Location Name - Horniman Museum and Gardens
100 London Road
Forest Hill
London SE23 3PQ

Location ID: 10140742

Phone 1:020 8291 8166

Website:
http://www.horniman.ac.uk (Horniman Museum and Gardens)

Email: [email protected]
 
Styles: Period 1850-1900, Period 1900-1920, Period 1990-2000, Period 2000-2010, Edwardian, Modern (post 1945), Modern (21st Century), Victorian, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts
Categories:
CENTRAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT - Clock towers
CITYSCAPES, ROOFTOPS AND VIEWS - Cityscapes
LEISURE AND RECREATION - Acquaria
MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND INSTITUTES - Museums

Description:
The museum has an Art Nouveau clock tower and two large barrel-vaulted galleries with balconies. The Natural History Gallery has a strong Victorian feel with dark wooden display cases and iron-railed balconies. Within the 16.5 acres of gardens, there are an ornate Victorian conservatory (Crystal Palace-style), a Dutch barn and a bandstand. A modern extension echoes the architecture of the original building whilst a wooden, green-roofed buliding provides a modern counterpoint. The gardens have panoramic views of London. The Horniman Museum's aquarium is one of London's oldest surviving aquaria and in 2006 a new modernised aquarium was opened. Located in the basement, it contains 15 vibrant displays including a Fijian reef, a tropical rainforest, mangrove and UK rock-pool display.

General Notes:
Doubling / Stand In: Icelandic Museum (the) Crystal Palace

Jurisdictions::
Lewisham

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