London’s Charles Dickens House
©The Charles Dickens Museum 2011
NOTE: The museum is closed for refurbishment from 10th April until December 2012
It is the best of times at the Charles Dickens Museum in London.
The museum at 48 Doughty Street, London, first opened in 1925, is a memorial to a man who committed himself to not only his literature, but also charity. Dickens was much loved in London for his benevolence.
Some of the greatest treasures in the museum include permanent exhibits about Dickens’ life, including portraits of children, photos of the Dickens family and the Coalbeater’s Arm, the original sign mentioned by Dickens in his ©The Charles Dickens Museum 2011
The room that was the parlor of Dickens’ home is now a museum store, filled with Dickens memorabilia, books and gifts with a Victorian era theme.
The virtual tour is apparently no longer available. I have been throught the entire website and all links no longer offer it. This is a huge disappointment to me because, as an educator in America, I can’t just pop over to the museum for a field trip with my students. This will impact our instruction on the works of Dickens, which is a shame.