Museum
Foundling Museum
Museum dedicated to Britain's first children's charity and its artistic supporters
📍 40 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ Bloomsbury East
About
The Foundling Museum in Brunswick Square tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, Britain's first home for children at risk of abandonment. It houses the Foundling Hospital Collection and the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, and celebrates the contributions of artists like William Hogarth and composer George Frideric Handel over 275 years.
Things to do here
Learn about Foundling Hospital historyView Hogarth and Handel collectionsExplore children's welfare heritage
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Getting there
Stations
Russell Square · 4 min walk
Piccadilly
King's Cross St. Pancras · 8 min walk
CircleHammersmith & CityMetropolitanNorthernPiccadillyVictoria
Holborn · 11 min walk
CentralPiccadilly
Buses
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Archway · Hilldrop · Pentonville · Holborn · London Bridge
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Frognal · Mansfield Road · Church Street · Somers Town · City of London
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