The Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising in London examines the history of consumer culture from Victorian times to the present day. The museum was set up as a registered charity in 2002.
Featuring over 12,000 original items from the unique Robert Opie Collection, discover how well-loved brands evolved through their creative use of packaging and advertising - and how we evolved with them.
The history of consumer culture is revealed decade by decade in our ‘time tunnel’, from the naive charm of the Victorian era to the sophistication of today.
The Museum is just a two minute walk from the world famous Portobello Road and is located in Ladbroke Grove, not far from Notting Hill. Although surrounded by the hustle and bustle of London, the Museum also offers a beautiful cafe and award-winning garden for visitors to relax in.
The Museum’s gift shop sells retro inspired items, many created from images in the collection. In our quirky range you will find perfect gifts for all generations, including vintage posters, homewares, old fashioned toys and games to old school postcards, gift wrap and cards. If you can’t get enough of vintage design, we also recommend our range of best-selling Scrapbooks.
Café & Garden
The Museum café offers fresh lunches daily, including sandwiches, soups, salads and cakes, plus specialty coffees and teas. Available to eat in or take away. Sit back, relax and enjoy your refreshments in our gorgeous south-facing microclimate courtyard garden. Here herbaceous perennials, climbers and tender sub-tropical plants flourish.
Other information
The Museum is on the ground floor and has full disabled access. We do not allow photography in the Museum.
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Latest Reviews
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Helen Palumbo
22 Jun 2018
4.0
Parking: 4.0
Accessibility: 4.0
Toilets: 4.0
Staff: 5.0
Read All ReviewsThe museum is located quite a distance away from the more well known London attractions we did not know the area very well. As the Museum is on the ground floor it has full disabled access and wheelchair friendly. Concessions on the tickets to disabled visitors. The museum is a collection of packaging and memorabilia featuring well known brands that is housed within glass cabinets. At the end of the museum there is a small shop where you can purchase postcards, posters, books, jigsaws etc that all relate to brands and packaging. There are toilets, I think there were around 6 self contained cubicles the toilet and sink within the cubicle which were very clean and well stocked with soap and toilet roll. There was also a disabled toilet.