Cartoon Museum in London- A Wonder Visit

The Cartoon Museum exhibits the very finest examples of British cartoons, caricature, and comic art from the 18th century to the present day. There is also a shop, an archive and a reference library.

On 23rd February 2006 London's first cartoon museum opened to the public. Situated at 35 Little Russell Street, a stone's throw from The British Museum, The Cartoon Museum exhibits the very finest examples of British cartoons, caricature, and comic art from the 18th century to the present day.

In February 1940 the Ministry of Information launched a series of posters called Careless Talk Costs Lives as part of its ‘nation-wide anti-gossip campaign’. From the beginning, the witty and colourful posters by Kenneth Bird, ‘Fougasse’ (1887-1965) which showed Hitler and Goering eavesdropping in the most unlikely places attracted special attention, and cheered people up throughout the dark days of the Blitz becoming some of the most memorable images of the Second World War.
During the Second World War, in addition to the Careless Talk posters, Fougasse designed, free of charge, hundreds of posters, leaflets and booklets for nearly every government ministry. All were distinctively framed by his trademark bold red border and used humour in an eye-catching way to get the message across to the public. His war-time work earned him a CBE in 1946.
Few important features of the Cartoon Museum:-

• Classic works by Gillray including The Plum Pudding and, John Bull - taking a luncheon, and The Zenith of French Glory.
• Great joke cartoons by Larry, Kipper Williams, Tony Husband, Nick Newman and many more.
• The 3000 books in The Heneage Library, will be available, by appointment, for browsing and research as well as a dedicated comics library upstairs.
• Colour mural painted by top cartoonists including Steve Bell, Dave Brown, Martin Rowson, Peter Brookes, Chris Riddell, MAC and Hunt Emerson.

Opening Hours of the Cartoon Museum is as on Tuesday-Saturday, 10.30-17.30. Entry tickets charges are for adults is £5.50 also considering discounts as £4, and for Students £3 and Children U18 Art Fund Free. You can buy “London Pass” and visit 71 Attractions in London instead of buying tickets at each attraction. It can save your time and energy.