Sat10.00-17.00; Sun 11.00-17.00. Admission £7.50,child free.40 Brunswick Square,WC1N 1AZ. 020 7841TOP IMAGE © NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON; AVE CAESAR ©CROWN COPYRIGHT60 | visitlondon.com|LONDON PLANNER|May 2013