Charles Dickens Museum
The Charles Dickens Museum
48 Doughty Street
London
Greater London
WC1N 2LX
England
Website
Telephone
020 7405 2127
Fax
020 7831 5175
The only surviving London home of Charles Dickens. Here, between 1837 and 1839, Dickens completed famous works such as The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby. The museum, set in an early Georgian house, was first opened in 1925 by the Dickens Fellowship, who still use it as their headquarters today. The Museum also has a garden cafe / tea room serving a range of sweet treats and savoury lunches.
Venue Type:
Museum
The Charles Dickens Museum
48 Doughty Street
London
Greater London
WC1N 2LX
England
Website
Telephone
020 7405 2127
Fax
020 7831 5175
The collection ranges from paintings by well-known Victorian artists such as Maclise and Frith to manuscripts, personal items, memorabilia and reconstructed rooms.
Collection details
Archives, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Literature, Personalities
Key artists and exhibits
- Perhaps the most well-known exhibit is the portrait of Dickens by R.W. Buss (an original illustrator of Pickwick) 'Dickens's Dream' showing the author in his study at Gads Hill Place surrounded by creatures of his imagination.
Collections services
- General guide to collections available
- Object identification and/or written enquiry service
- Public access available to collections information
- Specialist publications on collections available
- Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
The Charles Dickens Museum
48 Doughty Street
London
Greater London
WC1N 2LX
England
Website
Telephone
020 7405 2127
Fax
020 7831 5175
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