The skeleton of a giant, Winston Churchill’s dentures and diseased human remains in jars are among the bizarre exhibits at the Hunterian Museum, which is certainly one of London’s strangest. Read more.
Visitors are invited to imagine that they have interrupted a fictional family of silk weavers who are always just out of view. Read more.
A narrow staircase gives way to cabinets stuffed with dolls, bears, toy theatres, puppets, mechanical toys and even a 4,000-year-old Egyptian mouse made from Nile clay. Read more.
One of the most popular displays at the Horniman Museum is a walrus created by a taxidermist who had never actually seen one and, not knowing that they had loose folds of skin, overstuffed it. Read more.
Exhibits include a pair of handcuffs used by Harry Houdini and the props used by HRH Prince Charles when he took his exam to become a member. Read more.
One of the highlights of the museum is the Election series of paintings by William Hogarth mounted on hinged panels which swing back to reveal a series of Piranesi drawings beneath. Read more.
The Fan Museum has an elegant, 18th century interior displaying more than 4,000 fans dating back 1,000 years. The charming orangery also serves a fantastic afternoon tea. Read more.
A visit to the Geffrye Museum is about as close as it gets to travelling in time. Dedicated to interior design, it consists of a series of eleven lovingly recreated period living rooms. Read more.
Grown-ups can enjoy reminiscing over old Action Men and Sylvanian families, or admire the historic objects such as a wooden paddle doll dating back to 1,300 BC. Read more.
Recently reopened after an extensive refurbishment, the Grant Museum of Zoology retains the atmosphere of a Victorian collector’s house. One grisly highlight is a series of bisected heads. Read more.
