LONDON MUSEUMS & GALLERIES

There are several Museums and Galleries one can visit in London. Some charge enterance fee and may not allow photography inside their premises. To find out more about these click on their name with weblink. You can also email, phone, fax, or write to them. We hope you will enjoy visiting them.

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ALCHEMY GALLERY, FARRINGDON RD EC1

BANK OF ENGLAND MUSEUM, THREADNEEDLE ST EC2

BARBICAN ART GALLERY, BARBICAN CENTRE SILK ST EC2

BRAMAH TEA & COFFEE MUSEUM, BUTLERS WHARF SE1

BRITISH MUSEUM, GT RUSSELL ST WC1

CABINET WAR ROOMS, KING CHARLES ST SW1

CADOGAN CONTEMPORARY, DRAYCOTT AVE SW3

CAFE GALLERY, SOUTHWARK PARK SE16

COURTAULD GALLERY, SOMERSET HOUSE, STRAND WC2

CRAFTS COUNCIL, PENTOVILLE RD ISLINGTON N1

DESIGN MUSEUM - Shad Thames, Butler's Wharf, London SE1 2YD, Tel: 020 7940 8790, Fax: 020 7378 6540, Website: http://designmuseum.org

DICKENS HOUSE MUSEUM, DOUGHTY ST WC1

DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY, COLLEGE RD DULWICH SE21, Tel: 020 8693 5254, Email: info@dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk , Website: www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY is England's oldest public art gallery. The magnificent collection of old masters, including works by Poussin, Claude, Rubens, Murillo, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Watteau and Gainsborough, was originally assembled for the King of Poland in the 1790s. When Poland was partitioned, an alternative home was found for the paintings in the "clean air of Dulwich". The Gallery was designed by Sir John Soane - with a new extension recently completed by Rick Mather - and the founders lie to this day in their Mausoleum at the centre of the Gallery.

Open Tuesdays to Fridays 10 am - 5 pm Saturdays, Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays 11 am - 5 pm Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays Also closed New Year's Day, Good Friday, and 24 - 26 December.

 Admission charge £4, senior citizens £3 Unemployed, disabled, students and children free Entrance to the Gallery is free for everyone on Fridays Friends membership is £15 a year (single), or £20 (joint), call 0208 693 5254  Free tours of the Gallery on Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm (admission charges apply).  The Gallery is on one level with full access and facilities for disabled visitors.

 Getting to the Gallery: By road: The Gallery is in Dulwich Village, just off the South Circular (A205). There is ample unrestricted parking around the Gallery. Two disabled parking spaces are available within the Gallery Road entrance. By train: Victoria to West Dulwich; London Bridge to North Dulwich. By bus: P4, 3, 37.

FAN MUSEUM, GREENWICH SE10

THE FASHION AND TEXTILE MUSEUM, 79-85 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XF, Tel: 020 7403 0222, Email: info@ftmlondon.org, Website: www.ftmlondon.org

Scheduled to open early 2002.The Fashion and Textile Museum is the first museum solely dedicated to British and International fashion and textile design from the 1950's to the present day. Situated on the vibrant and cultural South Bank, close to the new Tate Modern, the brightly hued building is designed by award winning Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta and will house rotating exhibitions as well as Zandra Rhodes' permanent collection of her life's work.Workshops and lectures will be available to students and visitors. Bookshop / Cafe / Disabled access.

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE MUSEUM, LAMBETH PALACE RD SE1

GEOLOGICAL MUSEUM, CROMWELL RD SW7

HAYWARD GALLERY, The South Bank, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XZ, Tel: 020 7960 4242
email visual_arts@hayward.org.uk , Website: www.hayward-gallery.org.uk

The Hayward Gallery is one of the largest and most versatile temporary exhibition spaces in Britain and is renowned for presenting a wide range of ground-breaking exhibitions over the last 30 years. The programme provides a contemporary persepective on the art of our time and times past.

Opening times :10am - 6pm daily, late nights on Tuesday and Wednesday until 8pm. Closed between exhibitions.

Location: Situated on the South Bank of the Thames. Nearest stations Waterloo and Embankment.

HORNIMAN MUSEUM, LONDON RD, FOREST HILL SE23

HMS BELFAST, MORGANS LANE, London SE1

IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, LAMBETH RD SE1

KENSINGTON STATE PALACE APTS, KENSINGTON PALACE W8

LEIGHTON HOUSE GALLERY & MUSEUM, HOLLAND PARK RD W14

LONDON CANAL MUSEUM, 12-13 New Wharf Road, King's Cross, N1, Tel: 020 7713 0836 

This canalside museum is built in a former ice warehouse and visitors can see one of two huge ice wells as well as learing about the history of the canals in London and the people who lived and worked on them. You can walk inside a traditional cabin and the museum has a souvenir and book shop. For more information please visit our website: www.canalmuseum.org.uk

LONDON FIRE BRIGADE MUSEUM, SOUTHWARK BRIDGE RD SE1

LONDON TOY & MODEL MUSEUM, CRAVEN HILL W2

LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM, COVENT GARDEN WC2

THE MMC MUSEUM. LORDS CRICKET GROUND, ST JOHN'S WOOD, NW1

MADAME TUSSAUDS, MARYLABONE RD NW1

MUSEUM OF CHINESE ART, GORDON SQ WC1

MUSEUM OF EGYPTIAN ARCHAEOLOGY, GOWER ST WC1

MUSEUM OF LONDON, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN, Tel: 020 7600 3699, Recorded info: 020 7600 0807, Fax: 020 7600 1058, Web: www.museumoflondon.org.uk , Email: info@museumoflondon.org.uk

The Museum of London is the world’s largest urban history museum. With more than a million objects, the museum aims to inspire a passion for London in all our visitors. Our permanent galleries and special exhibitions explain and record change in London, fuel the debate about the capital and its history, and celebrate London’s importance as a world city.

Opening times: Monday – Saturday 10am-5.50pm, Sunday 12-5.50pm, Last admission 5.30pm
The Museum is closed on 24, 25, and 26 December, and on 1 January

Admission charges: All tickets are valid for one year from the date of issue, £5 adults, £3 concessions, Free 16 years and under, visitors with disabilities (plus maximum 2 assisters), Free admission for all 4.30-5.30pm

MUSEUM OF MOVING IMAGE, WATERLOO London SE1

MUSEUM OF ROYAL ARMOURIES, HM TOWER TOWER HILL EC3

NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM, ROYAL HOSPITAL RD CHELSEA SW3

THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN, Closest Tubes: Leicester Square and Charing Cross. Information - Telephone: (0044) 020 7747 2885. Website: www.nationalgallery.org.uk.

The National Gallery houses one of the greatest collections of Western European painting. It has around 2,300 pictures, including many instantly recognisable masterpieces, such as van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait, Leonardo's Virgin of the Rocks, Velázquez's Toilet of Venus and Van Gogh's Sunflowers. The collection covers every European school of painting from 1260 to 1900. These pictures belong to the public and entrance to see them is FREE.

The Gallery offers lectures, quizzes for children, educational films, guided tours, multi-lingual audio-guides and the Micro Gallery computer information room which allows the visitor to explore the Collection by painting, artist, period or subject. Special exhibitions (admission charged for major exhibitions) are held throughout the year and musical evenings every Wednesday.The scope of the National Gallery Collection and the entertaining educational activities make the National Gallery a place to visit again and again.

The Gallery is open seven days a week from 10am until 6pm and until 9pm every Wednesday; Sainsbury Wing exhibitions until 10pm. For more information go to www.nationalgallery.org.uk.

NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, GREENWICH, SE10

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY St. Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE, Tel: 020 7312 2463 ( recorded information line), Fax: 020 7306 0056, Website: www.npg.org.uk

From Elizabeth I to Oscar Wilde, William Shakespeare to Florence Nightingale.....With the largest collection of portraiture in the world, the National Portrait Gallery has over 10,000 works of famous British men and women who have created the history and culture of the nation from the Middle Ages until the present day. In addition to the main collection, the Gallery offers a varied programme of special exhibitions throughout the year. The recently completed Ondaatje Wing offers new public galleries, a roof-top Restaurant with views across London and an IT Gallery offering a touchscreen database of the Gallery’s collection. The Gallery is open until 9pm on Thursday and Friday evenings with special evening lectures and music every week.

Admission Free (charge for some special exhibitions)
Open: All year round, 7 days a week except 24 - 26 Dec, 1 Jan, Good Friday
Opening Hours Saturday - Wednesday 10am - 6pm, Thursday & Friday 10am - 9pm

The Portrait Restaurant / Portrait Cafe / Gift Shop & Book Shop / Disabled Access / Sound Guide CD Rom’s available for hire in the Gallery / Daily Lectures

NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM, KING EDWARD ST EC1

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, CROMWELL RD SW7

OLD OPERATING THEATRE, ST THOMAS ST SE1

POLISH INSTITUTE & MUSEUM, PRINCES GATE SW7

POLLOCKS TOY MUSEUM, SCALA ST W1

QUEENS GALLERY, BUCKINGHAM PALACE SW1

SCIENCE MUSEUM, EXHIBITION RD SW7

SHERLOCK HOLMES MUSEUM, BAKER ST NW1

SOMERSET HOUSE, STRAND, WC2

TATE GALLERY, MILLBANK SW1

TATE MODERN, BANKSIDE SE1

THE THEATRE MUSEUM, COVENT GARDEN WC2

TOWER BRIDGE , TOWER HILL

VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM, CROMWELL RD SW7

WALLACE COLLECTION, HERTFORD HOUSE, MANCHESTER SQUARE W1

WELLINGTON MUSEUM, Apsley House, Hyde Park Corner, London W1J 7NT, Tel.: 020 7499 5676
Tube Station: Hyde Park Corner

Apsley House, famously known as No.1 London, was built by Robert Adam and extended by Benjamin Dean Wyatt. Home to the Dukes of Wellington since 1817, it contains the 1st Duke's magnificent art collection, with outstanding paintings, many originally from the Spanish Royal Collection, by Velazquez, Goya, Rubens, Brueghel, Teniers, Steen, de Hooch, Lawrence and Wilkie; sculpture, including the colossal statue of Napoleon by Canova; porcelain including dining services from all the major factories of Europe; silver, including the spectacular 26' long Portuguese centrepiece; furniture, swords, medals and memorabilia. The collection is largely arranged as it was by the first Duke, against the silk wall hangings and lavish gilt decoration of his London palace.

Opening times: Tuesday to Sunday, 11.00-5.00pm (last admission, 4.30pm), Closed Monday (except Bank Holidays), Good Friday, May Day bank Holiday, 24-26^th December and New Year’s Day

Admission: Adults £4.50 and Concessions £3.00, (ES40 holders, full-time students with ID), both including soundguide, Pre-booked groups £2.50 per head, Free: for over 60s, under 18s, pre-booked school groups, V&A Patrons/ Friends/ Season ticket holders, NACF members, carers for people with disabilities, and on Waterloo Day (18^th June), Disabled Access: Special soundguides for visually impaired visitors and those with learning disabilities. Limited access for wheelchairs

WESTMINSTER ABBEY MUSEUM, WESTMINSTER SW1

THE WOMENS ART MUSEUM, NORTHBURGH ST EC1

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