Museums are always among the main tourist attractions and are always included in your excursion program. London has a wide choice of museums - everyone can find something interesting.
Those, who like the local color, will be probably interested in London cockney museum. Those, who are fond of techniques, will surely attend Cabaret Mechanical Theatre - a museum of the automats and mechanic sculptures in the very centre of the city - on Covent Garden. Covent Garden also boasts one more interesting museum - London Transport Museum. If you are interested in philosophy or literature - don't miss the museums of Freud and Dickens. Sport fans can enjoy a tennis museum, devoted to the history of Wimbledon tournaments. One of the most famous addresses in London is Baker-street 2216 - the house of Sherlock Holmes. Now there is a museum.
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British Museum
British Museum, founded in 1753 is world-famous. Here are exhibited the most significant archeological finds - from Egypt, Greece and Turkey. It's a treasury of the ancient rarities and the medieval and renaissance heritage. The museum possesses more than 90 galleries and more than a thousand art objects. Marble sculptures once adorning Greek Parthenon, have become the pearls of the collection.
Address: Great Russel Street, Bloomsbury, WC1
Museum of London
Museum of London is the biggest museum of its kind. Its collection tells a long and glorious story of London, begging with the conquest of Julius Cesar and till the most recent events.
Address: London Wall, Barbican, EC2
National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery is also closely connected with the history of London. Here one can find the images of all the most influential figures in British history.
Address: Saint Martin's Place, West End, WC2
Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum was created in 1852 but received the name of the Queen only in 1889. This museum is dedicated to the art of decoration. During the rule of the Queen Victoria new architectural and design style appeared. It is still known as Victorian. The huge exposition of the museum presents glass objects, porcelain, ceramics, metals and textiles.
Address: Cromwell Rd, South Kensington, SW7
Tate Gallery
Tate Gallery and London National Gallery are the main art galleries in the British capital. Tate Gallery is the creature of the sugar magnate Henry Tate. It was opened in 1897 and exhibits mostly modern art.
Address: Millbank, Westminster, SW1
National Gallery
National Gallery exhibits only paintings. The building has 4 wings. It is one of the biggest painting collections in the world. More than 4500 canvases, about 2000 in permanent exposition. Here you can contemplate the masterpieces of Rembrant, Leonardo da Vinci and French impressionists.
Address: 21, Trafalgar Sq., West End, WC2
Madame Tussaud's Museum
Madame Tussaud's Museum is one of the must-sees in London. The exhibition of the wax sculptures of the celebrities of the past and the present attracts an enormous amount of visitors. They all want to make a photo with their favorites. Besides the sculptures, the museum has "London history" museum.
Address: Marylebone Rd, NW1
Many of London main museums such as London Historical Museum, British Museum and galleries have free of charge entrance (excluding tickets to special exhibitions). Many small museums have relatively expensive prices. Anyway, this list of London museums isn't complete - this big city is full of many attractive, cozy and exciting museums.
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Museums