Museums & Attractions

Cabaret Mechanical Theatre at Kinetica

1 Kinetica
The latest exhibition at this young museum brings back the Cabaret Mechanical Theatre: more than 80 hand-crafted automata that haven't been seen since being removed from Covent Garden in 2000. Workshops on Monday and Tuesday will show how to create a kinetic sculpture from everyday objects.
Kinetica, SP2 Pavilion, Old Spitalfields Market, E1 (020 7392 9674) Liverpool St tube/rail. Open Wed-Sun 11am-6pm.

2 Museum in Docklands
Housed in a vast warehouse, this museum traces the story of the Thames from the arrival of the Romans to the rise of Canary Wharf. See Kids for details of Easter workshops for children.
Museum in Docklands, West India Quay, Hertsmere Rd, E14 (0870 444 3857) Canary Wharf or West India Quay DLR. Open daily 10am-6pm. Feature continues

3 Hunterian Museum
Exhibited in this shiny museum is one of the oldest collections of anatomical, pathological and zoological specimens in the UK – more than 3,500 of them. Exhibits include: the skeleton of the 7' 7" ‘Irish giant’, Charles Byrne; a range of surgical instruments; the tooth of a megatherium (an extinct giant sloth) donated by Charles Darwin; and Winston Churchill’s dentures.
Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2 (020 7869 6560) Holborn tube. Open Tue-Sat 10am-5pm.

4 Bramah Tea & Coffee Museum
Follow the history of hot drinks through China, Ceylon, the Boston Tea Party, the East India Company and Mincing Lane.
Bramah Tea & Coffee Museum, 40 Southwark St, SE1 (020 7403 5650) London Bridge tube/rail. Open daily 10am-6pm.

5 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
Come June and the championships, this museum will only be open to tournament ticket holders, so get a head start on them now. The museum was refurbished last year and now boasts digital displays, a cinema with 3D effects explaining the science of the game and a holograph of John McEnroe roaming the dressing-room. An interactive area gives you the chance to handle racquets, test your reaction skills in simulation games and have your picture taken with the singles trophies.
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, Church Rd, SW19 (020 8946 6131) Southfields tube. Open daily 10.30am-5pm.