The skeleton of a giant, Winston Churchill’s dentures and diseased human remains in jars are among the bizarre exhibits at the Hunterian Museum, which is certainly one of London’s strangest. En savoir plus .
Visitors are invited to imagine that they have interrupted a fictional family of silk weavers who are always just out of view. En savoir plus .
A narrow staircase gives way to cabinets stuffed with dolls, bears, toy theatres, puppets, mechanical toys and even a 4,000-year-old Egyptian mouse made from Nile clay. En savoir plus .
One of the most popular displays at the Horniman Museum is a walrus created by a taxidermist who had never actually seen one and, not knowing that they had loose folds of skin, overstuffed it. En savoir plus .
Exhibits include a pair of handcuffs used by Harry Houdini and the props used by HRH Prince Charles when he took his exam to become a member. En savoir plus .
One of the highlights of the museum is the Election series of paintings by William Hogarth mounted on hinged panels which swing back to reveal a series of Piranesi drawings beneath. En savoir plus .
The Fan Museum has an elegant, 18th century interior displaying more than 4,000 fans dating back 1,000 years. The charming orangery also serves a fantastic afternoon tea. En savoir plus .
A visit to the Geffrye Museum is about as close as it gets to travelling in time. Dedicated to interior design, it consists of a series of eleven lovingly recreated period living rooms. En savoir plus .
Grown-ups can enjoy reminiscing over old Action Men and Sylvanian families, or admire the historic objects such as a wooden paddle doll dating back to 1,300 BC. En savoir plus .
Recently reopened after an extensive refurbishment, the Grant Museum of Zoology retains the atmosphere of a Victorian collector’s house. One grisly highlight is a series of bisected heads. En savoir plus .
