Museum Mile, London

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See also Museum Mile, New York City.

Museum Mile is a promotional name used to refer to an area in central London, England, with many museums. It runs between Euston Road to the north and the Embankment on the River Thames to the south. The route includes Woburn Place, Russell Square, Southampton Row, Kingsway and the Aldwych.

The museums and related cultural institutions with collections on and close to this route (from north to south) include:

• British Library
• University College London museums and collections including:
  • Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
• Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
• Foundling Museum
• Brunei Gallery, SOAS
• British Museum
• Sir John Soane's Museum
• The Library and Museum of Freemasonry
• Royal Opera House
• Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons
• Theatre Museum
• London's Transport Museum
• Somerset House including:
  • Courtauld Institute of Art
  • Gilbert Collection
  • Hermitage Rooms

[edit] External links

• Museum Mile website
• UCL Museums & Collections

Coordinates: 51°31′04″N 0°07′19″W / 51.51777, -0.121965