Foundling Museum

A quiet museum tracing Handel and London’s foundling history

Hours: Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–5pm
Tickets: Adult £14.50; £13.50 online
Address: 40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ

This museum tells the story of the eighteenth-century Foundling Hospital through art, admission tokens and historic rooms. Its Handel gallery includes material connected with his support for the hospital and Messiah. It makes a calm counterpoint to Bloomsbury’s larger museums.