The Foundling Museum

The Foundling Museum tells the story of the Foundling Hospital. The hospital opened in 1741 operated as a children's home to look after infants whose parents were unable to care for them due to poverty of illegitimacy. Mothers who made the painful decision to hand over their child were required to do this in person. They would leave a small item or token, as a means of identification, with the hope that in the future they would be able to reclaim their child. This is a review for the Family Finding exhibition at the Foundling Museum. The exhibition is about different perspectives of family. It is on until 27 August 2023. I visited the lower ground floor and the reception area and toilets on the ground floor only. This is not a review of the entire museum. What I did see was generally very accessible, with step free access and 2 accessible toilets.

I'd heard about the Foundling Museum but never found a reason to visit before - so glad we did - full of interesting information and exhibits ranging from the historical to the present day! You can tell a lot of thought has been put into disabled access at the museum too.