The Charles Dickens Museum

24/02/2025

Today's Lunchtime Live is one of the most iconic lines which Dickens ever wrote.... not that we're biased! ☺

https://youtube.com/live/CI_k0aCUlNY

17/02/2025

Head over to our Youtube channel to see todays Lunchtime Live, featuring 'A Tale of Two Cities.' ☺

07/02/2025

To celebrate the birthday of Charles Dickens, we've released a bonus podcast episode!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KMHULfB2WglqYN7hK0iBu?si=0c56ad287e9248eb

We're taking you on a tour of Dickens's home... enjoy! 😊

05/02/2025

“Dickens in Doughty Street: 100 Years of the Charles Dickens Museum” officially opens today!🎉

100 objects illuminate the life and works of Charles Dickens and the Museum’s role in preserving his legacy. Come and see Dickens’s original manuscripts, letters to friends and family and rare first editions of his most famous works. You’ll encounter Dickens the man as well as Dickens the writer, his personal style, interests and passions.

Buy your tickets now and step into Dickens’s last surviving London home to discover more about one of the world’s first international celebrities!🤩

03/02/2025

Have you been tuning in to our Lunchtime Lives?

Every Monday at midday, join us digitally for your weekly dose of Dickens. ☺

20/01/2025

2025 is a very special year for us, as it marks 100 years since we opened our doors to share Charles Dickens’s legacy with the world.

For our centenary year, we are delighted to invite you to our special exhibition, Dickens in Doughty Street: 100 Years of the Charles Dickens Museum, which brings together the highlights of our extraordinary collection, from some of the first objects to enter the Museum, to our most recent acquisitions.

Illuminating the life and work of Charles Dickens and the Museum’s role in preserving his legacy, you’ll be able to see Dickens’s original manuscripts, letters to friends and family and rare first editions of his most famous works. But you’ll also encounter Dickens the man as well as Dickens the writer, his personal style, interests and passions. From his hairbrush, walking stick and only surviving suit, to portraits and photographs made during his lifetime.

‘Dickens in Doughty Street’ opens on the 5th February 2025 and will run until the 29th June 2025. Book your tickets now!

We would like to thank our generous exhibition sponsors, Hallet Independent Art & Heritage Insurance, and donors The Murray Family and the City Pickwick Club.

13/01/2025

The second Lunchtime Live was launched today, and its a biggie!

Remember to come join us on our Youtube channel, every Monday at 12pm!

www.youtube.com/

06/01/2025

Our first lunchtime live is now up!

We'll be bringing you Dickensian readings every Monday at 12 noon.

Come and join us on our Youtube channel, or better yet - subscribe and you won't miss a thing!

https://youtube.com/live/mYz2kqKdw_4

03/01/2025

Our lift is getting a refurbishment through January, to make sure it is 'ship shape' for 2025. Unfortunately this means it will be unavailable for use for the remainder of January.

If you would like to visit us and you have need of a lift, please book your ticks for February onwards, as we'd love to welcome you!

02/01/2025

What a way to chase away the the January blues! 😊

Join us on this literary adventure by subscribing to our Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/

21/12/2024

Have you been to visit us yet?

The Charles Dickens Museum is beautifully decked out for the season, and since we know that you'll be wanting to visit us, we'll be open on Monday 23rd December from 10am till 6pm, with last entry at 5pm.

Come and visit us, and soak up the glorious Christmas atmosphere!

17/12/2024

Christmas is just around the corner and for this festive countdown we will be open every single day until Christmas!🫡

We know how much you love a Dickensian Christmas (all our Christmas events and performances are already sold out 😳), so we’ve extended our opening days to make sure everyone gets a chance to visit Charles Dickens’s festive home.

The Museum is open for general admission every day from the 17th December, through to the 23rd December. After Christmas, we’ll be back open on Friday, 27th December until New Year’s Eve!

But hurry, Christmas decorations are only up until the 5th January, and you won’t want to miss them 🎄

29/11/2024

It's the most wonderful time of the year... 🎄

And if you're looking for a wonderful way to get into the festive spirit, why not book a private event at the Charles Dickens Museum?

Office parties, guided tours and drinks receptions, we have loads of different ways to experience a Dickensian Christmas!

29/11/2024

If you want to get your family in the festive mood, why not come along to our 'Christmas Animal Tales' event, Sunday 8th December.

Perfectly suited to children ages 5+ this wonderful interactive story-telling experience will help get imaginations flowing as you visit the historic home of Charles Dickens.

Head to our website for more information.

https://dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-events/animal-tales-stories-from-the-ravens-beak

22/11/2024

Important Update:

Our lift is currently out of operation, and will likely remain so throughout the weekend. If you have tickets to our museum and you require use of the lift, please get in touch to re-arrange your visit.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

28/10/2024

Did you know that we sell our own house gin at the Charles Dickens Museum? Named, of course, after the gin-sozzled nurse from Martin Chuzzlewit, Mrs. Gamp!🥂

These are available in the museum shop, just in time for our next Gin, S*x & O***m tour tonight! And if you miss this one, fret not, we’ve got one last day of tours on the 6th November – but be sure to book soon.

P.S. The first 12 large bottles of gin are signed by Mariam Margolyes herself! So run, don’t walk to 48 Doughty Street🤫

24/10/2024

Have you visited the Charles Dickens Museum recently?

We have a few surprises in our collection... 😋

Tom is part of the permanent exhibit🙌