Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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The Petrie Museum, located within University College London, is one of the largest and most fascinating collections of Egyptian archaeology anywhere in the world. There are over 80,000 artefacts showing the development of Egyptian culture, technology and daily life from prehistoric to Roman times. The collection includes the world's earliest surviving garment, a dress of around 2800BC. You'll find the museum which is open to the public on the first floor of the DMS Watson library.Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology images
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17-18 Upper Woburn Place, WC1H0HT | 4 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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130 Tottenham Court Road, W1T | 5 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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21 Gower Street, WC1E | 7 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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Alternative Museums nearest Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
London > Attractions > Museums
96 Euston Road, London, King's Cross, London NW1 | 11 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
With over 150 million items, a copy of every publication produced in the UK and Ireland, artwork by artists such as Antony Gormley and Eduardo ...More
London > Attractions > Museums
Great Russell Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 12 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
If you wanted to thoroughly explore the British Museum, it would take months, if not years. Over seven millions objects from all over the world are ...More
London > Attractions > Museums
40 Brunswick Square, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 12 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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London > Attractions > Art Galleries
183 Euston Road, London, Bloomsbury, London NW1 | 2 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
A major cultural venue costing £30 million, the Wellcome Collection combines three galleries: 'Medicine Man', 'Medicine Now' and 'special exhibitions'. In addition you'll find the famous ...More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Euston Road, London, Bloomsbury, London NW1 | 5 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Completed in 1822, St Pancras Church was the most expensive church to be constructed since St Paul's was rebuilt after the Great Fire. This Greek Revival ...More
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
1 Scala Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 7 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Crammed inside two townhouses (one 18th, the other 19th century) on a pretty sidestreet you'll find this historic haven for toys of all kinds. Named after ...More
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British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1B | 12 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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The Den and Centro, 18a West Central Street, WC1A | 15 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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London > Entertainment > Theatres
15 Gordon Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 1 minute from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Owned and part-funded by University College London, the Bloomsbury was completed in 1968 on the site of a bomb-damaged church. The years have not been kind ...More
London > Entertainment > Live Music
74 Charlotte Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 8 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
With live performances every night of the week set over three floors in an attractive Charlotte Street venue, welcome to the Ronnie Scott's of the Blues ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
15-16 Triton Street, Regents Place, London, Fitzrovia, London NW1 | 10 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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Shopping near Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
London > Shopping > Books
82 Gower Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 4 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Waterstone's, one of the largest high street booksellers in the UK, is a relativenewcomer on the block. It first opened in Old Brompton Road, London, in1982 ...More
London > Shopping > House and Garden
196 Tottenham Court Road, London, Bloomsbury, London W1T | 6 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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London > Shopping > Specialists
70 Marchmont Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 8 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
The School of Life offers so much more than your average shopping experience. In fact, it doesn't do it justice to label it a mere shop ...More
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London > Restaurants > Italian restaurants
116 Tottenham Court Road, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 4 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Amaretto is a two-level family-owned Italian pizzeria set in the heart of the West End. The simple but warm Tuscan décor of this establishment projects an ...More
London > Restaurants > Italian restaurants
48 Grafton Way, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 5 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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London > Restaurants > British restaurants
Radison Blu Edwardian Grafton Hotel, 130 Tottenham Court Road , Fitzrovia, W1T | 5 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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Education near Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
UCL University, Gower Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | At Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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London > Education > Universities and Colleges
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 6 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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London > Education > Evening Classes
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 6 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Evening classes in dozens of European and African languages. SOAS is among the best schools for the studies of foreign cultures and languages in the world. ...More
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London > Leisure > Activities
U of L Pool, Malet Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 4 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Fitzroy Square, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 6 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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London > Leisure > Activities
Victoria House, Bloomsbury Place, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 14 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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London > Restaurants > Gastropub
30 - 32 Albany Street, London, Regent's Park, London NW1 | 11 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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London > Restaurants > Gastropub
26 Foley Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 11 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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Nightlife near Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
London > Nightlife > Bars
37 Charlotte Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 10 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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London > Nightlife > Bars
1 Percy Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 11 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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London > Nightlife > Bars
28 Rathbone Place, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 11 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Prohibition-era themed basement bar in Fitzrovia, with a good line in retro comedy. The joke is that it's a bar dodging the law by masquerading as ...More
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London > Business > Venue Hire
Tavistock Square, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 6 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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British Library, 96 Euston Road, Euston, London, King's Cross, London NW1 | 11 minutes from Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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