One short newspaper report about the number of visitors to the Horniman Museum during the previous year (unknown year). According to Mr. Quick, the museum’s curator, the attendance for the previous year was 36,794, meaning an average of 328 visitors during an open day. The attendance during the four Bank Holidays was significantly higher: 6,531 with an average of 1,306 visitors per day.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
