Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum & Tour

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
Museum Building
The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
Church Road
Wimbledon
London
Greater London
SW19 5AE
England

Website

Website / Tour Booking

www.wimbledon.com/museum

E-mail

General Information / Tour Booking

museum@aeltc.com

Telephone

General Information / Tour Bookings

020 8946 6131

Fax

020 8947 8752

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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This world-class Museum opened April 2006. Audio-guides included in entrance fee (outside The Championships). Many special effects and interactives including our 'ghost' of John McEnroe, the 200 degree cinema, touch screens and many original films used to showcase the world's greatest tennis collection. NEW ZONE: CentreCourt360 opened September 2009.
Behind-the-scenes tours take place daily for most of the year and give access to areas out-of-bounds during The Championships. Highlights include Centre Court (from July 2009, No.1 Court, The Water Gardens, The Millennium Building, and the Press Interview Room. If Centre Court is unavailable the BBC Television studio will replace it. Tours do not take place around The Championships.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

THE MUSEUM WON A SPECIAL COMMENDATION IN THE EUROPEAN MUSEUM OF THE YEAR 2008, AND WAS WINNER OF THE GOLD AWARD AS BEST TOURISM EXPERIENCE IN LONDON IN THE VISIT LONDON AWARDS FOR 2007, WITH AN ADDITIONAL BRONZE AWARD IN THE ACCESSIBILITY CATEGORY.
It is open daily 10.00-17.00 (last entry 16.30).
There are daily Tours. Departure times vary - please phone for details. Pre-booking is strongly recommended for the tours.
PLEASE NOTE THAT NO TOURS TAKE PLACE AROUND THE PERIOD OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Closed 19 and 26 June, 4/5 July, 24-26 December 2011 & 1 January 2012. Tours do not run from 13 June to 8 July 2011 inclusive. No access to Centre Court for visitors from 13 June to 8 July

 Admission charges

Museum: Adults - £11.00; Concessions - £9.50; Children - £6.75
Museum & Tour: Adults - £20.00; Concessions - £17.00; Children - £12.50

Discounts

  • Museums Association
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language audio guide available
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • General audio-guide available
  • Guided tours
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Cafeteria
  • Parking for coaches
  • Refreshments
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
  • Induction loops in exhibition spaces
  • Sign language interpretation available
  • Touch exhibits
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Library with public access
  • Mail order service available
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Additional info

Audio tours are available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Croatian and Mandarin. Audio guides are not available during The Championships.
Behind-the-scenes tours are available for groups in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Indonesian, Malay, Hungarian, Russian, Flemish and Italian. Sign interpetation is in UK Sign.

Group visits are available for the Museum and Tour by appointment.

Library open to the public by appointment only.

The Museum is open only to tournament ticket holders during The Championships.

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
Museum Building
The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
Church Road
Wimbledon
London
Greater London
SW19 5AE
England

Website

Website / Tour Booking

www.wimbledon.com/museum

E-mail

General Information / Tour Booking

museum@aeltc.com

Telephone

General Information / Tour Bookings

020 8946 6131

Fax

020 8947 8752

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

The collection dates from 1555, and is widely seen as the world's greatest tennis collection open to the public. New items are added each year from the current Champions. There is a large collection of art-deco, and also a huge variety of graphic art which is displayed on rotation in the Gallery.

Collection details

Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Film and Media, Fine Art, Personalities, Photography, Social History, Sport

Key artists and exhibits

  • Tennis history and memorabilia;
  • The original Championship Trophies;
  • Real Tennis, Rackets, and Badminton
  • Lawn Tennis
  • 200 Degree Cinema featuring The Science of Tennis film which uses the same post production techniques as films such as The Matrix
  • 'Game for a Laugh' an exhibition of cartoons and caricatures inspired by tennis.
  • A 'ghost' of John McEnroe which appears in the reconstucted Gentlemen's Dressing Room.
  • 2006 Memorabilia including Roger Federer's jacket, Amelie Mauresmo's dress, and Andre Agassi's kit from his last ever match at Wimbledon (from 13/9/06)
  • Behind-the-Scenes Tour

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
Museum Building
The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
Church Road
Wimbledon
London
Greater London
SW19 5AE
England

Website

Website / Tour Booking

www.wimbledon.com/museum

E-mail

General Information / Tour Booking

museum@aeltc.com

Telephone

General Information / Tour Bookings

020 8946 6131

Fax

020 8947 8752

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

'The Queue Exhibition' at Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum

8 April 2011 — 10 February 2012 *on now

The exhibition will celebrate that most British of institutions The Queue at the Wimbledon Championships. It will contain artefacts collected from those queuing and provide tips for those who might find themselves in it. This is an affectionate look at a slightly eccentric practice.

Suitable for

  • Any age

Where

The Gallery at Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum

Admission

Included in the Museum entrance fee

Kitty McKane's Winged Figure of Victory 1920

Golden Opportunity - Tennis at the Olympic Games

17 February — 31 December 2012

Highlights of inspiring tennis moments from fourteen previous Olympic Games will be featured. There will be an array of fascinating memorabilia on display, including Olympic medals and badges, certificates and diplomas, clothing, programmes, and souvenirs to name but a few. This will be an unmissable opportunity for visitors to view such a unique collection and will be sure to ignite the spirit of the 2012 Games in tennis fans

Suitable for

  • Any age

Where

The Museum Gallery

Admission

Included in the Museum Admission

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
Museum Building
The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
Church Road
Wimbledon
London
Greater London
SW19 5AE
England

Website

Website / Tour Booking

www.wimbledon.com/museum

E-mail

General Information / Tour Booking

museum@aeltc.com

Telephone

General Information / Tour Bookings

020 8946 6131

Fax

020 8947 8752

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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