London cartoon museum reviews

I could n't find anything by Bill Tidy one of my favourites and funniest cartoonists or by Larry. The comic art is not to my liking really, but I'm sure will bring in loads of younger visitors. They have a big exhibition of it there now. The front area, the entrance is crowded with goodies to buy which was not to my personal liking but then they do have to fund this place themselves.

I hope someone with money gives them enough to fund a bigger brighter lighter space for them to be able to show all this work off to greater advantage. It would help if it was all painted white, but perhaps it was and they were saving on the electic. Great place to visit, even so. Thank you for your review and I'm glad you thought it was well worth a visit. Let me address some of the points you raise.

Lighting: All the works are on paper, many in watercolour this makes them light sensitive. We have to control the lighting to protect the works from fading and this is often a stipulation of the lenders. Even if we had a bigger space we would have to do this. This is also one of the reasons we change the displays regularly. Another reason is that it gives us the opportunity to show works by different people.

So for example in our Punch exhibition earlier this year, we had works by Bill Tidy on display and also by Larry. Yes, we do try to show as many works as possible and because of our limited space they are rather closely hung.

The walls are painted white upstairs but many of our visitors enjoy the warm feel created by the coloured walls downstairs. Yes, we too hope we can find a larger premises to show more great cartoon and comic artwork. We hope you will return for another visit.

Main exhibits are really interesting and very informative, but the AD 40th anniversary exhibition was my reason for the visit. It was excellent lots of original art work some real classic scenes, including the letter about almost being sued in the 70's. The cartoon museum is a little gem, conveniently located just behind the British Museum. Because it does run on public funds which is truly a shame considering that it is about British cartoons and comics that have influenced culture and pop-culture world-wide the exhibition is small but nevertheless fascinating and prepared with knowledge and passion.

The exhibition is showing a wide range of British cartoons and thus has something for everyone The quality of the exhibits is first class, the presentation is definitely acceptable and one hopes that they will be able to keep going for years!

Thank you for your kind review Thomas. Yes we definitely hope to expand as more space and resources become available. There are permanent exhibitions on the history of cartoons in Britain, with the political ones from the Victorian era being of particular interest, and some great travelling exhibitions too.

I have seem two here, on Japanese manga and the history of political cartoons, both of which were very interesting. Run without any public funds support, enthusiasts and they are chirpy happy people operate this small museum.

By far the best bit is the historical bit with excellent write ups on Hogarth onwards, and it was well presented and very interesting. It may just be a personal interest thing but the rest is just not my taste. Nice people. Thank you very much for your review and we're delighted that your enjoyed the historic gallery.

The museum is not far away from the British Museum and worth a short visit. It houses a collection dating from the 18th century to the present day. There are also politically minded works, including some selected by celebrities and members of the public, as well as a collection of work by young artists.

There is a nice shop where we bought a few small gifts. Another enjoyable visit to the Cartoon Museum. If you like cartoons, comics, caricatures and animation, this is an interesting place to have a wander round. We had visited last year after having been to the British Museum and thought we would do the same this year. The British Museum is only a short distance away. My favourite is the comics gallery, there are so many characters I remember from my childhood.

This is a great museum that everyone should visit. There was fantastic art up on the walls. Its a great space that shows the work very well. As part of our family day out in London during the half term we decided to visit The Cartoon Museum, now i'll hold my hands up and say that I've been a long standing fan of the comic ad featuring Judge Dredd right from the very start and this was the primary reason for our visit!

The amount of original ad comic artwork on display is mind blowing. You are allowed to take pictures of the displays, but not individual pieces. I'd say all in all we spent just over an hour in there being transported back in time, and very enjoyable it was too. The ad display is on until 23 April and i'd strongly recommend you see it!

Paula Griffin London, UK contributions. A treasure trove of the art of the British cartoon. The choice is magnificent too, sharp political satire mixed with ribald humour and a few that might raise the hackles today but were very much of their time.. An added bonus is that this is free as part of the National Art Pass! It s some kind of exhibition of drawings,too small to have a good idea about them and not interesting for most of the people,in rooms. No history of cartoons,no cartoons,no nothing.

Dissapointed,I love cartoons. More than this,the toilet is one of the most stinking place I have seen in London. There are so many interesting place to visit in London,don t waste your time and money with this. Much more attractive is the Fossil Shop from outside and you can visit for free.

Fudge31 Redditch, UK 35 contributions. Surprising place, at first it seems like a shop but go through the back into the past. There are cartoon on the wall from various papers, and caricatures. From Dandy and Beano, Fred Bassett, Rupert the bear, to those your saw in magazines the dentist waiting room.

There were older ones that my parents would have followed. They had piles of comic for people to sit and read. They had a room for children to go and create their own cartoons. I was told I could put my things in a locker while I looked round at no extra cost.

It took me over an hour to look around and I could have spent more. TeamWard Nottingham, UK 4, contributions. Stunning little gem of a Museum. Main exhibits are really interesting and very informative, but the AD 40th anniversary exhibition was my reason for the visit. It was excellent lots of original art work some real classic scenes, including the letter about almost being sued in the 70's. John P Beckenham 14 contributions.

Only a five minutes walk away southwards after the arduousness of a half day feast of world treasures at the BM, you can enjoy, in less than an hour's visit, the humour of Britain.

I believe there are only four cartoon museums in the world so don't miss the opportunity! Unlike the BM the children can wander around this small museum, doing their own things, with no danger of losing them.

The kids will also actually listen and maybe, for once, even enjoy your comments and explanations. The museum organizes temporary exhibitions with more than pieces from the collection of over 1, original cartoons and prints. More opening hours. More admission. Center on my location Directions Re-center map Enlarge map. We don't have any current exhibition data of Cartoon Museum. All exhibitions. This rating is based on the rating of this museum on several other platforms. Your review helps other people learn about great and less great museums.

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