Collections in London

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.

An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.

The world’s largest magazine collection was born from a single shelf in a teen’s bedroom.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

The world's oldest optical museum is an odd collection where the exhibits look at you.

Three small rooms at the back of the “official” church of London's clowns.

The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.

The British monarchy's stamp collection is one of the most impressive in all of Europe revealing generations of royal nerdery.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

This religious museum resides in a church crypt next to the founder's house.