There's never been a more important time to support the Horniman. We rely on your generous support to ensure we can shape a positive future for generations to come. The Museum and Gardens are open. You must have a ticket to visit the Museum. There is a charge to visit the Aquarium, Butterfly House, and some of our events and exhibitions.
Forest Hill is on the London Overground, is 15 minutes from London Bridge by train, and is served by lots of buses. Our Caf and kiosks are open, serving a fresh and delicious range of takeaway snacks, treats, and hot & cold drinks. The Cafe is closed on Wednesdays. The specially-planted habitat is the perfect place to experience butterflies free-flying all.
Forest Hill is on the London Overground, is 15 minutes from London Bridge by train, and is served by lots of buses. Our Caf and kiosks are open, serving a fresh and delicious range of takeaway snacks, treats, and hot & cold drinks. The Cafe is closed on Wednesdays. The specially-planted habitat is the perfect place to experience butterflies free-flying all.
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Plan Your Visit
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The Horniman is a five to ten minute walk from Forest Hill station and is signposted from the platform 1 exit. Please be aware this walk is uphill, although there are several bus services which stop at both the station and Museum. Forest Hill is on the London Overground line between Highbury and Islington and West Croydon / Crystal Palace line which offers a high frequency service from North, East and South London.
Anthropology
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The collection comprises approximately 80,000 objects from around the world, and includes artefacts of major national and international significance. Through the anthropology collection you can find a path into understanding the everyday lives and beliefs of people from all over the world, including ourselves.
Musical Instruments
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Music making around the world is represented by the Horniman's collection of musical instruments, one of the most comprehensive in the UK. The Horniman has over 9,500 objects made to produce sound. The oldest is a pair of bone clappers in the form of human hands made in Egypt around 3,500 years ago.
Handling
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Our collections are complemented by a separate Handling Collection containing over 3,700 objects. It is an excellent resource providing unique opportunities to touch and study closely a wide selection of objects and specimens, similar to those in the galleries. The Handling Collection contains musical instruments, masks, puppets, clothing, and many other items from all over the world.
Natural History
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Our Natural History collection contains over 250,000 specimens of local, national and worldwide origin. They were assembled from the mid-19th to the early 21st centuries for public display, education, reference and research.
The collection contains biological and geological material of national and international significance and includes taxidermy, skeletal material, pinned insects, fossils, minerals, rocks, models, dried pressed plants, fungi, shells, and birds' eggs.
The collection contains biological and geological material of national and international significance and includes taxidermy, skeletal material, pinned insects, fossils, minerals, rocks, models, dried pressed plants, fungi, shells, and birds' eggs.
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