London’s art galleries & museums

Here is our guide to London’s most popular art galleries and museums. Art lovers should try the National Gallery, Tate Britain and Tate Modern, whilst museum buffs should head for the exhibitions at the British Museum and Natural History Museum.

Featured galleries in London

>> Queen’s Gallery
The Queen’s Gallery near Buckingham Palace houses the Royal Family’s art collection.

Guildhall Art Gallery
The Guildhall Art Gallery in London houses the remains of an Roman amphitheatre in the basement.

>> Serpentine Gallery
The Serpentine Gallery is in Kensington Gardens, and shows temporary contemporary art exhibits.

London’s major galleries

Here is a list of London’s most popular art galleries…

Courtauld Gallery · Hayward Gallery · National Gallery · National Portrait Gallery · Queen’s Gallery · Royal Academy of Arts · Saatchi Gallery · Tate Britain · Tate Modern

Other art galleries

Bankside Gallery · Cartoon Museum · Guildhall Art Gallery · Photographer’s Gallery · Serpentine Gallery · Wallace Collection · Whitechapel Art Gallery

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Hayward Gallery 5%	National Gallery 32%
National Portrait Gallery 16%	Queen’s Gallery 5%
Royal Academy of Arts 5%	Saatchi Gallery 5%
Serpentine Gallery 5%	Tate Britain 16%
Tate Modern 5%	Wallace Collection 5%

Latest gallery events

Latest art exhibitions in London

Deutsche Borse Photography Prize 2013 From: 18th April 2013
The annual Deutsche Borse Photography Prize awards £30,000 to the photographer who has made the most significant contribution to the medium of photography over the previous year. The four shorlisted artists are: Broomberg & Chanarin, Mishka... more

Ellen Gallagher exhibition, at Tate Modern From: 1st May 2013
The Tate Modern's new exhibition will focus on the acclaimed North American artist, Ellen Gallagher, who is best-known for her exploration of race and cultural identity. The exhibition will consist of 60 prints in a variety of different media.

The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion From: 10th May 2013
The Queen's Gallery's new exhibition "In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion" will use paintings from the Royal Collection to explore the sumptuous costumes of the British court in the 16th and 17th-century. The exhibition will featur... more

Michael Landy: Saints Alive From: 23rd May 2013
Michael Landy will be bringing a contemporary twist to the saints in a series of large-scale sculptures. Landy has scoured car boot sales and flea markets in search of old machinery, cogs and wheels to construct his sculptures, bringing religious... more

Gary Hume exhibition, at Tate Britain From: 5th June 2013
Tate Britain will be holding two new exhibitions in parallel, comparing and contrasting the work of Gary Hume and Paul Caulfield. The exhibition will spann Hume's entire career, including many well known and recent paintings. It will highlight Hu... more

Featured museums in London

Jewel Tower
The Jewel Tower is a relic from the original Palace of Westminster, and tells the history of Parliament.

British Museum
The British Museum’s highlights are the Reading Room and ancient Egyptian collection.

Science Museum
From the dawn of time to modern day marvels… with working exhibits and push-button displays.

London’s major museums

Here is a list of London’s most popular museums…

British Museum · Churchill War Rooms ·
Imperial War Museum · London Transport Museum · Museum of London · National Maritime Museum · Natural History Museum · Science Museum · Sir John Soane’s Museum · Victoria & Albert Museum

House museums

The following museums are all famous houses, restored to how they would have looked in the occupant’s day…

Benjamin Franklin House · Carlyle’s House · Dickens’ House Museum · Dr. Johnson’s House · Handel House Museum · Keats’ House · Leighton House Museum · Linley Sambourne House

Boat museums

These ships have both been turned into floating museums…

Cutty Sark · Golden Hinde · HMS Belfast

Other museums

Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum · Bank of England Museum · Bramah Tea & Coffee Museum · Clink Prison Museum · Design Museum · Faraday Museum · Florence Nightingale Museum · Guards’ Museum · Hermitage Rooms · Household Cavalry Museum · Jewel Tower · London Canal Museum · London Fire Brigade Museum · Museum of Garden History · National Army Museum · Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology · Pollock’s Toy Museum · Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! · Sherlock Holmes Museum

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British Museum 27%	Churchill War Rooms 13%
Imperial War Museum 20%	Maritime Museum 0%
Museum of London 7%	Natural History Museum 27%
Science Museum 0%	Sir John Soane’s 0%
Transport Museum 0%	Victoria & Albert 7%

Latest museum events

Latest museum exhibitions in London

Visions of the Universe From: 7th June 2013
The National Maritime Museum's new "Visions of the Universe" exhibition will tell the story of astronomical imaging � from the earliest hand-drawings all the way up to the latest pictures from Hubble and the Mars Curiosity rover. The exhibition w... more

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