Horniman Museum

Short newspaper advert mentioning the Horniman Museum as one of the minor exhibitions that can be added to other perennial attractions, such as British, the South Kensington, or the Natural History Museum. The Horniman Museum is situated a few minutes’ walk of Forest Hill and Lordship Lane stations, and contains some varied and interesting natural history and art collections.

Collection Information

These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.

The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.

If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk