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Victoria
& Albert Museum - South Kensington
The
Victoria & Albert museum is the acknowledged greatest museum
in the world devoted to decorative arts. Exhibits are drawn from
around the world, both modern and ancient. The museum has the largest
collection of Renaissance sculpture outside Italy, the largest collection
of Indian art outside India, similarly Chinese and Japanese.
In stark contrast the British Galleries house furniture, ceramics
and sculpture unfolding the story of British design from 1500.
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Natural History Museum
- South Kensington
The Natural History Museum is the home of the national collections
of living and fossil plants, animals, and minerals with many specimens
on display. What attracts most attention are the dinosaur exhibits,
including robotic life size examples. A full scale exhibit of a
whale also leaves a lasting impression.
From the outside the museum looks more like a palace and is truly
impressive. The museum was built between 1873 and 1881
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Science Museum
- South Kensington
The
Science Museum traces the development of science and industry and
their influence on life. There is something here for everyone, including
plenty of hands on exhibits and workshops for the kids. Over 300,000
exhibits covering the entire history of western science, technology
and medicine.
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British
Museum
- Bloomsbury
One of the world's greatest museums of human history
and culture. Its collections, which number more than 13 million objects,
are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate
from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human
culture from its beginning to the present.
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Imperial
War Museum
- Lambeth
The terms of reference of the museum cover both world
wars and all military operations in which Britain or the Commonwealth
have been involved since August 1914. It doesn't glorify war, and
certainly covers all aspects including the human and civilian side
of warfare.
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National
Gallery / National Portrait Gallery
- Trafalgar Square
The National Gallery, London, houses one of the greatest
collections of European painting in the world. The National Gallery
houses more than 2000 European paintings from the 13th century to
1900. Next door is the National Portrait Gallery.
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Tate
Britain
- Near Westminster
Tate Britain is the national gallery of British art
from 1500 to the present day. Tate Britain holds the greatest collection
of British art in the world, including works by Blake, Constable,
Epstein, Gainsborough, Gilbert and George, Hatoum, Hirst, Hockney,
Hodgkin, Hogarth, Moore, Rossetti, Sickert, Spencer, Stubbs and Turner.
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Tate
Modern
- Southwark
The Tate Modern is the UK's premier museum of Modern
Art. Tate Modern displays the Tate collection of international modern
art from 1900 to the present day, including major works by Dalí,
Picasso, Matisse, Rothko and Warhol as well as contemporary work by
artists such as Dorothy Cross, Gilbert & George and Susan Hiller.
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