London Museums Archives - Living London History https://livinglondonhistory.com/category/london-museums/ A blog sharing London's curiosities, hidden gems and historical walks Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:08:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/livinglondonhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-Living-London-HIstory-3.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 London Museums Archives - Living London History https://livinglondonhistory.com/category/london-museums/ 32 32 181957101 Nine Highlights From The V and A Storehouse https://livinglondonhistory.com/nine-highlights-from-the-v-and-a-storehouse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nine-highlights-from-the-v-and-a-storehouse https://livinglondonhistory.com/nine-highlights-from-the-v-and-a-storehouse/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:40:35 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=252249 I finally got round to visiting one of London’s newest galleries: the V and A Storehouse. The Storehouse was set up after the V and A’s previous storage facility, Blythe House in Kensington, was sold by the Government in 2024. Instead of seeing this merely as a logistical challenge, they also spied an opportunity. The V […]

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]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/nine-highlights-from-the-v-and-a-storehouse/feed/ 4 252249 A Visit To The Royal Observatory: Where Time Begins https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-visit-to-the-royal-observatory-where-time-begins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-visit-to-the-royal-observatory-where-time-begins https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-visit-to-the-royal-observatory-where-time-begins/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:30:32 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=251718 The Royal Observatory sits proudly atop the hill in Greenwich Park, overlooking the spectacular Old Royal Naval College and, beyond that, the mighty River Thames, meandering its way around the Isle of Dogs. It may not be a particularly large or grand building, although its architecture is very elegant, but in terms of British and […]

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]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-visit-to-the-royal-observatory-where-time-begins/feed/ 2 251718 Six local Historical Treasures Of Islington Museum https://livinglondonhistory.com/six-local-historical-treasures-of-islington-museum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=six-local-historical-treasures-of-islington-museum https://livinglondonhistory.com/six-local-historical-treasures-of-islington-museum/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:52:02 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=251222 Islington Museum can be found in a fairly uninspiring looking building on St John Street. Do not be put off by the austere exterior however, it is absolutely worth popping in if you are at all interested in London’s history. Walking in you are met with a few information boards giving you a bit of […]

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]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/six-local-historical-treasures-of-islington-museum/feed/ 3 251222 The Stafford Hotel: A War Legend And 17th Century Wine Cellars https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-stafford-hotel-a-war-legend-and-17th-century-wine-cellars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-stafford-hotel-a-war-legend-and-17th-century-wine-cellars https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-stafford-hotel-a-war-legend-and-17th-century-wine-cellars/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:54:38 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=250758 Picture the scene. It is 2001 and you wander off the streets of St James’s into the American Bar of the Stafford Hotel. You grab a drink and sit at the bar. At the other end of the bar is an elderly lady, with an enraptured crowd around her, gathered to listen as she regales […]

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]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-stafford-hotel-a-war-legend-and-17th-century-wine-cellars/feed/ 3 250758 A Visit To The Queen’s House: Classic And Pioneering https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-visit-to-the-queens-house-classic-and-pioneering/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-visit-to-the-queens-house-classic-and-pioneering https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-visit-to-the-queens-house-classic-and-pioneering/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:46:20 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=250070 Greenwich is one of London’s four UNESCO world heritage sites, along with the Tower of London, the Palace of Westminster/Westminster Abbey and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. It is one of the most historically significant places in the city and boasts some of its best vistas. At the heart of this historic enclave you […]

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