Museums in London

Discover 60 unusual museums in London.

London, England

Shield of Parade

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

The Woodeaton wolf-god.

London, England

Wolf-God of Woodeaton

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

The auroch's skull on display at the Museum of London.

London, England

The Aurochs Skull

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

The plague victim skeleton at the Charterhouse.

London, England

The Charterhouse Black Death Skeleton

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

The cape.

London, England

Mold Gold Cape

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

Framed rendition of an allegory of man

London, England

'An Allegory of Man'

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

Permanently Closed

The room is packed with outsider art.

London, England

Genius Treasure Museum

This informal museum is a magical trove of anonymous art collected from car boots and flea markets.

The four mother goddesses.

London, England

The Four Mother Goddesses

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

The tombstone found at St. Paul's Cathedral, carved in the classic Ringerike style.

London, England

Viking Tombstone

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

Walbrook Stream Skulls and assorted pagan votive figures.

London, England

Walbrook Skulls

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

Memorial plaques to Tycho and Jim, V&A Museum.

London, England

V&A Dog Memorials

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

Lion skull.

London, England

Tower of London Barbary Lion Skulls

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

Some of the Lewis Chessmen.

London, England

The Lewis Chessmen

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

Medieval bestiary manuscript showing a werewolf.

London, England

British Library Treasures Gallery

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

Clock mechanism.

London, England

The Clockmakers' Museum

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

Hoa Hakananai'a.

London, England

Hoa Hakananai'a

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.