Opening next month at the Museum in Docklands is an exhibition called ‘Jack the Ripper and the East End’. London has always had a bit of an eerie fascination with Jack the Ripper, and there have been numerous films, TV programmes and video games made about the famous unsolved serial killings of prostitutes in the late 1800s, so it was only a matter of time before the subject got given an exhibition treatment.

The exhibition’s angle is to explore both the murders of Jack the Ripper, and their ‘enduring legacy’. Exhibits include photographs and documents from the police investigation. The exhibition is ‘not recommended’ for children under the age of 12, which makes it sound a bit more exciting, although it’s unlikely to be on the same level of creepiness as the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussauds.

Advance bookings are now being taken, and you can get 20% off by jumping through a few hoops at Jack’s Notorious Notes.

Jack the Ripper and the East End is on at the Museum in Docklands in London from 15 May until 2 November 2008. Admission charges apply.