Bank of England Museum

Museum London, England, United Kingdom

What to expect

The Bank of England Museum is a museum located within the Bank of England in the City of London. The museum covers around 10,000 square feet and displays a wide-ranging collection detailing the history of the Bank of England from its foundation in 1694 to the modern day. Some of the highlights of the displays include the opportunity to hold a genuine bar of gold, a Banknote Gallery, history of the architecture of the Bank, and a Modern Economy display. The museum also has a large collection of political cartoons relating to the Bank's history and oil paintings. The collection contains over 40,000 items including archaeology, banknotes, coins, oil paintings, sculpture, antique furniture, decorative art and social history

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Bank of England Museum, which is quite interactive with lots of hands-on activities for young and old alike

Highlights: You can actually hold a 12kg gold bar in your very hands! ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We explored the Bank of England Museum, which had lots of hands-on activities. We got to hold a 12 kg bar of gold and walk along the gold corridor, which leads to an underground vault containing 40,000 gold bars

Highlights: The kids loved the hands-on activities, especially holding the gold bar and walking along the gold corridor. We also enjoyed taking a photo in front of the Bank of England, which appeared in the Mary Poppins Returns movie ✨