Tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, set up by Thomas Coram in 1739 as Britain's first home for children at risk of abandonment. William Hogarth and George Frideric Handel were both central to its history, and the museum also holds the Gerald Coke Handel Collection.
- Address
- 40 Brunswick Square, London
- Hours
- not verified
- Best time to go
- Afternoon · About 1.5 h
- Price
- Price not verified
- Price level
- ££
- Free entry
- Also free for: 21 and under free; carers of disabled visitors free
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Do not miss the Foundling Hospital tokens: coins, buttons and poems left by mothers so they could later reclaim their child
- The building reuses Rococo interiors from the original hospital