Bank of England Museum

The Bank of England Museum, housed within the Bank of England in the City of London, houses a broad collection of artefacts relevant to the Bank's and the UK economy's history from its founding in 1694 to the current day. The museum is free and accessible to the public.

Archaeology, banknotes, coins, oil paintings, sculpture, antique furniture, ornamental art, and social history are among the nearly 40,000 pieces in the collection. The focus of the collection is on the Bank's function as the designer of Bank of England banknotes. Around 30,000 objects in the collection include banknotes and things linked to their design and manufacturing, with banknotes accounting for around 10,000 of these.

The Bank of England Museum is around 10,000 square feet (930 m2) in size and houses a diverse collection illustrating the Bank of England's history from its founding in 1694 to the present day. One of the exhibits' features is the chance to grasp a real bar of gold (99.79 percent pure gold) that may be handled from within its perspex cage. Every day, the gold bar's value is adjusted and shown alongside it.

Location: Threadneedle Street, London, England EC2R 8

Website: bankofengland.co.uk/museum