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Museum of Brands

A nostalgic walk through two centuries of consumer culture, from Victorian packaging to the digital age, laid out as a Time Tunnel in Notting Hill.

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Museum of Brands, museum in London
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Did you know

Robert Opie's collection was first shown at Gloucester Docks in 1984 as the Museum of Advertising and Packaging, and now holds over 12,000 items.

Local tip

It is open Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 11am to 5pm, but it closes on the Sunday and Monday of Notting Hill Carnival weekend, so avoid the late-August bank holiday.

Finding it

Address
111-117 Lancaster Road, Notting Hill, London W11 1QT
Nearest station
Ladbroke Grove (Tube), 167 m away

Details change, so check with the place before you set off.

More places nearby

  • Portobello Road MarketMarket · 400 m awayA long street market in Notting Hill running through antiques, fruit and vegetable stalls, vintage clothing, and street food along its mile-long stretch.
  • Electric Cinema PortobelloCulture · 450 m awayAn Edwardian cinema on Portobello Road, opened in 1910 as one of Britain's first purpose-built picture houses, still showing films with a fully licensed bar.
  • Lisboa PatisserieCafe · 750 m awayA small Portuguese cafe and bakery on Golborne Road, in the area's Portuguese enclave, best known for its pasteis de nata and Portuguese coffees such as bica and galao.
  • Angie's FreehouseNightlife · 1.0 km awayA small, traditional Brewer's Tudor-style Irish backstreet pub near Maida Vale that Time Out says pours some of the best Guinness in London, with darts, sport on TV and a mixed local crowd.

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