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MUSEUMS & GALLERIES39 Wellington Street,WC2E 7BB. 020 73796344. ltmuseum.co.ukË Covent Garden.Map C6.MUSEUM OF LONDONThe world’s largest urbanhistory museum includesthe Galleries Of ModernLondon, which tell thestory of the capital from1666 to the present day.Until 14 Jul Michael Caine.A celebration of the lifeof one of the world’sbest known Londoners inthe year the actor turns80. Exhibition free. Daily10.00-18.00.Admission free.London Wall, EC2Y 5HN. 020 7001 9844. museumoflondon.org.uk Ë St. Paul’s. Map B8.MUSEUM OF LONDONDOCKLANDSThe intriguing history ofthe meandering RiverThames, from its time asa Roman thoroughfareto the regeneration ofthe Docklands. Displaysinclude London, Sugar& Slavery, which charts thehistory of the transatlanticslave trade and its links tothe city. New galleryMany East Ends exploresthe culture and history ofthe area through theeyes of its inhabitants.Daily 10.00-18.00.Admission free.West India Quay, E14 4AL. 020 7001 9844. museumoflondon.org.uk/docklandsË Canary Wharf.Map inset.NATURAL HISTORYMUSEUMAstounding collectionswith exhibits rangingfrom the Images OfNature gallery to dinosaurskeletons and fossils.The new Treasures galleryhouses some of themuseum’s most preciousartefacts. Until8 Sep Sebastião Salgado:Genesis is the result ofover eight years’ work,showcasing images oflandscapes, wildlife andremote communities thatportray the balance ofhuman relationships withour fragile planet.Exhibition £10, £5 child.Daily 10.00-17.50 (until22.30 last Fri of month).General admission free.Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD. 020 7942 5000. nhm.ac.ukË South Kensington.Map D2.OLD OPERATINGTHEATRE MUSEUM& HERB GARRETA fascinating relic ofthe original St. Thomas’Hospital. It’s built in theroof space of a churchand dates from 1822.Inside you’ll encounterbizarre medical implementsand hair-raising storiesof operations in timesbefore the inventionof anaesthetic. Pleasenote there are lots ofstairs. Daily 10.30-17.00.Admission £6,child £3.50.9a St. Thomas Street,SE1 9RY. 020 71882679. thegarret.org.ukË t London Bridge.Map C8.POLLOCK’S TOYMUSEUMA pair of neighbouringhouses in the heartof Fitzrovia boasts aunique collection of toys.Historical board games,all different types of dolls,toy theatres and moreare crammed into everynook and cranny. There’sa wonderful toy shop onthe ground floor. Mon-Sat10.00-17.00. Admission£6, child £3.1 Scala Street, W1T 2HL. 020 7636 3452. pollockstoymuseum.com Ë Goodge Street.Map B5.THE QUEENS HOUSEThis17th-century house,– once home of CharlesI’s queen, Henrietta Maria –now displays the museum’sfine-art collection. Until18 Aug The Garden OfBailey’s East End FacesDisplayed ina single roomwithin theWilliam MorrisGallery, DavidBailey’s EastEnd Faces is asmall collectionof the Britishphotographer’swork,chronicling‘60s life acrossLondon’s EastEnd in colourand blackand whitephotographs.The previouslyunseen imagesfeaturingstreetscapesand characters are gritty and uncompromising in theirno-frills representation of Bailey’s stomping ground.Jaded characters with their pints sit resolutely in drabpubs, and a striking image of the infamous Kray twinsholding a pet snake is resonantly mischievous.A photograph of the model and Bailey’s long-time loveJean Shrimpton gives us a glimpse into his personallife. Both Bailey and 19th-century artist William Morriswere East-enders, hence the connection. It’d be acrime to visit this show without looking around thegallery; Morris’s former home. The attractive house,decorated in his trademark prints, documents the lifeand work of the pioneering creative artist and originalthinker. Review by Beatrice Yeatman-BiggsWilliam Morris Gallery, p. 59.England. British textilesdesigner Alice Kettle hasbeen commissioned by TheQueens House to createthree new works that drawon its portrait collection.Using embroidered threadand lacework, the artistfocuses on queens andcourtiers involved with theQueen’s House (which wasorginally a garden retreat),conveying the Stuart courtin all its flamboyance. Daily10.00-17.00.Admission free.Queen’s House,Greenwich, SE10 9NF. 020 8312 6565 rmg.co.uk/queens-houseË Cutty Sark. Off map.SCIENCE MUSEUMA huge museum dedicatedto science and technology,with changing exhibitionsand an IMAX 3D cinema.Until 14 May The VoiceOf The BBC: 90 YearsOf Public Broadcasting.Exhibition exploringearly radio. Until 30 JunCodebreaker: Alan Turing’sLife And Legacy. Exhibitioncelebrating the life andwork of the WWII Enigmacodebreaker (see p. 48 forBletchley Park, where theEnigma code was cracked).Daily 10.00-18.00. Generaladmission free; IMAX ticketprices vary.Exhibition Road, SW72DD. 08708 704 868. sciencemuseum.org.uk Ë South KensingtonMap D2.SHERLOCK HOLMESMUSEUMDedicated to the famousfictional detective andEAST END 1961 © DAVID BAILEY64 | visitlondon.com|LONDON PLANNER|May 2013