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Best Free Museums in London

Brilliant collections that cost nothing to see: London's best free museums.

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  1. 1Bloomsbury · Great Russell Street, WC1B 3DGFree entry to world treasures including the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures and a vast Egyptian collection.
  2. 2South Kensington · Cromwell Road, SW7 5BDDinosaurs, a hanging blue whale skeleton and a spectacular Victorian hall, all without paying a penny.
  3. 3South Kensington · Cromwell Road, SW7 2RLMiles of free galleries of fashion, furniture, jewellery and sculpture, plus a courtyard garden and historic café.
  4. 4South Kensington · Exhibition Road, SW7 2DDFree galleries of rockets, steam engines and medical history, with interactive exhibits that make science genuinely fun.
  5. 5King's Cross · 96 Euston Road, NW1 2DBIts free Treasures gallery shows Magna Carta, Shakespeare's First Folio and Beatles lyrics among millions of items.
  6. 6Lambeth · Lambeth Road, SE1 6HZFree, moving galleries on war and conflict from 1914 to today, including acclaimed Holocaust galleries.
  7. 7Kensington · 224-238 Kensington High Street, W8 6AGThe permanent collection on everyday design is free, housed under a dramatic swooping roof on Kensington High Street.
  8. 8Forest Hill · 100 London Road, SE23 3PQFree museum and gardens with natural history, world cultures and musical instruments, plus city views from the hilltop.
  9. 9Holborn · 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3BPFree entry to a magical, maze-like house museum stuffed with classical sculpture, paintings and architectural curiosities.
  10. 10Euston · 183 Euston Road, NW1 2BEA free, thought-provoking museum on health and the human body, with a beautiful reading room to linger in.

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