Description:
This century-old museum set in 6.4 hectares (16 acres) of landscaped gardens is quirky, funky, and fun. The collection was accumulated by Frederick Horniman, a Victorian tea trader. A full range of events and activities takes place here, including storytelling and arts-and-crafts sessions for kids, along with workshops for adults. The museum owns some 350,000 objects ranging from a gigantic, overstuffed walrus to such oddities as oversize model insects. There are also displays of live insects and a small aquarium constructed in waterfall-like tiers. The torture chair thought to have been an original used during the Spanish Inquisition was proven to be a fake, although the instruments are genuine.
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Contact:
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- tel: 020/8699-1872
- fax: +44 20 8291 5506
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Address:
- 100 London Rd., SE23
- Forest Hill
- London SE23 3PQ
Hours:
- Museum daily 10:30am-5:30pm. Library Tues-Sat 10:30am-5:30pm; Sun 2-5:30pm. Gardens Mon-Sat 7:15am-dusk; Sun 8am-dusk
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