Jack the Ripper Museum, True crime museum in Cable Street, London, England
Description
The Jack the Ripper Museum is a true crime museum on Cable Street in London that documents the unsolved Whitechapel murders of 1888. Its five exhibition rooms contain photographs, reconstructed crime scenes, and original evidence from the period of investigation.
History
The museum opened in 2015 inside a Victorian building, after plans originally called for a women's history museum. The shift in theme to the Whitechapel murders sparked public controversy about the portrayal of violence against women.
Culture
The displays include Victorian-era newspaper clippings and personal belongings of the five victims, showing daily life in the impoverished East End. Visitors can walk through recreated street scenes that show how women in Whitechapel lived and worked during the late 1880s.
Practical
The building is located near Tower Hill station and opens daily from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Some exhibits show recreated scenes of violence that may not be suitable for younger visitors.
Did you know?
The basement level contains a recreated morgue with separate memorials for each of the five confirmed victims. Each memorial holds historical records and personal items recovered from police archives.
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