Islington Museum
Museums & Science Centres · Islington, Inner London
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Closed — opens Monday at 10am
🏠 Indoor🆓 Free entryEducational
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Islington Museum sits in the basement beneath Finsbury Library in Clerkenwell and tells the story of the London Borough of Islington. The permanent displays cover themes such as home and housing, radical politics, fashion, healthcare, entertainment, crime and punishment, and the borough at war, with objects, text panels and some audio to listen to. Temporary exhibitions run alongside the permanent collection. It is a compact, low-key visit that suits school groups, older children with an interest in history, and families who want a free indoor outing close to Angel or Farringdon. Admission is free and no booking is needed, so it works well as a short stop on a day in central London.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Kids' headphones
- A penForms, competitions, name badges.
- Hand sanitiser
- Travel games
- Backseat organiser
- Hair bobbles
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