A hundred years ago today, Giant Staaken R plane R39 wreaked havoc in Brentford, dropping bombs on Whitestile Road and the Kew Bridge Waterworks – now the London Museum of Water & Steam. Here’s the story of that extraordinary night….
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Kids in Museums Grant
by Gemma Eglinton, Learning Coordinator We’re thrilled to have won a £250 grant from the London Museums Development’s Family Friendly programme, helping us to embed the Kids in Museums Manifesto. I attended the first annual Family Friendly Briefing…
Notes From the Director- Museum Resilient Leadership
What can we learn from Denmark’s museums? At the start of the summer I spent 5 days in Copenhagen as part of my year long leadership course, Museum Resilient Leadership. Funded by the Arts Council, the visit gave me…
Notes from the Director – Museum Resilient Leadership
At the start of 2019 I decided to apply for a Leadership course funded by the Arts Council England. Museum Resilient Leadership (MRL) has been now running since 2015, and each year 15 people are selected from across England to…
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Green Dragon Lane
Brentford
London TW8 0EN
Tel: 020 8568 4757
Email: museum@waterandsteam.org.uk
Opening Hours
The Museum is open daily on bank holidays, and London Borough of Hounslow school holidays.
Monday
Closed*
Tuesday
Closed*
Wednesday
10am - 4pm
Thursday
10am - 4pm
Friday
10am - 4pm
Saturday
10am - 4pm
Sunday
10am - 4pm
* Except for pre-booked school and group parties