The London Transport Museum

[Dvn]

Why are museums like The Victoria and Albert, The Science Museum and The Natural History free yet The London Transport Museum isn't?

[titch juicy]

Is LTM privately owned but the other's aren't?

[El Pibe]

Exactly. The entrance fee does entitle you to a year's entry though.

I'm guessing the same story with St Paul's. Fifteen quid!!!

I tend to contribute to Science & natural history whenever I go as worthy institutions.

[Townleygreen]

I think museums of national importance are the free ones.

[jctg]

Dvn Wrote:

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> Why are museums like The Victoria and Albert, The

> Science Museum and The Natural History free yet

> The London Transport Museum isn't?

Email them and ask them.

They will reply.

[Dvn]

Have sent them an email not heard back as yet!

[Townleygreen]

According to the Museums Association, "In 2001, free entry was reintroduced at national museums in England, Scotland and Wales which had previously charged for admission."

http://www.museumsassociation.org/campaigns/free-admission-and-the-lottery

As I have already said, this applies only to National Museums.

Presumably the LONDON Transport Museum doesn't count as a NATIONAL museum - as it is specifically about London.

OK now, Dvn?

[PeckhamRose]

Came across the Museum of Childhood recently. Near Bethnal Green off the A11. Must go there.

We are soooo lucky living in London!

[El Pibe]

"as it is specifically about London"

I suspect National really means state in this sense as The Museum of London is one (which I recently did in three lunchtimes as I work about 200 metres away, and am running out of time to do all the things I've taken for granted).

Well worth a visit especially for the prehistoric and roman collections.