The capital of the UK is home to numerous world-renowned museums and galleries such as the British Museum, National Gallery, Tate, the Royal Academy and more.
Opened in 1856, this was the first portrait gallery in the world. It was built to house portraits of historically important and famous British people, based on the subject, rather than the artist.
The oldest arts school in Britain, with a spectacular permanent collection and top notch art exhibitions in London.
Located close to Whitehall and Westminster in the residential area of Pimlico, the Tate Gallery exhibits a profusion of post-1500 British art.
A couple of hours in the Tate Modern is a good way to do a fast forward through a spectrum of international modern art from Roy Lichenstein’s “Whaam” and Andy Warhol’s “Self Portrait” to Monet’s “Waterlilies”.
The British Museum can truly lay claim to being one of the greatest and most significant museums in the world.
It's hard to miss the National Gallery sitting in the centre of London's iconic Trafalgar Square; indeed, it is the fourth most-visited art museum in the world.
An impressive collection of artwork held within Hertford House collected over the 18th and 19th centuries by British aristocratic family the Seymour's, the house and it's contents are now a national museum.
Named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, the V&A, for short, was founded in 1852 and to this day remains a leader in the history of design around the world.