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Ticket price reductions may be available online. Many venues offer general admission,
but charge entry to temporary exhibitions. Map: refers to the grid coordinates on our
Central London Map. TBC: To Be Confirmed. Transport symbols: see Contents p. 5
MUSEUMS
BANK OF ENGLAND MUSEUM
Explore the story of the Bank of England from
its 1694 foundation to the present day, and find
lots of fun activities for children. Mon-Fri
10am-5pm. Admission free. Bank of England,
Threadneedle St, EC2R 8AH. 020 7601 5545.
bankofengland.co.uk. Bank. Map B8.
THE BRITISH LIBRARY
The world’s largest library also boasts temporary
exhibitions and a great permanent collection.
To 16 Feb: West Africa: Word,
Symbol, Song. Exhibition of literature and music.
To 16 Apr: Alice in Wonderland. See Lewis
Carroll’s original manuscript with hand-drawn
illustrations. Exhibition galleries open Mon
9.30am-6pm; Tue-Thur 9.30am-8pm; Fri
9.30am-6pm; Sat 9.30am-5pm; Sun 11am-5pm.
Admission free; guided tour prices vary.
96 Euston Rd, NW1 2DB. 0330 333 1144. bl.uk.
King’s Cross St Pancras/Euston. Map A5.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM
International cultural history from Ancient
Egyptian mummies to the Elgin Marbles.
To 7 Feb: Egypt: Faith after the
Pharaohs. Discover Egypt’s incredible journey
over 12 centuries. To 21 Feb: Scanning Sobek:
Mummy of the Crocodile God. Ancient Egyptian
mummified crocodile. Sat-Thur 10am-5.30pm;
Fri 10am-8.30pm. Admission free; charges for
special exhibitions. Great Russell St, WC1B 3DG.
020 7323 8299. britishmuseum.org. Tottenham
Court Road. Map B5/6.
CLINK PRISON MUSEUM
A former prison dating back to 1144, it houses
an exhibition about London’s penal past and
instruments of torture. It’s said to be haunted
by the ghosts of former occupants. Mon-Fri
10am-6pm; Sat-Sun 10am-7.30pm. Adult £7.50;
child £5.50. 1 Clink St, SE1 9DG. 020 7403 0900.
clink.co.uk. London Bridge. Map C8.
DESIGN MUSEUM
World-leading museum examining design.
To 30 Jun: Cycle Revolution. Definitive bicycles
of our times. Daily 10am-5.15pm. Adult £13; child
£6.50. 28 Shad Thames, SE1 2YD. 020 7403 6933.
designmuseum.org. Tower Hill. Map C9.
DR JOHNSON’S HOUSE
Dr Samuel Johnson compiled his first English
dictionary, first published in 1755, in this period
home. Mon-Sat 11am-5.30pm. Adult £4.50; child
£1.50. 17 Gough Square, EC4A 3DE. 020 7353 3745.
drjohnsonshouse.org. Chancery Lane. Map B7.
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THE CARTOON MUSEUM
Dedicated to British cartoons, caricature and
comic art from the 18th century through to today.
To 17 Apr: A Taste of Honeysett: The Acerbic
Wit of Martin Honeysett. Works by one of the
funniest British cartoonists of the past 50 years.
Mon-Sat 10.30am-5.30pm; Sun noon-5.30pm.
Adult £7; under 18s free. cartoonmuseum.org.
35 Little Russell St, WC1A 2HH. 020 7580 8155.
Holborn. Map B6.
CHURCHILL WAR ROOMS
Sir Winston Churchill fought World War II here.
Undercover: Life in Churchill’s Bunker reveals what
life was like for the prime minister in the Cabinet
War Rooms during the conflict. Daily 9.30am-
6pm. Adult £16.35; child £8.15; under fives free.
Clive Steps, King Charles St, SW1A 2AQ. 020 7930
6961. iwm.org.uk. Westminster. Map D5.
DA VINCI’S DRAWINGS
‘I have always felt it is my destiny to build a
machine that would allow a man to fly,’ wrote
Leonardo da Vinci, who famously created
such masterpieces as the Mona Lisa and The
Last Supper. Da Vinci was also a remarkable
engineer, as the new exhibition at the Science
Museum shows. The Renaissance man’s
mechanical drawings are brought to life in
The Mechanics of Genius (from 10 Feb;
p. 46), from flying machines to driving
apparatus and weapons. He may not have
realised his ambition to make a man fly, but
in looking to the natural world for inspiration
he inspired mankind for many generations.
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