Museum of London

The UK's capital city's history, from prehistoric periods to the present, is chronicled by the Museum of London. It is a component of the Barbican complex of buildings, which was built in the 1960s and 1970s to reconstruct a bomb-damaged portion of the city, and is situated in the City of London on the London Wall, next to the Barbican Centre.

With more than six million items, the museum has the world's greatest collection of urban history. Near the edge of London's oldest neighborhood, which is now the city's primary financial area, the museum is a short distance north of St. Paul's Cathedral and looks out over the ruins of the Roman city wall. The social history of London and its residents over time is its main focus.

The City of London Corporation and the Greater London Authority jointly run and fund the museum. The museum made plans to relocate from its Barbican location to the nearby Smithfield Market in March 2015. In order to proceed, an estimated £70 million must be raised.

Established: December 1976; 45 years ago
Location: 150 London WallBarbican, London, EC2Y 5HNUnited Kingdom
Visitors: 706,219 (2019)

Website: museumoflondon.org.uk