Which museums are open today in London?

Monday Today

• Churchill War Rooms · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 09:30–18:00 · £34
  Winston Churchill's underground WWII bunker, kept as it was, with an excellent museum and audio guide.
• The National Gallery · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Western European painting from Van Eyck to Van Gogh, with Turner, Constable and Monet; free entry.
• The British Museum · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  A vast museum of world history with the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies and the Parthenon sculptures; free entry.
• London Eye · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 11:00–18:00 · from £29
  A 30-minute ride in a glass pod on the giant observation wheel, with views over the Thames and Parliament.
• Tate Modern · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Modern and contemporary art in a former power station on the Thames, with a viewing terrace on the Blavatnik Building.
• Natural History Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:50 · Free
  Dinosaurs, a blue whale skeleton and gems in a Romanesque palace; a favourite with children and free to enter.
• Victoria and Albert Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:45 · Free
  The world's largest museum of decorative arts and design: fashion, ceramics, jewellery and sculpture.
• Science Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Hands-on galleries from steam engines and Apollo 10 to space and medicine; great for families and free.
• Cutty Sark · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · £22
  The world's last surviving tea clipper from 1869, raised on dry dock so you can walk beneath its hull.
• Royal Observatory Greenwich · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · £24
  Stand on the Prime Meridian line and see the Harrison clocks and Flamsteed House, with views over London.
• SEA LIFE London Aquarium · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · from £28
  Aquarium in County Hall by the London Eye, with sharks, rays, penguins and a glass tunnel.
• London Transport Museum · West End · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · £27 (annual pass; under 18 free)
  Hands-on museum of London's buses, trams, tube trains and posters, popular with children.
• HMS Belfast · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · from £26.80
  Second World War Royal Navy cruiser moored on the Thames, with nine decks to explore.
• Madame Tussauds London · West End · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · from £27
  Waxwork museum of film stars, royals and sports heroes, with a Marvel and a Spirit of London ride.
• National Maritime Museum · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  Britain's seafaring story, from Nelson to the modern navy, with big family galleries and a view of Greenwich Park.
• The Wallace Collection · West End · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  Townhouse museum of French 18th-century art, armour and masterpieces, including Fragonard's The Swing.
• Tate Britain · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  British art from 1500 to today, from Turner and Constable to Hockney and contemporary work.
• National Portrait Gallery · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:30–18:00 · Free
  Portraits of the people who shaped Britain, from the Tudors to today, in a refurbished gallery next to the National Gallery.
• Wellcome Collection · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Free museum and library about health, medicine and what it means to be human, with quirky objects.
• Design Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free (permanent collection); exhibitions ticketed
  Museum of product, fashion and graphic design in a former modernist building; the permanent collection is free.

Closed this day: Sir John Soane's Museum

Tuesday Today

• Churchill War Rooms · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 09:30–18:00 · £34
  Winston Churchill's underground WWII bunker, kept as it was, with an excellent museum and audio guide.
• The National Gallery · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Western European painting from Van Eyck to Van Gogh, with Turner, Constable and Monet; free entry.
• The British Museum · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  A vast museum of world history with the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies and the Parthenon sculptures; free entry.
• London Eye · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 11:00–18:00 · from £29
  A 30-minute ride in a glass pod on the giant observation wheel, with views over the Thames and Parliament.
• Tate Modern · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Modern and contemporary art in a former power station on the Thames, with a viewing terrace on the Blavatnik Building.
• Natural History Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:50 · Free
  Dinosaurs, a blue whale skeleton and gems in a Romanesque palace; a favourite with children and free to enter.
• Victoria and Albert Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:45 · Free
  The world's largest museum of decorative arts and design: fashion, ceramics, jewellery and sculpture.
• Science Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Hands-on galleries from steam engines and Apollo 10 to space and medicine; great for families and free.
• Cutty Sark · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · £22
  The world's last surviving tea clipper from 1869, raised on dry dock so you can walk beneath its hull.
• Royal Observatory Greenwich · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · £24
  Stand on the Prime Meridian line and see the Harrison clocks and Flamsteed House, with views over London.
• SEA LIFE London Aquarium · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · from £28
  Aquarium in County Hall by the London Eye, with sharks, rays, penguins and a glass tunnel.
• London Transport Museum · West End · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · £27 (annual pass; under 18 free)
  Hands-on museum of London's buses, trams, tube trains and posters, popular with children.
• HMS Belfast · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · from £26.80
  Second World War Royal Navy cruiser moored on the Thames, with nine decks to explore.
• Madame Tussauds London · West End · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · from £27
  Waxwork museum of film stars, royals and sports heroes, with a Marvel and a Spirit of London ride.
• National Maritime Museum · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  Britain's seafaring story, from Nelson to the modern navy, with big family galleries and a view of Greenwich Park.
• The Wallace Collection · West End · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  Townhouse museum of French 18th-century art, armour and masterpieces, including Fragonard's The Swing.
• Tate Britain · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  British art from 1500 to today, from Turner and Constable to Hockney and contemporary work.
• National Portrait Gallery · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:30–18:00 · Free
  Portraits of the people who shaped Britain, from the Tudors to today, in a refurbished gallery next to the National Gallery.
• Wellcome Collection · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Free museum and library about health, medicine and what it means to be human, with quirky objects.
• Design Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free (permanent collection); exhibitions ticketed
  Museum of product, fashion and graphic design in a former modernist building; the permanent collection is free.

Closed this day: Sir John Soane's Museum

Wednesday Today

• Churchill War Rooms · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 09:30–18:00 · £34
  Winston Churchill's underground WWII bunker, kept as it was, with an excellent museum and audio guide.
• The National Gallery · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Western European painting from Van Eyck to Van Gogh, with Turner, Constable and Monet; free entry.
• The British Museum · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  A vast museum of world history with the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies and the Parthenon sculptures; free entry.
• London Eye · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 11:00–18:00 · from £29
  A 30-minute ride in a glass pod on the giant observation wheel, with views over the Thames and Parliament.
• Tate Modern · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Modern and contemporary art in a former power station on the Thames, with a viewing terrace on the Blavatnik Building.
• Natural History Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:50 · Free
  Dinosaurs, a blue whale skeleton and gems in a Romanesque palace; a favourite with children and free to enter.
• Victoria and Albert Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:45 · Free
  The world's largest museum of decorative arts and design: fashion, ceramics, jewellery and sculpture.
• Science Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Hands-on galleries from steam engines and Apollo 10 to space and medicine; great for families and free.
• Cutty Sark · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · £22
  The world's last surviving tea clipper from 1869, raised on dry dock so you can walk beneath its hull.
• Royal Observatory Greenwich · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · £24
  Stand on the Prime Meridian line and see the Harrison clocks and Flamsteed House, with views over London.
• SEA LIFE London Aquarium · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · from £28
  Aquarium in County Hall by the London Eye, with sharks, rays, penguins and a glass tunnel.
• London Transport Museum · West End · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · £27 (annual pass; under 18 free)
  Hands-on museum of London's buses, trams, tube trains and posters, popular with children.
• HMS Belfast · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · from £26.80
  Second World War Royal Navy cruiser moored on the Thames, with nine decks to explore.
• Madame Tussauds London · West End · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · from £27
  Waxwork museum of film stars, royals and sports heroes, with a Marvel and a Spirit of London ride.
• National Maritime Museum · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  Britain's seafaring story, from Nelson to the modern navy, with big family galleries and a view of Greenwich Park.
• The Wallace Collection · West End · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  Townhouse museum of French 18th-century art, armour and masterpieces, including Fragonard's The Swing.
• Tate Britain · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  British art from 1500 to today, from Turner and Constable to Hockney and contemporary work.
• National Portrait Gallery · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:30–18:00 · Free
  Portraits of the people who shaped Britain, from the Tudors to today, in a refurbished gallery next to the National Gallery.
• Sir John Soane's Museum · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  The eccentric home of an architect, packed with antiquities, paintings and clever light.
• Wellcome Collection · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Free museum and library about health, medicine and what it means to be human, with quirky objects.
• Design Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free (permanent collection); exhibitions ticketed
  Museum of product, fashion and graphic design in a former modernist building; the permanent collection is free.

Thursday Today

• Churchill War Rooms · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 09:30–18:00 · £34
  Winston Churchill's underground WWII bunker, kept as it was, with an excellent museum and audio guide.
• The National Gallery · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Western European painting from Van Eyck to Van Gogh, with Turner, Constable and Monet; free entry.
• The British Museum · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  A vast museum of world history with the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies and the Parthenon sculptures; free entry.
• London Eye · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 11:00–18:00 · from £29
  A 30-minute ride in a glass pod on the giant observation wheel, with views over the Thames and Parliament.
• Tate Modern · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Modern and contemporary art in a former power station on the Thames, with a viewing terrace on the Blavatnik Building.
• Natural History Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:50 · Free
  Dinosaurs, a blue whale skeleton and gems in a Romanesque palace; a favourite with children and free to enter.
• Victoria and Albert Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:45 · Free
  The world's largest museum of decorative arts and design: fashion, ceramics, jewellery and sculpture.
• Science Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Hands-on galleries from steam engines and Apollo 10 to space and medicine; great for families and free.
• Cutty Sark · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · £22
  The world's last surviving tea clipper from 1869, raised on dry dock so you can walk beneath its hull.
• Royal Observatory Greenwich · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · £24
  Stand on the Prime Meridian line and see the Harrison clocks and Flamsteed House, with views over London.
• SEA LIFE London Aquarium · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · from £28
  Aquarium in County Hall by the London Eye, with sharks, rays, penguins and a glass tunnel.
• London Transport Museum · West End · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · £27 (annual pass; under 18 free)
  Hands-on museum of London's buses, trams, tube trains and posters, popular with children.
• HMS Belfast · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · from £26.80
  Second World War Royal Navy cruiser moored on the Thames, with nine decks to explore.
• Madame Tussauds London · West End · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · from £27
  Waxwork museum of film stars, royals and sports heroes, with a Marvel and a Spirit of London ride.
• National Maritime Museum · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  Britain's seafaring story, from Nelson to the modern navy, with big family galleries and a view of Greenwich Park.
• The Wallace Collection · West End · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  Townhouse museum of French 18th-century art, armour and masterpieces, including Fragonard's The Swing.
• Tate Britain · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  British art from 1500 to today, from Turner and Constable to Hockney and contemporary work.
• National Portrait Gallery · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:30–18:00 · Free
  Portraits of the people who shaped Britain, from the Tudors to today, in a refurbished gallery next to the National Gallery.
• Sir John Soane's Museum · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  The eccentric home of an architect, packed with antiquities, paintings and clever light.
• Wellcome Collection · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Free museum and library about health, medicine and what it means to be human, with quirky objects.
• Design Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free (permanent collection); exhibitions ticketed
  Museum of product, fashion and graphic design in a former modernist building; the permanent collection is free.

Friday Today

• Churchill War Rooms · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 09:30–18:00 · £34
  Winston Churchill's underground WWII bunker, kept as it was, with an excellent museum and audio guide.
• The National Gallery · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:00–21:00 · Free
  Western European painting from Van Eyck to Van Gogh, with Turner, Constable and Monet; free entry.
• The British Museum · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–20:30 · Free
  A vast museum of world history with the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies and the Parthenon sculptures; free entry.
• London Eye · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 11:00–18:00 · from £29
  A 30-minute ride in a glass pod on the giant observation wheel, with views over the Thames and Parliament.
• Tate Modern · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–21:00 · Free
  Modern and contemporary art in a former power station on the Thames, with a viewing terrace on the Blavatnik Building.
• Natural History Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:50 · Free
  Dinosaurs, a blue whale skeleton and gems in a Romanesque palace; a favourite with children and free to enter.
• Victoria and Albert Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–22:00 · Free
  The world's largest museum of decorative arts and design: fashion, ceramics, jewellery and sculpture.
• Science Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Hands-on galleries from steam engines and Apollo 10 to space and medicine; great for families and free.
• Cutty Sark · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · £22
  The world's last surviving tea clipper from 1869, raised on dry dock so you can walk beneath its hull.
• Royal Observatory Greenwich · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · £24
  Stand on the Prime Meridian line and see the Harrison clocks and Flamsteed House, with views over London.
• SEA LIFE London Aquarium · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · from £28
  Aquarium in County Hall by the London Eye, with sharks, rays, penguins and a glass tunnel.
• London Transport Museum · West End · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · £27 (annual pass; under 18 free)
  Hands-on museum of London's buses, trams, tube trains and posters, popular with children.
• HMS Belfast · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · from £26.80
  Second World War Royal Navy cruiser moored on the Thames, with nine decks to explore.
• Madame Tussauds London · West End · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · from £27
  Waxwork museum of film stars, royals and sports heroes, with a Marvel and a Spirit of London ride.
• National Maritime Museum · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  Britain's seafaring story, from Nelson to the modern navy, with big family galleries and a view of Greenwich Park.
• The Wallace Collection · West End · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  Townhouse museum of French 18th-century art, armour and masterpieces, including Fragonard's The Swing.
• Tate Britain · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  British art from 1500 to today, from Turner and Constable to Hockney and contemporary work.
• National Portrait Gallery · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:30–21:00 · Free
  Portraits of the people who shaped Britain, from the Tudors to today, in a refurbished gallery next to the National Gallery.
• Sir John Soane's Museum · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  The eccentric home of an architect, packed with antiquities, paintings and clever light.
• Wellcome Collection · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Free museum and library about health, medicine and what it means to be human, with quirky objects.
• Design Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free (permanent collection); exhibitions ticketed
  Museum of product, fashion and graphic design in a former modernist building; the permanent collection is free.

Saturday Today

• Churchill War Rooms · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 09:30–18:00 · £34
  Winston Churchill's underground WWII bunker, kept as it was, with an excellent museum and audio guide.
• The National Gallery · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Western European painting from Van Eyck to Van Gogh, with Turner, Constable and Monet; free entry.
• The British Museum · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  A vast museum of world history with the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies and the Parthenon sculptures; free entry.
• London Eye · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 11:00–18:00 · from £29
  A 30-minute ride in a glass pod on the giant observation wheel, with views over the Thames and Parliament.
• Tate Modern · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–21:00 · Free
  Modern and contemporary art in a former power station on the Thames, with a viewing terrace on the Blavatnik Building.
• Natural History Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:50 · Free
  Dinosaurs, a blue whale skeleton and gems in a Romanesque palace; a favourite with children and free to enter.
• Victoria and Albert Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:45 · Free
  The world's largest museum of decorative arts and design: fashion, ceramics, jewellery and sculpture.
• Science Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Hands-on galleries from steam engines and Apollo 10 to space and medicine; great for families and free.
• Cutty Sark · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · £22
  The world's last surviving tea clipper from 1869, raised on dry dock so you can walk beneath its hull.
• Royal Observatory Greenwich · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · £24
  Stand on the Prime Meridian line and see the Harrison clocks and Flamsteed House, with views over London.
• SEA LIFE London Aquarium · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · from £28
  Aquarium in County Hall by the London Eye, with sharks, rays, penguins and a glass tunnel.
• London Transport Museum · West End · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · £27 (annual pass; under 18 free)
  Hands-on museum of London's buses, trams, tube trains and posters, popular with children.
• HMS Belfast · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · from £26.80
  Second World War Royal Navy cruiser moored on the Thames, with nine decks to explore.
• Madame Tussauds London · West End · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · from £27
  Waxwork museum of film stars, royals and sports heroes, with a Marvel and a Spirit of London ride.
• National Maritime Museum · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  Britain's seafaring story, from Nelson to the modern navy, with big family galleries and a view of Greenwich Park.
• The Wallace Collection · West End · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  Townhouse museum of French 18th-century art, armour and masterpieces, including Fragonard's The Swing.
• Tate Britain · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  British art from 1500 to today, from Turner and Constable to Hockney and contemporary work.
• National Portrait Gallery · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:30–18:00 · Free
  Portraits of the people who shaped Britain, from the Tudors to today, in a refurbished gallery next to the National Gallery.
• Sir John Soane's Museum · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  The eccentric home of an architect, packed with antiquities, paintings and clever light.
• Wellcome Collection · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Free museum and library about health, medicine and what it means to be human, with quirky objects.
• Design Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free (permanent collection); exhibitions ticketed
  Museum of product, fashion and graphic design in a former modernist building; the permanent collection is free.

Sunday Today

• Churchill War Rooms · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 09:30–18:00 · £34
  Winston Churchill's underground WWII bunker, kept as it was, with an excellent museum and audio guide.
• The National Gallery · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Western European painting from Van Eyck to Van Gogh, with Turner, Constable and Monet; free entry.
• The British Museum · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  A vast museum of world history with the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies and the Parthenon sculptures; free entry.
• London Eye · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 11:00–18:00 · from £29
  A 30-minute ride in a glass pod on the giant observation wheel, with views over the Thames and Parliament.
• Tate Modern · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Modern and contemporary art in a former power station on the Thames, with a viewing terrace on the Blavatnik Building.
• Natural History Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:50 · Free
  Dinosaurs, a blue whale skeleton and gems in a Romanesque palace; a favourite with children and free to enter.
• Victoria and Albert Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–17:45 · Free
  The world's largest museum of decorative arts and design: fashion, ceramics, jewellery and sculpture.
• Science Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Hands-on galleries from steam engines and Apollo 10 to space and medicine; great for families and free.
• Cutty Sark · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · £22
  The world's last surviving tea clipper from 1869, raised on dry dock so you can walk beneath its hull.
• Royal Observatory Greenwich · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · £24
  Stand on the Prime Meridian line and see the Harrison clocks and Flamsteed House, with views over London.
• SEA LIFE London Aquarium · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · from £28
  Aquarium in County Hall by the London Eye, with sharks, rays, penguins and a glass tunnel.
• London Transport Museum · West End · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · £27 (annual pass; under 18 free)
  Hands-on museum of London's buses, trams, tube trains and posters, popular with children.
• HMS Belfast · South Bank & Bankside · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · from £26.80
  Second World War Royal Navy cruiser moored on the Thames, with nine decks to explore.
• Madame Tussauds London · West End · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · from £27
  Waxwork museum of film stars, royals and sports heroes, with a Marvel and a Spirit of London ride.
• National Maritime Museum · Greenwich · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  Britain's seafaring story, from Nelson to the modern navy, with big family galleries and a view of Greenwich Park.
• The Wallace Collection · West End · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  Townhouse museum of French 18th-century art, armour and masterpieces, including Fragonard's The Swing.
• Tate Britain · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  British art from 1500 to today, from Turner and Constable to Hockney and contemporary work.
• National Portrait Gallery · Westminster & St James's · 🕗 10:30–18:00 · Free
  Portraits of the people who shaped Britain, from the Tudors to today, in a refurbished gallery next to the National Gallery.
• Sir John Soane's Museum · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–17:00 · Free
  The eccentric home of an architect, packed with antiquities, paintings and clever light.
• Wellcome Collection · Bloomsbury & Camden · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free
  Free museum and library about health, medicine and what it means to be human, with quirky objects.
• Design Museum · Kensington & Chelsea · 🕗 10:00–18:00 · Free (permanent collection); exhibitions ticketed
  Museum of product, fashion and graphic design in a former modernist building; the permanent collection is free.