The Cartoon Museum Reviews Summary

Exhibition Content and Layout

Pros:

• "Really excellent little museum dedicated to cartoon art in all its forms with an emphasis on British cartoonists."
• "An amazing small museum, but packed with so many cartoons."
• "It's fascinating how cartoons in a variety of different styles have been used to make social and political commentary over the years."
• "What you can see at this small museum is a nice historical account of the evolution of cartoons, featuring wall displays and various cartoon illustrations through the centuries."
• "The walls are plastered with cartoons from the beginning of time (!) until the present day."
• "We saw a great collection of political cartoons through the ages and then a great exhibition with collected works through the pandemic."
• "The political cartoons are brilliant and you walk through the changes in styles and attitudes of UK humour and artwork."

Cons:

• "A little overpriced for the content."
• "A little disappointing for the price. Spent about £8.50 for an adult ticket so I was expecting quite a large display but it is all pretty much in one room."
• "One of the two rooms is entirely devoted to the mocking of Boris Johnson. A bit poor in taste to be honest."
• "NOT FOR KIDS! Contains two rooms of cartoons that are mostly of political, historical, and even sexual nature."
• "Very little to do for children and no large library of comics to explore."
• "The entry cost perhaps needs to be revisited as the collection was not uber-extensive."
• "Quite an extortionate amount of money for 2 rooms and there wasn't anything there that you couldn't find on a history book or online."

Staff and Customer Service

Pros:

• "Exceptionally friendly staff too."
• "Staff is very engaging and friendly."
• "Very friendly, bright and vibrant place. Highly recommended 👍"
• "Fascinating exhibits, well laid out, knowledgeable and friendly staff and volunteers."
• "A staff explained some of the cartoons / history to us which is very informative."
• "Absolutely AMAZING museum. Incredibly underrated!! Very friendly staff too."
• "Wonderful staff."

Cons:

• "Still was being put on the walls when we visited and yet we were charged full price."
• "Why are they still charging full price entry when more than half the museum couldn't be accessed?"
• "Also note that the elevator was not working when we went, so not accessible to the disabled or strollers."
• "When we arrived, we had waited in the queue for more than 10 mins only because the lady in the front payment hasn’t gone thru the machine."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "If you have your Student Art Pass, it is free!"
• "Free for under 18s, and it was a good medium size, so enough to spend some time in."
• "It's £8.50 for adults. Cheaper for students and concession individuals."
• "Children are free to enter, students was around £3 and adults around £8."
• "Great way to spend an hour and a bit! People who follow politics, history, current events will really enjoy. Reasonable price."
• "It’s a small museum, adults entry £8, concession tickets £5, students £3 and under 18 is free."
• "Entrance for kids is free."

Cons:

• "We paid £8 entry to see a large room that felt more like a commercial gallery than a museum."
• "Not as big as I thought it was going to be and costs a bit more than I thought it should be for it's size."
• "In its current state, the museum is not suitable for children and is well overpriced."
• "The whole experience was very underwhelming and upsetting to some degree considering the price you have to pay."

Facilities and Accessibility

Pros:

• "Good shop, great amusing greetings cards, good 'facilities'."
• "There’s even a space where you can draw your own cartoons and comics."
• "They also have paper for you to doodle at the top floor."
• "There is a drawing section for kids."
• "It has areas for you to sit and view the work."
• "They also provide clipboards if you wish to walk around the exhibit and sketch the cartoons displayed."
• "You can learn to draw some cartoons with your children in the activity area."

Cons:

• "The museum's commitment to accessibility is commendable, with features such as captioned videos and tactile exhibits."
• "It is very family friendly."
• "It also has a room for kids, where they can paint."
• "Very small but sweet little museum. Lots of great old comic strips. Good for children. Could do with a cafe."
• "There's a room with a stack of Beano and crayons and paper for kids."
• "The staff are kind and helpful and the toilets are very clean."
• "Upstairs is a drawing room where you can practice your cartoon drawing."