The best museums London

Opened in 1996 as a rugby museum, it became the World Rugby Museum in 2007, thanks to its collection of over 25,000 objects. You can take a full tour of the stadium, and also discover the Wall of Fame, which features all the rugby stars who have played here and gone down in history. The museum is located close to Heathrow airport, making it an ideal attraction for both arrivals and departures. Exhibitions and conferences too.

A museum dedicated to the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force, featuring over a hundred aircraft, seaplanes, helicopters... An impressive collection housed in the various hangars of a former airfield. Among other things, you can admire a reconstruction of the Blériot XI. There are also exhibitions of photographs, uniforms and films... In short, there's enough to keep you busy all afternoon. Don't miss the Battle of Britain Hall.

This museum covers five centuries of communication history and presents a collection of over 60,000 objects. Ideal to get an idea of the rich British postal heritage. In addition to the exhibition, a miniature train will take you on a 15-minute journey through abandoned underground tunnels: a fun, educational and interactive experience that will interest young and old alike. For those who want to know more, guided tours of the city and its postal history are also available.

Royal Museums Greenwich brings together the following institutions: Royal Observatory, Cutty Sark, National Maritime Museum and Queen's House. It is an essential part of organizing visits to Greenwich's many and unmissable museums. Their office is located within the National Maritime Museum. It is possible to buy a day ticket, a day explorer, which includes otherwise paid tickets to the Cutty Sark and the Royal Observatory and audio guides, cheaper online. It is also possible to book guided tours.

This is the collection of American sociologist and writer Eric Estorick. This tiny museum with its immaculate white walls features 6 rooms of modern Italian art, mainly ^20th-century Futurist works by Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Gino Severini... as well as a painting by Modigliani or De Chirico. Two rooms are devoted to temporary exhibitions. A café, store and small garden complete the visit. What's more, the temporary exhibitions offer visitors a constantly evolving artistic experience.

Discover the former priory of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, with its ^12th-century crypt, church and Tudor-style portal. The mission of the Knights of St. John, like that of the Knights Templar, was to defend the Holy Land. Returning from the Crusades, the order was granted permission to establish its priory in the City, and was given extensive property holdings in what was then the suburb of Clerkenwell. Today's St John's Gate dates from 1504.

This unique museum is dedicated to fans, their history and manufacture. Housed in two Georgian-style mansions built in 1721, it features 3,500 pieces from the 4 corners of the globe, some of them priceless. Most of the fans, however, date from the ^18th and ^19th centuries, when they were widely used. Frequent temporary exhibitions punctuate the life of this adorable little museum: the fan as an advertising object since the ^19th century, fans from European royal courts, the Art Deco style, etc.

A notorious place in London, which was used as a prison between the 12th and 18th centuries. It was under the jurisdiction of the Bishops of Winchester that thieves, prostitutes, killers and bad boys of all kinds were imprisoned here under frightening conditions. Many heretics were also imprisoned, as were Catholics and Protestants who were not in conformity with the religion of the time. The museum tells this story and evokes the various tortures that were inflicted at the time. Sensitive souls, abstain.

England is known for the beauty of its gardens; it seems logical then that a museum should be dedicated to them. Created in 1977, it aims to review the history of gardens and their creation in England and to address differences in style and influence with those of other countries. After a visit to the building to discover this history, the visit continues, of course, in the garden, a faithful reproduction of a 17th century garden, created in honour of John Tradescant, gardener of Charles I, buried here.

This fully renovated museum is dedicated to Jewish history, culture and religion. Founded in 1932, it was originally housed in the communal warehouses of Woburn House in Bloomsbury. Over the years, it has amassed one of the finest collections of Jewish art in the world. In 1995, the museum moved to a more elegant Victorian building in Camden Town. Here you can admire the treasures of London's Great Synagogue, destroyed by German bombing in 1941.

Freemasonry continues to intrigue non-members. The museum features a large collection of Masonic objects and materials. Some have belonged to famous Freemasons: Winston Churchill, Edward VII... The tour and bookshop provide an insight into the shared values of Freemasonry, its development from the ^18th century to the present day, and the importance of England as the cradle of the organization. A unique opportunity to learn more about this centuries-old tradition.

An important collection of objects relating to the famous Victorian writer Charles Dickens, a specialist in works for young people. In the artist's only surviving home, the museum, opened in 1925, welcomes tourists from all over the world to meet the father ofOliver Twist and Great Expectations . In this seemingly ordinary house, which is indistinguishable from the others from the street, discover paintings, original manuscripts and personal objects that retrace Dickens' life and work and plunge us into his intimacy.

A rather unusual museum, inspired by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who helped build the world's first river tunnel under the Thames (this was in 1825). The tunnel has since been flooded, but you can still go down into the original hall, some fifteen meters below ground; to do so, you have to kneel down to use the only passage available. When the weather's nice, you can enjoy a cocktail on the garden terrace. The museum also offers interesting guided tours.

This museum, which opened in 2006, showcases the very best in British cartoons, caricatures and satirical drawings from the ^18th century to the present day. No Tintin or Asterix here. The collection of 1,500 drawings focuses on British humor as we know it. Four special exhibitions are held each year. The permanent exhibitions tell the story of cartooning in all its forms, from the political satire of Hogarth to the social satire of Bateman or Pont. The store is well worth a visit.

Founded in the late 19th century, this Egyptological museum houses one of the world's largest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology. Admission is free and no reservation is necessary.

The Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy is a natural history museum in London. The museum houses a varied collection of animals and comparative anatomy, including specimens such as quagga skeletons, dodo bones and an African python. The museum also offers temporary exhibitions, events and projects related to zoology. For animal and natural science enthusiasts, the Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy is a must-see in London.