The Cartoon Museum
Overview
The Cartoon Museum is London's first cartoon museum, dedicated to showing the best British cartoons, comics, caricatures and animation. There are regular exhibitions and events and a reference library.
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Practical Information
£5.50 (USD8.34)
35 Little Russell Street, Holborn, London, WC1A 2HH
For More Information:
+44 (0)20 7580 8155
Events at The Cartoon Museum
Venue Details & Map
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The Cartoon Museum
- Address
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35 Little Russell StreetHolbornLondonWC1A 2HH
- Telephone:
- +44 (0)20 7580 8155
- Public transport:
- Tottenham Court Road, Underground
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Latest 4 reviews of The Cartoon Museum
Small place but Keenan had paper and colored pencils. He enjoyed that part the most.more
Located around the corner from the British Museum, the Cartoon Museum is completely dwarfed in size. But that's okay, because what they have here is really neat. Collections of cartoons and comics throughout the ages.
When I visited, there was a huge exhibit on Ronald Searle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Searle) which I found immensely interesting. There is also a second floor with...more
One of the best reasons to get into the Mseum is that you can often write and ask for special tours of other museums. I did that for this fine museum and was shown around.
Wow, this place is impressive.
The main exhibit is awesome, and what I think was a temporary exhibit, a Heath Robinson machine that had actually been built and a video of it in use, was fantastic. There was a long record...more
I would think that this "Cartoon Museum" would be suited best in a much larger museum as a separate exhibit.
Luckily I didn't have to pay for my entrance since this was part of the London Pass. It's a small museum that also has a gift shop as soon as you walk in.
Most of the "cartoons" are of the British descent, but there were some products from the good ol U.S.A. around as well.
Nothing...more