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The Cartoon Museum celebrates British cartoon and comic art from the 18th century to the present day. If you love cartoons and comics, then this is the place to come. There is always a temporary exhibition - in 2015 this includes a look at the cartoons and comics produced during World War II, 'Alice in Cartoonland' (a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll's great Alice in Wonderland), and 'Gillra...
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35 Little Russell Street
London
London
WC1A 2HH
020 7580 8155
The Cartoon Museum celebrates British cartoon and comic art from the 18th century to the present day. If you love cartoons and comics, then this is the place to come.
There is always a temporary exhibition - in 2015 this includes a look at the cartoons and comics produced during World War II, 'Alice in Cartoonland' (a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll's great Alice in Wonderland), and 'Gillray's Ghost' looking at James Gillray's legacy and influence.
There is also a gallery which traces foundations of modern British political and social cartooning including works by Hogarth - whose social satires are regarded by many as the foundation of the British cartoon tradition, James Gillray and Thomas Rowlandson. The permanent collection also includes works by a number of fine Victorian cartoonists including John Leech, George Cruikshank, George Du Maurier and John Tenniel. William Heath Robinson - whose name is synonymous with outlandish and hilarious contraptions - hangs with his contemporary, H.M. Bateman, two of the most successful cartoonists of the first half of the 20th century. Also featured in the permanent collection are Pont, Gerald Scarfe, Ronald Searle, Giles, Martin Rowson, Steve Bell and a host of favourites from newspapers and magazines. There are also small rooms of joke cartoons and animation.
Our upstairs gallery displays original artwork by some of the founding fathers of British comics, such as David Law (Dennis the Menace, Beryl the Peril), Leo Baxendale (Bash St. Kids, Minnie the Minx), and Frank Hampson (Dan Dare), alongside work by Posy Simmonds, Sarah MacIntyre, Nick Abadzis, and the final page of Alan Moore & David Lloyd’s seminal V for Vendetta. From the US, there are originals by Garry Trudeau and Charles Schulz.
The museum is not specifically aimed at children but there is a cartoon trail and everyone can create their own cartoon or comic in the Young Artists' Gallery