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MUSEUMS & GALLERIES200 exhibitions, plus design,film and music events. Ittakes place across thefive boroughs hosting theforthcoming 2012 OlympicGames. See the website forfull listings. Times vary.Various venues.: createlondon.orgDENNIS SEVERS’HOUSEA London townhouseevocatively staged by thelate artist Dennis Severs toappear as if residents fromthe 17th to 19th centuriesstill live there. Explore itsrooms and follow the soundsof old-fashioned family life.Times vary. Admission from£5 to £12.18 Folgate Street, E1.% 020 7247 4013.: dennissevershouse.co.uk Ë Liverpool Street.Map A9.DESIGN MUSEUMWorld-leading museumthat examines the impactof contemporary design.Until 3 Jul Wim Crouwel:A Graphic Odyssey. Thefirst UK retrospective ofwork by the Dutch graphicdesigner. Until 7 Aug BritInsurance Design Awards.An innovation showcasedescribed as ‘the Oscarsof the design world’. Daily10.00-17.45. Admission£8.50, under-12s free.28 Shad Thames, SE1.% 020 7403 6933.: designmuseum.orgË Tower Hill. Off map.DR JOHNSON’S HOUSEIn this period home DrSamuel Johnson compiledthe first comprehensiveEnglish dictionary. Thebuilding dates from the18th century and featureshistoric interiors. Until 30 JulTelling Tales: Stories FromDr Johnson’s House 1911-2011. Exhibition about thegreat wordsmith. Mon-Sat11.00-17.30. Admission£4.50, child £1.50.17 Gough Square, EC4.% 020 7353 3745.: drjohnsonshouse.orgË Chancery Lane.Map B7.DULWICH PICTUREGALLERYCollection of 17th and18th-century EuropeanOld Masters paintings, plustemporary exhibitions. Until31 Dec MasterpieceA Month: Presiding Genius.A different loanedmasterpiece displayed eachmonth to celebrate thegallery’s 200th anniversary.From 29 Jun TwomblyAnd Poussin: ArcadianPainters. Exhibition aboutartists Cy Twombly andNicolas Poussin. Tues-Fri10.00-17.00; Sat & Sun11.00-17.00. Admission £9(£5 for permanent collectiononly), under-18s free.Gallery Road, SE21.% 020 8693 5254.: dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk T West Dulwich.Off map.FAN MUSEUM, THEThe world’s only fan museumfeatures permanent andtemporary exhibitions withsome examples dating backto the 11th century. Until24 Jul Everyday Life On TheLeaf Of A Fan. Beautiful fansdepicting workers and more.Tues-Sat 11.00-17.00; Sun12.00-17.00. Admission £4,child £3, under-sevens free.12 Crooms Hill, SE10.% 020 8305 1441.: fan-museum.orgË Cutty Sark. Map inset.FASHION ANDTEXTILE MUSEUMBritish designer ZandraRhodes is behind this hubof contemporary fashion,textiles and jewellery. Until22 Oct Tommy Nutter:The Rebel On The Row.Exhibition about the BritishSavile Row tailor. Closedbetween exhibitions. Tues-Sat 11.00-18.00. Admission£7, under-12s free.83 Bermondsey Street,SE1. % 020 7407 8664.: ftmlondon.orgË London Bridge.Off map.FIREPOWER, THEROYAL ARTILLERYMUSEUMEurope’s biggest historic andMore museums & galleriesBENJAMIN FRANkLINHOUSEFormer home of oneof America’s famousFounding Fathers.36 Craven Street, WC2.% 020 7839 2006.: benjaminfranklinhouse.org Ë CharingCross. Map C6.FLEMING COLLECTIONScottish art from 1770 tothe present day.13 Berkeley Street, W1.% 020 7409 5730.: flemingcollection.co.ukË Green Park. Map C4.GUARDS MUSEUMUniforms of the Queen’sFoot Guards and more.Wellington Barracks,Birdcage Walk, SW1.% 020 7414 3428.: theguardsmuseum.com Ë St James’s Park.Map D5.kEW BRIDGESTEAM MUSEUMThe world’s largestcollection of steamengines, plus fun events.Green Dragon Lane, TW8.% 020 8568 4757.: kbsm.org T KewBridge. Off map.PM GALLERY& HOUSEWest London’s largestcontemporary arts venue.PM Gallery & HouseWalpole Park, MattockLane, W5. % 020 85671227. : ealing.gov.ukË Ealing Broadway.Off map.PROUD CHELSEAIconic photography, fromwork by celebrity snappersto rock‘n’roll images.161 King’s Road, SW1.% 020 7349 0822.: proud.co.uk Ë SloaneSquare. Off map.PUMP HOUSEGALLERYContemporary art gallery ina unique lakeside setting.Battersea Park, SW11.% 020 7350 0523.: pumphousegallery.org.uk T Battersea Park.Off map.RIFLEMAkERA trendy contemporary artspace in the heart of Soho.79 Beak Street, W1.% 020 7439 0000. : riflemaker.org Ë PiccadillyCircus. Map B5.VIEWFINDERPHOTOGRAPHYGALLERYA showcase for new andestablished photographers.52 Brixton Village(formerly the GranvilleArcade), SW9.: viewfinder.org.ukË Brixton. Off map.58 | visitlondon.com | LONDON PLANNER | June 2011