“Travel Things Museum is an innovative, experimental, and interactive cultural arts
project open to all. We’re light and fluffy! Everybody is welcome to join the exchange
of ideas to learn about different societies in a fun, friendly, and safe environment.”
About Travel Things Museum
The Travel Things Museum is a London-based non-profit organization dedicated to global travel, culture, and discovery. Our mission is to educate and inspire by exploring not just the diversity of places, peoples, and cultures, but also the connections that unite them. Through carefully curated exhibits of unique objects encountered on journeys around the world, we bring these stories to life.
We utilise both analogue and digital media to produce regular publications and host in-person exhibits, seminars, and talks—both in London and internationally—offering immersive experiences that foster understanding and curiosity.
our Philosophy
Our love for art, design, and cultural exchange shapes our philosophy just as much as our passion for travel. We believe that through exploration, both physical and intellectual, we gain deeper insights into the world and ourselves.
As we journey forward, we acknowledge that— to paraphrase Sir Isaac Newton—we stand on the shoulders of giants. Our philosophical influences are as diverse as our community. One such influence is Thomas Fuller, the 17th-century English clergyman and historian, who wisely observed, “Travel far, know much.” Another is Mark Twain, the father of American literature, who famously noted that travel broadens the mind and is “fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”
We also draw inspiration from Thomas Merton, the 20th-century Trappist monk, who said, “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” These words resonate deeply with us, as we believe that art and travel together open new perspectives, foster self-discovery, and encourage meaningful connections across cultures.
What We Do
Travel Things collections
Document travel experiences
Showcases and exhibitions
Talks and seminars, in-person and online
Annual publication
Travel Things Museum concept store
Exhibitions
Weird & Wonderful Things From Around the World
Discover the extraordinary diversity and peculiarity of our planet. This exhibition offers a captivating glimpse into the fascinating phenomena, traditions, and everyday cultures that make our world so enchanting. Our collection features a mysterious artifact unearthed in the icy depths of Oslo, treasures from an abandoned village in Oman, a pack of Chinese propaganda tea, and a pair of intriguing Vienna postal keys.
We’ve invited six exceptional collectors to showcase their remarkable lifetime collections and share the compelling stories, journeys, and passions behind them.
That's not all! Test your knowledge with our Curiosity Quiz for a chance to win a special gift. Marvel at our exclusive series of six stunning short Drone Movies. Finally, explore our on-site Museum Concept Store, where a curated selection of beautiful and intriguing objects awaits you, all designed to enhance your ‘Travel Things’ experience!
Concept Store
Travel Things Museum offers a range of affordable, attractive, and quirky items from around the world for purchase at our online Travel Things Museum concept store as well as in-person at our exhibitions and other events.
We are a non-profit and all shop proceeds are ploughed back into Travel Things Museum to fund our operations.
OUR youtube CHANNEL
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Your Help & Support
As a community interest company, Travel Things Museum relies on public donations to fund its operations. With this in mind, we invite you to become a patron of Travel Things Museum.
If you are interested in supporting the museum’s work and development, becoming a catalyst for our future growth and helping us to develop a community-based cultural arts project, please click on the link below:
