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THE BRITISHLIBRARY96 Euston RoadLondon NW1 2DB+44 (0)20 7412 7332www.bl.uk/everyoneadmission free

Discover some of the mostexciting and significant books,from the Magna Carta and theGutenberg Bible to Mozart andthe Beatles, alongsideremarkable manuscripts, firsteditions, maps, music scores,sound recordings, photographsand stamps.

St. Lukes Gospel, Lindisfarne Gospels,

(detail) AD 710721.

BRITISHMUSEUMGreat Russell StreetLondon WC1B 3DG+44 (0)20 7323 8299www.britishmuseum.orgadmission free

Founded in 1753, the BritishMuseums remarkable collectionsspan over two million years ofhuman history and culture.Five million visitors every yearexperience the collections fromAfrica, Asia, Europe, the Americasand the Ancient World, includingworld-famous objects suchas the Rosetta Stone, theParthenon Sculptures, andEgyptian mummies.

Aztec Serpent from Mexico,

Aztec/Mixtec, 15th16th century AD,

carved wood with turquoise mosaic.

The Trustees of the British Museum.

BRUNEIGALLERY, SOASThornhaugh StreetRussell SquareLondon WC1H 0XG+44 (0)20 7898 4915www.soas.ac.uk/galleryadmission free

Dedicated to promoting a betterunderstanding of the art, culture,history and contemporarycontexts of Africa, Asia and theMiddle East through a changingprogramme of visiting exhibitionsand events, with a permanentrotating display of SOASs owncollections shown in the FoyleSpecial Collections Gallery.

Jamini Roy, Krsna and Balar-ama.

India, 1940s. Tempera on paper.

H40 x W68cm, S OAS Collection.

THE CHARLESDICKENSMUSEUM

48 Doughty StreetLondon WC1N 2LX+44 (0)20 7405 2127www.dickensmuseum.comadmission charge

Visitors can see paintings, rareeditions, manuscripts, originalfurniture and other itemsrelating to the popular Victoriannovelist Charles Dickens.Highlights include the originalmonthly parts of the novels,manuscript fragments, and thedesk designed by Dickens forhis reading tours.

Dickenss Dream byR WBuss.

THECOURTAULDGALLERY

Somerset House, StrandLondon WC2R 0RN+44 (0)20 7848 2526www.courtauld.ac.ukadmission charge

Set in the elegant surroundingsof Somerset House andrenowned for its Impressionistand Post-Impressionist collection with works by Monet, Manet,Renoir,van Gogh, Gauguin andCzanne the Gallery rangesfrom Renaissance masterpiecesto 20th-century paintings byPicasso, Matisse and Kandinsky.

Edouard Manet A Bar at the

Folies-Bergre (detail), 18812.

The Samuel Courtauld Trust.

THEFOUNDLINGMUSEUM

40 Brunswick SquareLondon WC1N1AZ+44 (0)20 7841 3600www.foundlingmuseum.org.ukadmission charge

Discover the stories of theFoundling Hospital, Londonsfirst home for abandonedchildren, revealed throughpoignant artefacts. TheHospitalsart collection featurespaintings by Hogarth,Gainsborough and Reynoldsdisplayed alongside Handelswill and a fair copy of Messiah.

Foundling Hospital token, left by a mother

with her child on admission to the hospital.

HUNTERIANMUSEUM ATTHE ROYALCOLLEGE OFSURGEONS3543 LincolnsInn FieldsLondon WC2A3PE

+44 (0)20 7869 6560www.rcseng.ac.uk/museumsadmission free

Revealing 400 years of medicalhistory,from one of the oldestanatomical collections in theworld to the latest advances inminimal access surgery.Highlights include surgeon JohnHunters collection of humanand animal specimens, Listersfirst antiseptic spray andWinston Churchills false teeth.

Anatomical specimens from the

Hunterian Collection.

THELIBRARY ANDMUSEUM OFFREEMASONRYFreemasons Hall60 Great Queen StreetLondon WC2B 5AZ

+44 (0)20 7395 9257www.freemasonry.london.museumadmission free

Discover one of the worldsfinest collections of Masonicmaterial housed at the home ofEnglish freemasonry, includingpottery,porcelain, glass, silver,furniture, clocks and regalia.The ceremonial areas of theamazing Art Deco FreemasonsHall are also available to view.

The Freemasons engraving

by Bernard Picart (1736).

LONDONTRANSPORTMUSEUMThe Piazza, Covent GardenLondon WC2E 7BB+44 (0)20 7379 6344www.ltmuseum.co.ukadmission charge

Reopens on 22 November 2007after a 22 million redesign.Transformed into a series offorward-looking, 21st-centurygalleries, the museum focuseson both the future and the pastof Londons transport. Includesthe only surviving steam enginefrom the worlds firstUnderground railway anda collection of iconic posters.

Johnston Underground roundel, c1925.

ROYAL OPERAHOUSECovent GardenLondon NW34DD+44 (0)20 73044000www.roh.org.ukadmission free

Take a backstage tour, havelunchi n the AmphitheatreRestaurant or enjoy a freelunchtime recital and explorethe photographic exhibitions.Then come back in the eveningto see and hear some of thefinest dancers, singers andconductors in the world.

Auditorium, Royal Opera House.

SIR JOHNSOANESMUSEUM13 Lincolns Inn FieldsLondon WC2A3BP+44 (0)20 7405 2107www.soane.orgadmission free

Step backin time with a visitto Sir John Soanes Museum virtually unchanged since hisdeath in1837. Behind an elegantlysevere faade lie architecturallystunning interiors which containworld-class collections of art,sculpture, furniture, antiquities,casts, stained glass, books andmodels all artfully arranged asSoane left them,170 years ago.

South Drawing Room, Sir John Soanes

Museum. Photo: Martin Charles.

UCLMUSEUMS ANDCOLLECTIONSUCL, Gower StreetLondon WC1E6BT+44 (0)20 7679 2884www.ucl.ac.uk/museumsadmission free

The museums of UniversityCollege London (UCL) containinternationally importantcollections of archaeology, art,zoology and geology. Densedisplays and changing exhibitionsfeature across a range ofindividual small museums.

Vesuvius during the day,1822,

Johnston Lavis Collection in the UCL

Geology Collections.

WELLCOMECOLLECTION183 Euston RoadLondon NW12BE+44 (0)20 7611 2222www.wellcomecollection.orgadmission free

Part gallery, part museum, andincorporating an extraordinarylibrary and events, WellcomeCollection explores the linksbetween medicine, life and art,placing science in the broadcontext of health and wellbeing.

I Cant Help the Way I Feel,John Isaacs,

from the Medicine Now gallery.

A walk along Museum Mile

provides a fascinating insight

into London, past and present.

From Euston Road to the River

Thames, discover 13 of the

citys most extraordinary

museums and galleries and

their equally diverse collections.

Experience the breathtaking

Impressionist art collection at

The Courtauld Gallery and the

rare editions and manuscriptsat the Charles Dickens Museum.

See Shakespeares First Folio

at the British Library or a DNA

robot at Wellcome Collection.

From the intimate to the iconic,

these museums and galleries

reveal a mile of discovery.

www.museum-mile.org.uk

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UCL MUSEUMSAND COLLECTIONSUCL, Gower Street

SIR JOHN SOANESMUSEUM13 Lincolns Inn Fields

LONDON TRANSPORTMUSEUMThe Piazza, Covent Garden

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BRUNEI GALLERY(SOAS)Thornhaugh Street

THE COURTAULDGALLERYSomerset House, Strand

THE FOUNDLINGMUSEUM40 Brunswick Square

HUNTERIAN MUSEUMAT THE ROYAL COLLEGE

OF SURGEONS3543 Lincolns Inn Fields

THE LIBRARYAND MUSEUMOF FREEMASONRY60 Great Queen Street

WELLCOMECOLLECTION183 Euston Road

GETTING TO MUSEUM MILE

TUBECovent Garden, Euston, Euston Square, Goodge Street,Holborn, Kings Cross St Pancras, Russell Square, Temple,Tottenham Court Road, Warren Street.

RAILEuston, Kings Cross, St Pancras International.

BUS59, 68, 91, 168 and 188 run along Museum Mile.

CARLimited metered parking. National Car Parks at Holborn,Drury Lane, Russell Court and Brunswick Square.

WALKINGThe best way to discover London is on foot.

ACCESS

Most of the museums listed have wheelchair access topart or all of their collections. Please contact the specificmuseums prior to your visit to ensure your needs are met.

www.museum-mile.org.uk

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