Museums & collections
British Museum
A starting point for a visit to Bloomsbury, with the neighbourhood continuing beyond the Great Court.
Plan a visit →Discover Bloomsbury / Explore the neighbourhood
Explore the neighbourhood
Choose a place.
See what’s around it.
Museums, squares and public cultural spaces, with practical information before you set out.
Museums & collections
Petrie Museum
Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in a university collection small enough to explore at your own pace.
Plan a visit →Museums & collections
Grant Museum of Zoology
A university zoology collection, bringing natural history into a short neighbourhood visit.
Plan a visit →Squares & streets
Russell Square
A garden square for a pause, a meeting point or the beginning of a walk.
Plan a visit →Literature & squares
Gordon Square
An entry point into literary Bloomsbury and the university streets around it.
Plan a visit →Exhibitions & ideas
The Warburg Institute
Exhibitions and public events where images, history and ideas meet.
Plan a visit →Public talks & collections
Senate House
A route into public lectures, humanities events and selected collection sessions.
Plan a visit →Museums & social history
The Foundling Museum
A museum and cultural programme beside Brunswick Square.
Plan a visit →Start where you are.
Just left the British Museum?
Choose a nearby story, square or smaller museum.
See the guide →New to UCL, SOAS or Birkbeck?
Get to know the streets before and after class.
See the guide →Time before a train?
Plan one small outing near Euston.
See the guide →