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  Location within London Borough of Lewisham | |
| Established | 1901 |
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| Location | 100 London Road, Forest Hill London, SE23 3PQ United Kingdom |
| Visitors | 952,954 (2019)[1] |
| Public transit access | |
| Website | horniman.ac.uk |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Horniman Museum |
| Designated | 12 March 1973 |
| Reference no. | 1079996 |
The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a museum in Forest Hill, London, England. Commissioned in 1898, it opened in 1901 and was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend in the Modern Style.[2] It has displays of anthropology, natural history and musical instruments, and is known for its large collection of taxidermied animals. The building is Grade II* listed.[3]
It is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and is constituted as a company and registered charity under English law.[4] In 2022 the museum won Museum of the Year, an award made by the Art Fund.
- ^ "ALVA – Association of Leading Visitor Attractions". www.alva.org.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (2000). Pioneros del diseño moderno : de William Morris a Walter Gropius (4 ed.). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Ediciones Infinito. p. 149. ISBN 9789879393031. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Historic England (12 March 1973). "Horniman Museum (Grade II*) (1079996)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust, registered charity no. 802725". Charity Commission for England and Wales.