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Category: Art Museums - London Attractions & Activities
Address: Silk St, Barbican Centre, level 3, London EC2Y 8DS
Although it's said to occupy one of the world's ugliest buildings, this gallery hosts a variety of exhibitions dealing with historic and modern art. At times, it has caused a stir for opening such exhibits as the "Art of Star Wars," a fun, somewhat irreverent display that looked at the art associated with the groundbreaking films. The gallery...
Category: Art Museums - London Attractions & Activities
Address: County Hall Gallery, Riverside Bldg, London SE1 7PB
Boasting more than 500 works, this permanent exhibition beautifully captures the curious, creative genius of the world-famous Spanish surrealist. Individual pieces are set up within a maze-like space, and as you browse, TVs and surround sound broadcast Dalí's movies as background ambience. Among the media you'll discover are sculpture, drawings,...
Category: Art Museums - London Attractions & Activities
Address: Trafalgar Sq, London WC2
This beloved gallery houses the impressive National Collection of Paintings, which features more than 2000 individual works. In a nod to modernity, the gallery has incorporated a Micro Gallery, where visitors can learn more about specific works at the touch of a screen and can even print out favorites. Special exhibits and events focus on themes...
Category: Art Museums - London Attractions & Activities
Address: 2 St. Martin's Pl, London WC2
The National Portrait Gallery trains a spotlight on portraiture, especially that of earlier centuries. Recent exhibits, however, have brought the gallery into the 21st century by showcasing in a new wing portraits of modern stars like Kate Winslet and Elizabeth Taylor. Royal portraits painted through the ages remain popular, as does the only known...
Category: Art Museums - London Attractions & Activities
Address: Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA
Carved originally from a private chapel destroyed in WWII, this newly enlarged gallery offers expanded space for display of items from the Royal Collection. Located on the western face of Buckingham Palace, the Queen's Gallery offers numerous, classically-designed spaces that boast everything from porcelain and jewelry to furniture, enamels,...
Category: Art Museums - London Attractions & Activities
Address: The Strand, at Waterloo Bridge, London WC2
Built on the grounds of a Tudor palace, this grand 18th-century structure now houses shops, restaurants and three museums. The Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery prominently features Impressionist works, along with items by Rembrandt, Michelangelo and Turner. The Hermitage Rooms briefly replicates the interior of the Winter Palace and displays...
Category: Art Museums - London Attractions & Activities
Address: Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
Although the Tate Modern relieved some of its parent's most contemporary stock, the Tate Britain is at no loss for art. In fact, the facility boasts some of the kingdom's most choice works. Its robust holdings represent British art from 1500 onwards and include items by Hogarth, Turner, Constable, Blake and Gainsborough. Works by international...
Category: Art Museums - London Attractions & Activities
Address: Manchester Sq, Hertford House, London W1U 3BN
Occupying an elegant, 18th-century home, this wonderful museum was first opened to the public in 1900. Its stunning collection includes 18th-century French paintings, sculpture, Sèvres porcelains, Venetian glass, and miniatures. Accompanying them are suits of dress armor and a host of intimidating weaponry. Among the artists whose works you'll...
