Lewisham is home to just one museum – but it’s a big’un. The Horniman is vast, varied, and wonderfully eclectic, covering natural history, anthropology, musical instruments, and more. It’s easily worth half a day and feels like several museums rolled into one glorious package.
Explore all museums in Lewisham below. You’ll also find museums in nearby boroughs further down the page.
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Horniman Museum and Gardens
A huge, popular family museum with a wildly eclectic collection which is impossible to define. Highlights include the World Gallery,...
Museums near Lewisham
Close to Lewisham, you’ll find all of the excellent institutions in the borough of Greenwich. For example, the National Maritime Museum, Eltham Palace and the Cutty Sark are all a short journey from Lewisham.
In the other direction is Southwark, also home to multiple excellent museums. The South London Gallery is one of South London’s best art galleries, while the Dulwich Picture Gallery is its oldest. Further south in Bromley are the Bethlem Museum of the Mind and Chislehurst Caves.
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