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The Museum of London and the Museum of London Docklands will reopen on Thursday 6 August.
The family favourites tell the story of the capital city in a family-friendly format. We've yet to meet a child who hasn't grinned their way around the immersive Victorian street scenes at either venue.
The museums were closed in March as part of the measures to tackle coronavirus. They are now reopening with a raft of safety measures in place, to protect visitors and staff.
Crucially, entry will be granted only to those with pre-booked (free) tickets for a given time slot (available from the museum website). This will ensure the museum does not get too crowded, and help to maintain social distancing. Visitors are also encouraged to wear face coverings where possible.
Opening times are now shorter. You can visit either museum between 11.30am and 3.30pm Monday to Friday.
As well as touring the museums' brilliant permanent displays, you'll also be able to see a temporary exhibition about The Clash's album London Calling (at the City of London branch), and a small display about London's Krio community (originally from Sierra Leone) at the Docklands venue.
Sadly, the 2012 Olympic Cauldron Gallery, and the recreation of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens remain closed until further notice. They'll be missed, but there's still plenty for kids to enjoy at these two cultural gems. Be sure to check out the trails for under-5s and activity sheets for over-5s.
Although originally from the Midlands, and trained as a biochemist, Matt has somehow found himself writing about London for a living. He's a former editor and long-time contributor to Londonist.com and has written several books about the capital. He's also the father of two preschoolers.
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At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents.
We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family.
Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong.
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