Victorians – a
day out in London
Want to find out what life in Victorian
Britain was like? There are museums and other places to visit, which will give
you an idea.
Concentrating on art and
design through the ages, surprisingly this isn’t an obvious choice if you want
to find out about Victorian life but until the 29th July 2001 there
is a special exhibition Inventing new Britain: the
Victorian vision This
exhibition looks at Royalty, Society, Nature, the World, and Army and
Technology. Look on the
website for details of special Victorian activities for children from Victorian
magic tricks to lace-making.
The
National Museum of Childhood
This is a free museum,
and includes toys, games and also nursery equipment to give you an idea what it
would have been like to be a child in Victorian times. Look on the website for
special events and activities.
This museum is situated
near to Goodge Street tube in two small houses and includes Victorian toys and
games and toy theatre performances during the school holidays. Check out the
website for details.
Find out more about this
famous Victorian, not for the squeamish, this museum has a life-size
reconstruction of a ward in a Crimean
hospital as well as exhibitions on Florence Nightingale’s life.
The Ragged School Museum
is housed in two canal side warehouses used by Dr Barnardo to house the school.
In a recreation of a classroom from the Victorian period, visitors can
experience how Victorian children were tought. There are also displays on local
history and life in the East End.
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