The Museum and Cafe will be closed from 24 to 26 December. The Gardens will be closed on 25 December.
Press cutting announcing the re-opening of the Horniman Museum after being closed due to war damage and advising school groups to book in advance. The notice ends detailing the opening hours of the Museum and its Christmas day closure. The cutting has no date, but is likely to have been published after the end of the Second World War as it also mentions The Hansard Society, which was founded in 1944.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database retains language taken from historical documents to help research. Please note that some records may feature language and reflect systems of thinking that are outdated and offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections, can suggest corrections to our information or if you see content requiring immediate action, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
