Museum
Great Ormond Street Hospital's museum and archive is open by appointment only. It covers the history and personalities connected with the hospital since its inception in 1852. It also houses editions of Peter Pan from all over the world, in many languages. The museum is a member of the London Museums of Health & Medicine.
Admission records from 1852 to 1914 have been made available online on the Historic Hospital Admission Records Project.
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