Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Museum Mile, London
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[edit] Museum Mile, London
This article has been in existence since Dec 2006, without any statement of notability, or expansion. The term appears to have been applied only by the London Borough of Camden, and in fact appears to conflict with other uses to apply the term to museums around South Kensington. If this article were to be retained, I should like to see some evidence that it's used beyond LBC. Cheers Kbthompson (talk) 09:30, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- Keep — promotional or not, this page provides a worthwhile list of important museums in this area of central London. The term is used by "Visit London", the official London tourist board website, and is thus used by others as well as the London Borough of Camden. I have added a reference. Jonathan Bowen (talk) 12:05, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
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- Comment That link is to the opening page of 'Visit London' and doesn't appear to contain any reference to 'Museum Mile'. I can't find it on 'attractions/culture/' either - and a site search returns no results.
- Museums in London are all listed in {{London museums and galleries}}. While the contents are notable, this article just seems an arbitrary list - and includes the Theatre Museum which closed and transferred its collection to the V&A. Kbthompson (talk) 12:28, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- Comment — Try here. I think you clicked the wrong link! Jonathan Bowen (talk) 13:33, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for that. Kbthompson (talk) 14:47, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- Comment — Try here. I think you clicked the wrong link! Jonathan Bowen (talk) 13:33, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- Comment - the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art was a research library (not open to the public), has now closed and its collection is being incorporated in the British Museum. The Petrie museum is also closing, to be incorporated into the UCL Institute for Cultural Heritage. The Huntarian Museum is in Glasgow - its the other brother that founded this collection, and there's no specific article. The Brunei Gallery is a redirect to a University college. Last time I was there, the Royal Opera House didn't have a gallery, or exhibition - although the building has intrinsic interest. Kbthompson (talk) 12:50, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- Delete This list might be appropriate at Wikitravel but it has no place here. Thetrick (talk) 15:47, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- Delete as the one who originally suggested that this page needed drastic attention at WikiProject London. This is a failed tourist board initiative that is not signposted in any form in the area, is not labelled as such at the museums concerned, and the only circumstances in which I can see someone using the term "Museum Mile" in the context of London would be to refer to Exhibition Road. – iridescent 19:33, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- Comment — I can't see a reference to the failure mentioned above. Is this just a personal opinion? If not, please provide documentary evidence. The London tourist board information seems to be up-to-date on their website. The term has been used for South Kensington museums too and I have added a note and reference for this (from Fodors) in the article. — Jonathan Bowen (talk) 12:49, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
