Foundling Museum - London's first ever public art gallery

Britain's original home for abandoned children and London's first ever public art gallery .

The Foundling Museum tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, London's first home for abandoned children and of three major figures in British history: its campaigning founder the philanthropist Thomas Coram, the artist William Hogarth and the composer George Frideric Handel. This remarkable collection of art, period interiors and social history is now housed in a restored and refurbished building adjacent to the original site of the Hospital, demolished in 1926.

The Foundling Museum
40 Brunswick Square
London WC1N 1AZ
T: 020 7841 3600 // E: enquiries@foundlingmuseum.org.uk

Tues-Sat 10am-6pm , Sun 12-6pm

Easter Weekend: CLOSED on Friday 21 and Sunday 23
Admission £5, Concessions £4, Children up to 16 years FREE
School visits are free. Special rates apply for groups

Getting to the Foundling Museum

Rail: Euston // St Pancras // King's Cross (10 mins walk)

Tube: Russell Square (2 mins walk) // King's Cross // St Pancras

Bus: 59, 68, 91, 168, 188 to Southampton Row // Russell Square

17 (not evenings), 45, 46 to Gray's Inn Road

10, 18, 30, 73 to Euston Road; 19, 38, 55, 243 to Theobalds Road

Parking: Limited metered parking (free after 13:30 on Saturdays) or at the National Car Park at the Brunswick Centre (entrance on Marchmont Street).