Horniman Museum and Gardens

Summary

Horniman Museum and Gardens is a museum^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Horniman Museum and Gardens is located in London Borough of Lewisham^[3].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's instance of is recorded as museum^[5].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's instance of is recorded as independent museum^[6].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's instance of is recorded as museum building^[7].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's architect is recorded as Charles Harrison Townsend^[8].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's founder is recorded as Frederick John Horniman^[9].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens is owned by Department for Culture, Media and Sport^[10].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's architectural style is recorded as Art Nouveau architecture^[11].
• The location of Horniman Museum and Gardens was Forest Hill^[12].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's postal code is recorded as SE23 3PQ^[13].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's Commons category is recorded as Horniman Museum^[14].
• January 1, 1901 marks the founding of Horniman Museum and Gardens^[15].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ3487073101^[16].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.440555555556, 'lon': -0.060833333333333}^[17].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's official website is recorded as https://www.horniman.ac.uk/^[18].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet^[19].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's described by source is recorded as Open GLAM Survey^[20].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed building^[21].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's date of official opening is recorded as January 1, 1901^[22].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'amount': '+1276443'}^[23].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '100 London Road, Forest Hill, London SE23 3PQ'}^[24].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of Horniman Museum^[25].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's associated electoral district is recorded as Lewisham West and East Dulwich^[26].
• Horniman Museum and Gardens's historic county is recorded as Surrey^[27].

Body

Founding

Horniman Museum and Gardens's founder is recorded as Frederick John Horniman^[9]. January 1, 1901 marks the founding of it^[15].

Ownership

Horniman Museum and Gardens is owned by Department for Culture, Media and Sport^[10].

Why It Matters

Horniman Museum and Gardens ranks in the top 2% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]