Current exhibitions
Puzzled?
7 June- 14 September 2008
Young and old, we all enjoy a challenge. Puzzled? shows some of the ways in which we seek to bemuse ourselves for fun: link puzzles, magic tricks, word games, sudoku, jigsaws, Rubik’s cubes, and many more. The exhibition includes puzzles for you to try. Puzzled? features, too, a brief history of mazes as a background to the one recently laid-out in the Museum garden- the only maze open to the public in Barnet borough.
‘The Moving Toyshop’ - 20th Century toys and games
From June onwards, our continuing exhibition of playthings from the past will display new selections from two extensive private collections, with hundreds of toys and games to see, and lots of toys for the very young to play with.
Archaeological dig
Students from St Mary’s and St James’s schools in Barnet borough will be given an experience of practical archaeology by excavating in the Museum garden from 7 to 11 July. The dig will be supervised jointly by University College London’s Institute of Archaeology and Hendon and District Archaeological Society, whose experts will be happy to discuss the work in progress with visitors. Come along and see what they may find.
Museum shop
The shop sells a wide range of inexpensive toys and gifts.
Opening times and getting there
