London, United Kingdom Museums
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VinopolisNo.1 Bank End Vinopolis stretches over an impressive 2.5-acre site, the various themed areas housed in a labyrinth of Victorian railway arches in the historic Bankside area of the Thames. The striking glass fron... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Somerset HouseThe Strand Until the 1970s, anyone tracing their British ancestry would come to Somerset House to check the public records of births, marriages and deaths. Today, this palatial building houses three great col... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Wallace CollectionHertford House, Manchester Square The Wallace Collection is one of the greatest of all private art collections. It was bequeathed to the British nation in 1897 by the widow of Sir Richard Wallace, a notable collector of works of ar... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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National Maritime MuseumRomney Road Following the National Maritime Museums £20 million facelift, the 19th century Neptune courtyard has been covered over by a glass roof. The revamped museum is bright, airy and the whistling wind an... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Whitechapel Arts Gallery80-82 Whitechapel High Street Founded in 1897 by a crusading Clergyman who believed that access to art would improve the lot of the working classes, this was one of the first galleries to emerge in Londons culturally rich East ... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Geffrye MuseumKingsland Road The elegant 18th century almshouses of the Geffrye Museum are Grade I listed, and its from this magnificent base that the museum explores the history of interior design, architecture and decoration... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis MuseumChurch Road This museum, located next to the famous Wimbledon tennis grounds, traces the origins of the modern tennis game over the last century or so. You can enjoy this museum even if you arent a tennis love... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Museum in DocklandsNo. 1 Warehouse, Hertsmere Road | West India Quay, London E14 4AL, England The Museum in Docklands documents the history of Londons river and port, from the Roman settlement of the port to the recent regeneration of it. It is located in a 19th-century warehouse at West In... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Royal Observatory GreenwichGreenwich, London SE10 9NF, England Designed by Christopher Wren, The Observatory was founded in 1675 to compute exact longitudes using astronomy for navigational purposes. However, by 1948 Londons glow had become too bright for star... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Royal Academy Of ArtsBurlington House The Royal Academy of Arts in London is Englands most prestigious arts institution. It was founded in 1768 by a group of artists, headed by portrait painter Joshua Reynolds. Its collection consists ... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Bank of England MuseumThreadneedle Street The Museum is housed within the Bank of England, at the heart of the City of London. It traces the history of the Bank - also known as the Old Lady - from its foundation by Royal Charter in 1694 to... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Sherlock Holmes Museum221B Baker St. This building was not always blessed with the famous address of the worlds most celebrated detective - its number was changed to 221b in honour of Sir Arthur Conan Doyles creation. The rest of the ... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Camden Arts CentreArkwright Road The Camden Arts Centre is a venue for modern visual art, promoting work by young artists, be it photographic, sculpture or paintings. True to its Camden name, this centres three galleries hold very... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Ragged School Museum46-50 Copperfield Road This unique museum, housed in an ex-warehouse (which Dr Barnardo transformed into a ragged school for the underprivileged), is dedicated to the history of the East End. Since it opened in 1990 it h... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Chiswick HouseBurlington Lane An almost-perfect copy of Palladios Villa Rotunda, built by Lord Burlington, this is the finest surviving example of Palladian architecture in Britain. Palladianism promoted a return to the standar... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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