Bow Street Museum
@bowstreetmuseum.bsky.social
Join us in the cells to explore the important and fascinating tales of Bow Street, and its unique links with police history. Tickets via our website.
There's lots of festive fun this December and January at Bow Street Museum of Crime and Justice! Visit our website to discover more
https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk
https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
There's lots of festive fun this December and January at Bow Street Museum of Crime and Justice! Visit our website to discover more
https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk
https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk
Looking for that perfect Christmas gift? We have a perfect selection of goodies for the history lover in your life!
Shop all of our Christmas range in person until the 14th December.
Shop all of our Christmas range in person until the 14th December.
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Looking for that perfect Christmas gift? We have a perfect selection of goodies for the history lover in your life!
Shop all of our Christmas range in person until the 14th December.
Shop all of our Christmas range in person until the 14th December.
❄️Seasons Greetings! ❄️
During the festive season, our opening hours will be changing. The Museum will reopen on Saturday 27th December in line with our usual opening hours - 11:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00).
Tickets are available to book now: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/tickets
During the festive season, our opening hours will be changing. The Museum will reopen on Saturday 27th December in line with our usual opening hours - 11:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00).
Tickets are available to book now: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/tickets
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
❄️Seasons Greetings! ❄️
During the festive season, our opening hours will be changing. The Museum will reopen on Saturday 27th December in line with our usual opening hours - 11:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00).
Tickets are available to book now: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/tickets
During the festive season, our opening hours will be changing. The Museum will reopen on Saturday 27th December in line with our usual opening hours - 11:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00).
Tickets are available to book now: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/tickets
#museum30 - why museums?
There are many reasons, but not enough character to list them all! For us, it's about connecting with our community, sharing those untold stories, fueling new discoveries, and being a space for everyone.
There are many reasons, but not enough character to list them all! For us, it's about connecting with our community, sharing those untold stories, fueling new discoveries, and being a space for everyone.
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#museum30 - why museums?
There are many reasons, but not enough character to list them all! For us, it's about connecting with our community, sharing those untold stories, fueling new discoveries, and being a space for everyone.
There are many reasons, but not enough character to list them all! For us, it's about connecting with our community, sharing those untold stories, fueling new discoveries, and being a space for everyone.
On this day, 125 years ago, Oscar Wilde died in Paris. living there in exile after his imprisonment on the charge of gross indecency.
In newly released A Very Victorian Scandal: The Trials of Oscar Wilde, Dr Anthony Delaney traces the extraordinary trajectory of Oscar Wilde.
In newly released A Very Victorian Scandal: The Trials of Oscar Wilde, Dr Anthony Delaney traces the extraordinary trajectory of Oscar Wilde.
November 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
On this day, 125 years ago, Oscar Wilde died in Paris. living there in exile after his imprisonment on the charge of gross indecency.
In newly released A Very Victorian Scandal: The Trials of Oscar Wilde, Dr Anthony Delaney traces the extraordinary trajectory of Oscar Wilde.
In newly released A Very Victorian Scandal: The Trials of Oscar Wilde, Dr Anthony Delaney traces the extraordinary trajectory of Oscar Wilde.
#museum30 - Mural
Here's some behind the scenes photos of our graphics team installing one of the many wallpaper murals in our main exhibition space. Get up close next time you visit to see all the details
Here's some behind the scenes photos of our graphics team installing one of the many wallpaper murals in our main exhibition space. Get up close next time you visit to see all the details
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#museum30 - Mural
Here's some behind the scenes photos of our graphics team installing one of the many wallpaper murals in our main exhibition space. Get up close next time you visit to see all the details
Here's some behind the scenes photos of our graphics team installing one of the many wallpaper murals in our main exhibition space. Get up close next time you visit to see all the details
Our pre-loved book shop is back!
We’ve got all these titles and more, ranging from £1 to £3 for @LoveMuseumShops
Visit us this weekend Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th to shop all our Museum Shop Sunday offers
https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.org.uk/whatson/museum-shop-sunday/
We’ve got all these titles and more, ranging from £1 to £3 for @LoveMuseumShops
Visit us this weekend Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th to shop all our Museum Shop Sunday offers
https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.org.uk/whatson/museum-shop-sunday/
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Our pre-loved book shop is back!
We’ve got all these titles and more, ranging from £1 to £3 for @LoveMuseumShops
Visit us this weekend Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th to shop all our Museum Shop Sunday offers
https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.org.uk/whatson/museum-shop-sunday/
We’ve got all these titles and more, ranging from £1 to £3 for @LoveMuseumShops
Visit us this weekend Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th to shop all our Museum Shop Sunday offers
https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.org.uk/whatson/museum-shop-sunday/
#museum30 - Animal
A team favourite - the runaway Shetland pony!
Escaped from the Royal Opera house, this four-legged fiend was escorted back to Bow Street Police Station after trying to make a run for it.
A team favourite - the runaway Shetland pony!
Escaped from the Royal Opera house, this four-legged fiend was escorted back to Bow Street Police Station after trying to make a run for it.
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#museum30 - Animal
A team favourite - the runaway Shetland pony!
Escaped from the Royal Opera house, this four-legged fiend was escorted back to Bow Street Police Station after trying to make a run for it.
A team favourite - the runaway Shetland pony!
Escaped from the Royal Opera house, this four-legged fiend was escorted back to Bow Street Police Station after trying to make a run for it.
#Museum30 - walk
Don't let the cold weather stop you from discovering all Covent Garden has to offer on our walking tours! It's your last chance for a while; our tours will take a break & start up again in February 2026.
https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/category/34981?navItem=1047013
Don't let the cold weather stop you from discovering all Covent Garden has to offer on our walking tours! It's your last chance for a while; our tours will take a break & start up again in February 2026.
https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/category/34981?navItem=1047013
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#Museum30 - walk
Don't let the cold weather stop you from discovering all Covent Garden has to offer on our walking tours! It's your last chance for a while; our tours will take a break & start up again in February 2026.
https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/category/34981?navItem=1047013
Don't let the cold weather stop you from discovering all Covent Garden has to offer on our walking tours! It's your last chance for a while; our tours will take a break & start up again in February 2026.
https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/category/34981?navItem=1047013
#museum30 - Diary
Officers would carry lots of paper documents when patrolling the areas around Bow Street. Their record of work was abit like a diary, noting down where they had been, who they spoke to and anything suspicious to follow up later.
Officers would carry lots of paper documents when patrolling the areas around Bow Street. Their record of work was abit like a diary, noting down where they had been, who they spoke to and anything suspicious to follow up later.
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#museum30 - Diary
Officers would carry lots of paper documents when patrolling the areas around Bow Street. Their record of work was abit like a diary, noting down where they had been, who they spoke to and anything suspicious to follow up later.
Officers would carry lots of paper documents when patrolling the areas around Bow Street. Their record of work was abit like a diary, noting down where they had been, who they spoke to and anything suspicious to follow up later.
Our website is experiencing difficulties due to the Cloudflare outage.
Tickets can still be bought here: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk
Or email our team with any urgent enquiries: [email protected]
Hopefully it will be back up soon
Tickets can still be bought here: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk
Or email our team with any urgent enquiries: [email protected]
Hopefully it will be back up soon
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Our website is experiencing difficulties due to the Cloudflare outage.
Tickets can still be bought here: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk
Or email our team with any urgent enquiries: [email protected]
Hopefully it will be back up soon
Tickets can still be bought here: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk
Or email our team with any urgent enquiries: [email protected]
Hopefully it will be back up soon
#museum30 - photograph
There are plenty of photographs on display in the Museum, the selection here showing the range of staff who worked in the building.
There are plenty of photographs on display in the Museum, the selection here showing the range of staff who worked in the building.
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#museum30 - photograph
There are plenty of photographs on display in the Museum, the selection here showing the range of staff who worked in the building.
There are plenty of photographs on display in the Museum, the selection here showing the range of staff who worked in the building.
Still looking for the perfect gift this festive season? We’ll have some of our bestsellers wrapped up to offer you the opportunity to purchase a blind date with a book (or use your detective skills to work out what is wrapped up!)
Available from 29th Nov for Museum Shop Sunday
Available from 29th Nov for Museum Shop Sunday
November 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Still looking for the perfect gift this festive season? We’ll have some of our bestsellers wrapped up to offer you the opportunity to purchase a blind date with a book (or use your detective skills to work out what is wrapped up!)
Available from 29th Nov for Museum Shop Sunday
Available from 29th Nov for Museum Shop Sunday
#museum30 - Making
Another highlight from our suffragette season was our rosette workshop. Visitors were invited to make rosettes for any cause they were passionate about in the suffragette colours. It was great to see so many creative responses.
Another highlight from our suffragette season was our rosette workshop. Visitors were invited to make rosettes for any cause they were passionate about in the suffragette colours. It was great to see so many creative responses.
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#museum30 - Making
Another highlight from our suffragette season was our rosette workshop. Visitors were invited to make rosettes for any cause they were passionate about in the suffragette colours. It was great to see so many creative responses.
Another highlight from our suffragette season was our rosette workshop. Visitors were invited to make rosettes for any cause they were passionate about in the suffragette colours. It was great to see so many creative responses.
#museum30 - Last 12 months
A highlight has to be our Fight for Hope suffragette exhibition. We were very happy to host Hope the Lego Suffragette & to share our suffragette history.
Join our next Votes for Women tour: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/54330?catID=34981
A highlight has to be our Fight for Hope suffragette exhibition. We were very happy to host Hope the Lego Suffragette & to share our suffragette history.
Join our next Votes for Women tour: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/54330?catID=34981
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#museum30 - Last 12 months
A highlight has to be our Fight for Hope suffragette exhibition. We were very happy to host Hope the Lego Suffragette & to share our suffragette history.
Join our next Votes for Women tour: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/54330?catID=34981
A highlight has to be our Fight for Hope suffragette exhibition. We were very happy to host Hope the Lego Suffragette & to share our suffragette history.
Join our next Votes for Women tour: https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/54330?catID=34981
#museum30 - kindness
We love receiving kind words by post or review. These cards are from some of our Leictser Museum Study placement students, full of kind messages for the team 💖
We love receiving kind words by post or review. These cards are from some of our Leictser Museum Study placement students, full of kind messages for the team 💖
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#museum30 - kindness
We love receiving kind words by post or review. These cards are from some of our Leictser Museum Study placement students, full of kind messages for the team 💖
We love receiving kind words by post or review. These cards are from some of our Leictser Museum Study placement students, full of kind messages for the team 💖
#Museum30 - heavy
Without a doubt, the heaviest item in the Museum! Our dock is firmly fixed in place under its sheer weight, and would have been heavier with the step and benches now missing.
Without a doubt, the heaviest item in the Museum! Our dock is firmly fixed in place under its sheer weight, and would have been heavier with the step and benches now missing.
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#Museum30 - heavy
Without a doubt, the heaviest item in the Museum! Our dock is firmly fixed in place under its sheer weight, and would have been heavier with the step and benches now missing.
Without a doubt, the heaviest item in the Museum! Our dock is firmly fixed in place under its sheer weight, and would have been heavier with the step and benches now missing.
#museum30 - background
Our map wallpaper makes a lovely background for our exhibtion panels, as well as highlighting the different locations of the police station on Bow Street
Our map wallpaper makes a lovely background for our exhibtion panels, as well as highlighting the different locations of the police station on Bow Street
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#museum30 - background
Our map wallpaper makes a lovely background for our exhibtion panels, as well as highlighting the different locations of the police station on Bow Street
Our map wallpaper makes a lovely background for our exhibtion panels, as well as highlighting the different locations of the police station on Bow Street
#Museum30 - reflection
Impossible to take a picture of our display cases withoutcatching your reflection in the glass! Smile and wave for the camera 📸
Impossible to take a picture of our display cases withoutcatching your reflection in the glass! Smile and wave for the camera 📸
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#Museum30 - reflection
Impossible to take a picture of our display cases withoutcatching your reflection in the glass! Smile and wave for the camera 📸
Impossible to take a picture of our display cases withoutcatching your reflection in the glass! Smile and wave for the camera 📸
#Museum30 - rainbow
One of my favourite Museum surprises. In one of the cells, the glass in the windows refracts a rainbow strip onto the Museum wall when the sun shines.
Only visible for a few hours early on a sunny morning while we set up for visitors. 🌈
One of my favourite Museum surprises. In one of the cells, the glass in the windows refracts a rainbow strip onto the Museum wall when the sun shines.
Only visible for a few hours early on a sunny morning while we set up for visitors. 🌈
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#Museum30 - rainbow
One of my favourite Museum surprises. In one of the cells, the glass in the windows refracts a rainbow strip onto the Museum wall when the sun shines.
Only visible for a few hours early on a sunny morning while we set up for visitors. 🌈
One of my favourite Museum surprises. In one of the cells, the glass in the windows refracts a rainbow strip onto the Museum wall when the sun shines.
Only visible for a few hours early on a sunny morning while we set up for visitors. 🌈
#Museum30 - map
This map from @mpsheritage, on display in the Museum, shows the 17 beats of 'E' Division. Dating from 1932, these hand-drawn maps would be regularly updated to include new businesses and landmarks.
How many can you spot that are still around today?
This map from @mpsheritage, on display in the Museum, shows the 17 beats of 'E' Division. Dating from 1932, these hand-drawn maps would be regularly updated to include new businesses and landmarks.
How many can you spot that are still around today?
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#Museum30 - map
This map from @mpsheritage, on display in the Museum, shows the 17 beats of 'E' Division. Dating from 1932, these hand-drawn maps would be regularly updated to include new businesses and landmarks.
How many can you spot that are still around today?
This map from @mpsheritage, on display in the Museum, shows the 17 beats of 'E' Division. Dating from 1932, these hand-drawn maps would be regularly updated to include new businesses and landmarks.
How many can you spot that are still around today?
#Museum30 - stitch
This replica uniform was made by costume makers Meridith Towne & Ruth Watkin; expertly recreated from photographs & illustrations. Here you can see the work-in-progress photos
To our knowledge, an original Bow Street Runner Uniform does not exist, unless… 👀
This replica uniform was made by costume makers Meridith Towne & Ruth Watkin; expertly recreated from photographs & illustrations. Here you can see the work-in-progress photos
To our knowledge, an original Bow Street Runner Uniform does not exist, unless… 👀
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
#Museum30 - stitch
This replica uniform was made by costume makers Meridith Towne & Ruth Watkin; expertly recreated from photographs & illustrations. Here you can see the work-in-progress photos
To our knowledge, an original Bow Street Runner Uniform does not exist, unless… 👀
This replica uniform was made by costume makers Meridith Towne & Ruth Watkin; expertly recreated from photographs & illustrations. Here you can see the work-in-progress photos
To our knowledge, an original Bow Street Runner Uniform does not exist, unless… 👀
#museum30 - box
To help make sure our retail stock is easy to find we've got them all boxed up and labelled. That way our team can quickly restock our bestsellers through the day.
The masking tape means we can easily update the labels as and when.
To help make sure our retail stock is easy to find we've got them all boxed up and labelled. That way our team can quickly restock our bestsellers through the day.
The masking tape means we can easily update the labels as and when.
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#museum30 - box
To help make sure our retail stock is easy to find we've got them all boxed up and labelled. That way our team can quickly restock our bestsellers through the day.
The masking tape means we can easily update the labels as and when.
To help make sure our retail stock is easy to find we've got them all boxed up and labelled. That way our team can quickly restock our bestsellers through the day.
The masking tape means we can easily update the labels as and when.
🚨WE'RE RECRUITING🚨
We're currently recruiting an Events and Public Programmes Producer. If you're interested in joining the team, find out more by visiting our website 👉💻
https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/about-us/opportunities/
We're currently recruiting an Events and Public Programmes Producer. If you're interested in joining the team, find out more by visiting our website 👉💻
https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/about-us/opportunities/
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🚨WE'RE RECRUITING🚨
We're currently recruiting an Events and Public Programmes Producer. If you're interested in joining the team, find out more by visiting our website 👉💻
https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/about-us/opportunities/
We're currently recruiting an Events and Public Programmes Producer. If you're interested in joining the team, find out more by visiting our website 👉💻
https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/about-us/opportunities/
#museum30 - sketchbook
The Illustrated Police News cost just a penny, providing an illustrated roundup of ‘all the startling events of the week’ from its first issue in 1864
@BritishLibrary has compiled a fantastic selection of those images in this book - a Museum bestseller!
The Illustrated Police News cost just a penny, providing an illustrated roundup of ‘all the startling events of the week’ from its first issue in 1864
@BritishLibrary has compiled a fantastic selection of those images in this book - a Museum bestseller!
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#museum30 - sketchbook
The Illustrated Police News cost just a penny, providing an illustrated roundup of ‘all the startling events of the week’ from its first issue in 1864
@BritishLibrary has compiled a fantastic selection of those images in this book - a Museum bestseller!
The Illustrated Police News cost just a penny, providing an illustrated roundup of ‘all the startling events of the week’ from its first issue in 1864
@BritishLibrary has compiled a fantastic selection of those images in this book - a Museum bestseller!