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| A warm and welcoming museum in [[Locale Fitzrovia|Fitzrovia]] celebrating cartoon strips and comics over the ages. It was previously located on Little Russell Street in Bloomsbury <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/6107131155/ photo]</small>, but moved to Wells Street in 2019, [https://twitter.com/Cartoonmuseumuk/status/1145666368299261952 reopening to the public] on 1 July. |
A warm and welcoming little museum in [[Locale Bloomsbury|Bloomsbury]] celebrating cartoon strips and comics over the ages. |
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We haven't yet visited the new location, so some of the details below may be out of date. |
<b>Note:</b> As of early 2019, the Cartoon Museum is closed in preparation to move to a new site on Wells Street near Oxford Circus, and is due to reopen in the Spring. |
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Entrance is free for under-18s, Art Fund members, and Friends of the Cartoon Museum. For others, they offer concessions, and they also do a student multi-visit card valid for five visits over a year. |
Admission prices are £5.50 for adults, £4 for concessions, and £3 for students. Entrance is free for under-18s, Art Fund members and Friends of the Cartoon Museum. A student multi-visit card valid for five visits over a year is £10. |
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* [https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jul/01/london-cartoon-museum-reopens-with-a-fresh-look-at-comic-art Guardian article] |
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* [http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2011/10/cartoon-museum.html Diamond Geezer article] (old location) * [http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2019/07/cartoon-museum.html Diamond Geezer article] (new location) |
* [http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2011/10/cartoon-museum.html Diamond Geezer review] |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Bec]] (at the old location), mid-2010. Opening hours taken from the Cartoon Museum website, July 2019.</div> address='63 Wells Street' category='Museums' |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Bec]], mid-2010. Opening hours and prices taken from the Cartoon Museum website, June 2013.</div> address='35 Little Russell Street' category='Museums,Temporarily Closed' |
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postcode='W1A 3AE' summary='Museum in Fitzrovia, dedicated to cartoons.' website='http://www.cartoonmuseum.org/' website='https://www.cartoonmuseum.org/' |
postcode='WC1A 2HH' summary='Temporarily-closed museum dedicated to cartoons.' website='http://www.cartoonmuseum.org/' website='https://www.cartoonmuseum.org/' |
A warm and welcoming little museum in Bloomsbury celebrating cartoon strips and comics over the ages.
Note: As of early 2019, the Cartoon Museum is closed in preparation to move to a new site on Wells Street near Oxford Circus, and is due to reopen in the Spring.
The museum has lots of comfy chairs throughout, and copies of the Beano to peruse. There is also a permanent exhibition of classic cartoons.
Past exhibitions have included a retrospective of Ronald Searle's work, including his St Trinian's and Molesworth illustrations. As well as a comprehensive show of his work since WWII, the exhibition featured a very good filmed interview.
Admission prices are £5.50 for adults, £4 for concessions, and £3 for students. Entrance is free for under-18s, Art Fund members and Friends of the Cartoon Museum. A student multi-visit card valid for five visits over a year is £10.
Bec's verdict: Friendly and fun for all ages!
See also:
Last visited by Bec, mid-2010. Opening hours and prices taken from the Cartoon Museum website, June 2013.
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