Listening: A Tour of London Tower Bridge, London (Copyright: Getty) When you visit a city for the first time, a good way to explore it is to go on an organised sightseeing tour. The tour will give you an overview of what there is to see and also provide you with some historical background. This tour will take you around London by bus. Activity Check how well you know London. a Madame Tussaud’s is a famous wax museum. b Bond Street is where the detective, Sherlock Holmes, once lived. c Marble Arch is a gate which was built in 1827. d Hyde Park used to be the royal hunting grounds. e Buckingham Palace is the London home of the Queen. f Piccadilly Circus is the largest circus in the world. g Fleet Street once housed the national newspapers. h St Paul’s Cathedral is a small but beautiful church. i The Tower of London is more than 900 years old. j The Globe is the world’s oldest restaurant.
What's On The BME hosts several temporary exhibitions per year in addition to the permanent collection. From never-before-seen images of the Rolling Stones, to an exclusive peek into the world of Rihanna our exhibitions offer access to some of the best photography and memorabilia of iconic artists, past and present. They even do a bit for charity... Public Programmes The Museum has an active Public Programmes component that brings together industry insiders and musicians with museum attendees and members through regularly scheduled exhibit openings, masterclasses, clinics and gigs. You can also check out some of our past events Families We run family activities every school holiday. Education We run a hugely successful series of educational workshops suitable for school children aged primary to 16+. Find out more Keep checking the website for announcements.
Active London Promoting welcoming spaces, more accessible places and greater involvement in them There are three core strands to our work: London has a long tradition of provision of access to natural green space. The Thames Path National Trail runs from the capital’s western boundary to the Thames Barrier at Greenwich. The network of publicly accessible green spaces includes a suite of internationally famous parks and gardens, hundreds of local parks, 140 Local Nature Reserves covering over 2,500 ha, 15 country parks, 80 km of canals and over 100 community gardens. Green space makes up 60% of the area of the London region, which is the wealthiest region in the United Kingdom in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. 26% of London’s neighbourhoods are amongst the top 20% most deprived communities in the country45% of children in inner London live in poverty1 in 10 Londoners live in social housing. Children and young people represent 24% of London’s population.