The Cuming Museum in Walworth Road in the London Borough of Southwark houses the collection of the Cuming family and is also a museum of Southwark's history.
The collection was gifted by Henry Syer Cuming in 1902 and the museum opened in 1906. As described in Cuming's will it comprised, "My Museum illustrative of Natural History, Archaeology and Ethnology with my coins and medals and... other curios".
The gallery has a temporary exhibition programme and programme of activity for young people.
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