Foundling Museum

　　The Foundling Museum is located in London, UK. It was established as an independent charity in 1998 and reopened as a public art museum in June 2004 after the renovation of its building.

　　The site of the Foundling Museum was once the first home in Britain for abandoned children, housing around 27,000 children before it closed. Later, the building became a museum dedicated to collecting information about orphaned children and the various social issues that led to their abandonment. The museum houses significant artworks from the original foundling home, as well as the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, the world’s largest private collection of Handel memorabilia. It showcases the efforts of its founder Thomas Coram, artist William Hogarth, and composer George Frideric Handel.

　　The museum’s collection includes works by some of the most important artists of 18th-century Britain, such as William Hogarth, Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, Louis-François Roubiliac, and other notable artists of the time. Most of the paintings and sculptures were donated by the artists themselves to support Britain’s first children’s home.

　　Foundling Museum Reason to visit: Site of Britain’s first children’s home Continent: Europe Country/Region: Britain Province/State: Greater London City: London