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OUR TOP 5 MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
TATE MODERN
The Tate Modern is the most visited modern
art gallery in the world and is as much an
architectural experience as an artistic one.
The collection is contemporary and modern
art from 1900 to the present day and never
fails to impress, shock or inspire.

© Photographer: Fraser Marr

T 020 7887 8888. Bankside, London SE1 9TG
Southwark/Blackfriars/St Pauls

ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS
Half way along the bustling North side of Piccadilly
is The Royal Academy, founded to promote the
creation and appreciation of visual arts through
debate, exhibition and education, the gallery
shows a variety of exhibitions from around the
world, in all art forms, throughout the year.
T 020 7300 8000. Burlington House, 
Piccadilly W1J 0BD
Green Park/Piccadilly Circus

THE QUEENS GALLERY
The Queens gallery is a public art gallery open daily
at Buckingham Palace. It exhibits about 400 works
of art from the royal collection on a rotating basis.
Buying ‘Royal Day Out’ tickets gives you access to the
State Rooms, The Royal Mews and the Queens Gallery.
T 303 123 7301. Buckingham Palace Road,
London SW1A 1AA
St. James’s Park

© British Museum 2009

BRITISH MUSEUM
The entrance to the British Museum depicts the
‘Progress of Civilisation’ a fitting welcome to one
of the most important and expansive collections
of art and antiquities in the world, which include
collections of Greek, Roman, Oriental, Mexican
and Near Eastern origins.
T 020 7323 8299. Great Russell Street WC1B 3DG
Holborn/Tottenham Court Road/Russell Square.

WALLACE COLLECTION
Just behind Selfridges in Manchester Square is
the stunning Hertford House; this beautiful former
collectors’ house is home to a vast collection of art,
furniture and sculpture, including Titian, Rembrandt,
Canaletto, and a world-class armoury. A real hidden
gem! And it’s free!
T 020 7563 9500. Hertford House, Manchester Square
W1U 3BN
Bond Street/Baker Street/Oxford Circus
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