Bank of England Museum

I was fortunate enough to visit mid week, and there was a special live talk, topic was, "Slavery and The Bank". Real eye opener, with lots to ponder your thoughts on, lots of questions and thought provoking stuff.

The staff were kind and helpful too. There's so much to see, with videos, and interactive games too, great for kids.

Clean toilets and a great little gift shop too.

Best of all, its all Free!!!

I went to the Museum for the second time, and Slavery & the bank exhibition was on. It gave lots of detailed information regarding some of the people involved in the slave trade.

I plan to go back this month as their general exhibition is very good for those you want to understand about money & finances. They have WC's and they have wheelchair access. If you have a mobility scooter you will need to double check. Its suitable for primary school children & up. You have to plan to go as its only open till 5pm!! Every third Thursday of the month they have a late night access. Not open weekends.

Really nice museum, very interesting content. Not too long yet enough to keep you for a good hour. Great site to visit if you are interested in this area.

I was so happy to visit this museum. If you are interested in the financial system how our or any bank works and about creating our currency just visit it. Inflation the history of the Bank of England etc...I thoroughly enjoyed every part of this exhibition. My time was well spent. Where else could I lift a pure gold bar anyway. I do not thing kids would enjoy it at all. But for adults I can only recommend it.

Whenever I visit London I usually find myself visiting this venue. As it was my first visit in nearly 5 years I was expecting there to be some change, there certainly was however it was for the better.

Situated at Bank in London, as of this time of writing, Admission is free, they do search you upon entry however I'd say that's understandable. There were a few moaners while looking around however to be honest I don't see what there is to moan about if Admission is Free, not many places offer that especially in this day and age.

Would I come back? Most definitely, it's a nice place to spend an hour or 2 to have a look about and appreciate the Bank Of England's history and it's significance today..

Free entry and good basic information how the BoE funds the Government and how they try to control inflation so that growth and jobs prosper.

Holding a Gold bar was nice (weighs 11kg) and the history regarding how the Slave trade where the money flowed. Coins of Guineas had an elephant depicted under the king's head due to the connection with West Africa, which is where most of the Gold came from.

Yes I do believe we should return to the Gold standard, how did we allow the £ not to be the World's reserve currency and the $ took over???

They need to have a section on crypto now.

A great place to go to learn about money, our financial system, how the Bank of England was formed, and their role in society. The museum was informative and interactive with beautiful displays. Only downside was several interactive displays were not working and it was poorly lit in some areas (e.g. the slavery exhibition) so had to use the torch on my phone to read.

An amazing place to visit, with lots of interesting facts and items to view. There's so much history crammed into this space, and you may find yourself wishing to reading it all!

I visited during December and got to see the Bank of England Choir perform some carols, and taste some beautiful mince pies & mulled wine.

The shop items are very reasonably priced and all of the staff are very helpful.