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 <strong>London</strong> 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 <strong>London</strong> 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 <strong>London</strong>’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
SpecialCommendationGold AwardBest TourismExperienceInspiring the tennis greatsEvery summer brings another exciting Championship at Wimbledon,so why not visit the amazing award-winning Museum and learnmore about the history which inspires the great players, and seeJohn McEnroe’s ‘ghost’ and the original tournament trophies.You may also take the behind the scenes tour of the groundsand explore the home of tennis, including Centre Court, for atruly inspirational experience.Open Daily 10:00am until 5:00pmNearest Underground: Southfields Telephone: 020 8946 6131The Museum Building, The All England LawnTennis & Croquet Club, Church Road,Wimbledon, <strong>London</strong>, SW19 5AESupported by
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