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General enquiries

Horniman Museum and Gardens

100 London Road
Forest Hill
London
SE23 3PQ

Our phone lines are currently down – please email or use the form to contact us.
enquiry@horniman.ac.uk

Please read the information below before getting in touch. If you have an urgent member request, please contact members@horniman.ac.uk directly.

If there is something you think we could do better or you have a complaint, please tell us more: comments@horniman.ac.uk

Enquiry form

Enquiry form for venue hire at the Horniman

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Proposing an exhibition, event or performance to the Horniman

We are no longer accepting proposals for exhibitions, events or performances.

Any open calls for performers, stalls or artists will be promoted through our social channels. Please follow the Horniman on LinkedIn to keep up to date.

Valuation and verification requests

Please note – the Horniman is unable to respond to requests for valuations. We will also only respond to inquiries for object verifications for which we hold the archives.

Find out more about our archive collections.

Donating an object

If you are interested in donating an object to the Horniman, please contact us first. All new acquisitions must align with our Collections Policy.

Our Collections Policy is focused on the areas we are collecting in, reflecting the Horniman’s aims, so we are not able to guarantee that your donation would be accepted. Our staff will be able to advise you, following a discussion about the object, on whether it could be donated to us.

Please read our Collections Policy, and in particular the sections:

  • about acquisition; and
  • the collecting priorities for each of our collections in the appendix

before making an enquiry about donating an object.

Once you have read through the Policy, please contact us through the form or email address above.