Met Police Black Museum

[thatone1967]

Anyone on here ever been...It says it's not open to the public, but wondered how strictly this rule was enforced... can you get in by "knowing the right people"?

The mrs loves crime stuff and she would love it!

http://www.met.police.uk/history/crime_museum.htm

[TTwiggy]

My dad got a look around it in the 1980s. He knew an inspector who gave him the tour.

[madala]

thatone1967 said:

Anyone on here ever been...It says it's not open to the public, but wondered how strictly this rule was enforced... can you get in by "knowing the right people"?

The mrs loves crime stuff and she would love it!

http://www.met.police.uk/history/crime_museum.htm

.....went there back in the 70's, my Dad had contacts within the Met....it was more than fascinating.

Edited by madala on Thursday 28th October 18:46

[filski666]

hmmm, says they give lectures to pathologists there - my father is a pathologist, I'll get him on the blag, see if I can tag along!!

[streaky]

It's worth a visit if you can wangle one - Streaky

[thatone1967]

streaky said:

It's worth a visit if you can wangle one - Streaky

would love to... anyone able to assist?

[El Guapo]

I don't think you're allowed to call it that any more because to do so would be racialist.

[dudley71]

I was shown around West Midlands Police's version of the black museum in the 80s, as park of the Duke of Edinburgh's Awards scheme. It was fascinating.

[Mr Trophy]

Thanks for this...

I think I am going to try and visit this!

[hajaba123]

Crazy thread resurrection but has anyone got any updates on this?

I would get an infinite amount of brownie points if I could get entrance to this place.....

[Ki3r]

hajaba123 said:

Crazy thread resurrection but has anyone got any updates on this?

I would get an infinite amount of brownie points if I could get entrance to this place.....

Group of us went a couple of months ago, it is without doubt one of the best things I've done. Some of it was a bit surreal, being able to see the bath (and touch, but not allowed to!) that Dennis Nilsen used to kill a number of people.

I have no idea how it was sorted, but all of us that went are police officers, we had to show our warrant cards to get in to Scotland Yard and scanners to get in.

If you are able to do it, it's worth it 100%, I could easily have stayed there for a lot longer and would love to go back.

[ViperDave]

Still irritated at missing out on this 15+ years ago. A group from the office (Met police IT) had arranged a tour, I tried to tag along but my name wasn't on the list so was turned away.

[Mk3Spitfire]

hajaba123 said:

I would get an infinite amount of brownie points if I could get entrance to this place.....

+1, absolutely.
Mrs Spitfire is also BIB (or GIB?!) and the macabre being that she is, I would have to do literally nothing for the rest of the year if I could get her in there!

[ZOLLAR]

Not as good as viewing it up close but a DVD tour of the place is available here.
Not sure if it contains it all as I've never been.

www.themuseumofcrime.com

[the_kato]

It's very interesting. You have to be police or part the judiciary within London to get in though

If you're job PM me and I'll get you the email address you need to book. If you're Met its on the intranet

Edited by the_kato on Monday 21st July 13:37

[Mr Trophy]

the_kato said:

It's very interesting. You have to be police or part the judiciary within London to get in though

If you're job PM me and I'll get you the email address you need to book. If you're Met its on the intranet

Edited by the_kato on Monday 21st July 13:37

Interesting. I dropped the Commander of the MET (family friend) and he told me to beat it

[Adrian E]

I had the tour a few years ago - was really good but I can understand they don't want to open it up due to the horrific nature of how much of the content was used and not wishing to glamourise the crimes involved.

At the time I was dealing with people who work along the Thames and it was tagged onto a meeting at NSY

[bigandclever]

Probably all you need to know, including name (of the curator), phone, email and "you're not BiB, you've no chance" can be found at this FOI request ... https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/access_to_s...