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The Cartoon Museum

63 Wells St, London W1T 3PZ, United Kingdom

The Cartoon Museum
Art museum
4.1
836 reviews
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GV96+2H London, United Kingdom
+44 20 7580 8155
cartoonmuseum.org
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Monday: Close
Tuesday: 10–17
Wedneasday: 10–17
Thursday: 10–20
Friday: 10–17
Saturday: 10–17
Sunday: 10–17
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Nathan Wotton
Nathan Wotton235 days ago
It is one of my favourite museums in London. I have been there 3 times and each time it has been great. My favourite things were Rupert Bear, Wallace and Gromit and Dennis the Menace
Maika Joss
Maika Joss297 days ago
I personally loved it. As both a tourist in London, and a person passionate about drawing, I found it super interesting. They had a little extra exhibit on a graphic novelist and his process and comics throughout the years, which I found absolutely enthralling. Seeing the way his mind worked and how he created his novels really inspired me. I have to admit, I ended up attempting to make a little comic of my own. It was quite a good small size, perfect for a pop in and look around. Loved it
Dilys W
Dilys W297 days ago
It’s a small museum, adults entry £8, concession tickets £5, students £3 and under 18 is free. When we arrived, we had waited in the queue for more than 10 mins only because the lady in the front payment hasn’t gone thru the machine, and we were waiting for them to sort out. While we were waiting patiently, the staff/manager I think his name is James came to me and said he would offer me concessions tickets cos of the wait, which was very kind of him. When we first entered the exhibition, a staff explained some of the cartoons / history to us which is very informative and he is also very friendly. The exhibition is very interesting I have to say, it’s a small area we spent about an hour there, but the whole experience is very pleasant.
G. Snowdon
G. Snowdon297 days ago
It’s cute but it’s mighty! The place is small but it is presented well with various cartoons from different artists. They are mostly political cartoons.
They also have a small workshop room for group events.
Peter Stewart
Peter Stewart358 days ago
I visited the Cartoon Museum on the day the UK Chancellor was sacked and Trussonomics was hopefully consigned to the garbage bin of history. The museum has a superb collection of political cartoons from the 18th century onwards. A wonderful reminder that politicians have been posturing noisily for centuries, and thank God we have humour and satire to rein them in. Love this place, so much more they could do if funding allowed. A proper museum catalogue would be a good place to start.
Vera s
Vera s2 years ago
It's a very small museum with a nice atmosphere. You can learn to draw some cartoons with your children in the activity area, learn about the historic evolution of cartoons. When we visited recently we participated in Oxford University's laughter lab study about cartoons which by itself was fun. Both me and my 8 year old son enjoyed the visit. Children enter for free and there are convenient bathrooms.
Barbara Rafaela da Silva Machado
Barbara Rafaela da Silva Machado2 years ago
i love visiting the museum and had many good laughs with several of the cartoons exhibited. it is quite a small collection but pretty decent. also, they have been quite affected by the pandemic (the opened right before it kicked in) and really need more people to know about it and visit. bonus points for the souvenir store! very creative and made me want to buy several items
Emine Bir
Emine Bir2 years ago
We visited this museum as a group of friends. I really enjoyed my time. It is a small museum with a good collection of original drawings. It was nice to see the historical evolution of British cartoons. The staff are kind and helpful and the toilets are very clean. It was worth the ticket price.
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