The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a museum in Forest Hill, London, England. Commissioned in 1898, it opened in 1901 and was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend in the Modern Style. It has displays of anthropology, natural history and musical instruments, and is known for its large collection of taxidermied animals. The building is Grade II* listed.It is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and is constituted as a company and registered charity under English law. In 2022 the museum won Museum of the Year, an award made by the Art Fund.
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Museum:
Daily: 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Dec 24 - 26: closed
Gardens:
Mon - Sat: 7:15 a.m. - sunset
Sun and Bank Holidays: 8 a.m. - sunset
Dec 25: closed
Free except for Aquarium and various exhibitions.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horniman_Museum
Official Website http://www.horniman.ac.uk/
Twitter https://twitter.com/HornimanMuseum
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hornimanmuseumandgardens
Phone +44 20 8699 1872
Address 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London SE23 3PQ, United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°26'27.589" N -0°3'39.505" E
