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Museums and galleries in the UK


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INTRODUCTION

Visiting museums or art galleries in London or other parts of the UK

	Britain's Best Museums and Galleries: From the Greatest Collections to the Smallest Curiosities Author: Mark Fisher Publisher: Penguin Books Date: October 2005		AA Treasures of Britain Author: John Julius Norwich Publisher: AA Publishing Date: April 2005
	Museums & Galleries of London Author: Abigail Willis Publisher: Metro Publications Date: July 2005		Blue Guide Museums and Galleries of London Publisher: Blue Guides Ltd Date: September 2005

MUSEUMS & GALLERIES

The British Museum, London

The National Gallery, London

Most of the big museums in London are now free, including:
British Museum: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
Science Museum: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Natural History Museum: http://www.nhm.ac.uk
Victoria & Albert Museum: http://www.vam.ac.uk
Imperial War Museum: http://www.iwm.org.uk
National Maritime Museum: http://www.nmm.ac.uk

The permanent collections at major art galleries are also usually free, including:
National Gallery: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
National Portrait Gallery: http://www.npg.org.uk
Tate Britain: http://www.tate.org.uk/britain
Tate Modern: http://www.tate.org.uk/modern
Wallace Collection: http://www.wallacecollection.org

Special exhibitions usually have an entry charge.

You can book tickets for some exhibitions in advance using these links:
Ticketmaster (museums/galleries)
TicketSwitch (museums/galleries)

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FURTHER INFORMATION

National Virtual Museum: http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk
Cornucopia (index of museum collections in the UK): http://www.cornucopia.org.uk

"Time Out" is a detailed weekly guide to what's on in London.
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Information about museums is contained in this website's visitor guides to places in the UK/Europe: Travel/Tours

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