An awesome place to spend some time.... especially on a rainy day!
In 2012's Skyfall, James Bond first encounters Q in Room 34 of the National Gallery as he sits admiring JMW Turner’s masterpiece "The Fighting Temeraire"
Walk back to Trafalgar Square and join the free 60-minute taster tour at the National Gallery (nationalgallery.org.uk), which houses the superb collection of 600 years of Western European art.
Love their cafe/restaurant Very chilled atmosphere with good selection of drinks & cakes. Try the cranberry, apple, cucumber cooler.
Visit the annual summer exhibition, which is London’s largest open submission art exhibition. It has been going for 242 years, and is an incredible collection of established and emerging artists.
On Fridays the Royal Academy stays open until 10pm (last admission 9.30pm). Read more.
Amazing artworks and exhibits. The art from different decades - particularly the 80s-90s were blowing away my mind
Tate Britain is built on the site of the 19th century Millbank Prison. Between 1816 and 1868, this is where thousands of convicts began their journey to the penal colonies of Australia.
Late Nights: Explore art after hours the first Friday of every month. With access to the exhibitions, performances, and talks there is no better way to visit the Tate without all the crowds.
Very nice architecture, amazing art pieces. Not so crowded on weekdays. What else to say, you shouldn't miss it!
The Bankside Power Station was built as a ‘cathedral of power’ in 1963, but closed in 1981. It reopened as one of Europe’s finest modern art galleries in 2000. The Turbine Hall is 35m high.
The Tate boat, decorated by coloured spots inspired by Damien Hirst, travels every 40 minutes from Tate Modern - the world's most visited art gallery in its renovated power station - to Tate Britain.
Give yourself plenty of time. It's an amazing collection of historic and modern collections. The building itself is also lovely. And all for free!
The V&A is the world’s largest museum of decorative art and design and holds 4.5 million objects. Henry Cole, the museum’s first director, printed the world’s first Christmas card in 1843.
Want to see Christ's ass? There's a surreal model of Jesus on a donkey down in the basement level of the Medieval galleries.
A lovely gallery. Temporary exhibitions change frequently and you can always go back for the permanent one. Absolutely favourite! It is not free though.
Great collection of impressionist paintings. A day is not enough to see everything.
While visiting remember to pay attention at the ceilings! They are themselves a work of art! Read more.
Hidden collection in the centre of London. Must see, especially furnitures are fantastic.
Forget the objets d'art. Just look at that wallpaper.
An overwhelming collection of mostly beautiful art and artefacts. Gainsboroughs, Canalettos...and a restaurant. So definitely worth visiting ;)
Part if Tate Modern Museum - all of it was quite unique and way more modern than expected... so many levels of exhibits and different rooms - lots of it felt futuristic and overly modern
Great views, especially into the Tower of Babel Nextdoor. Free access to the viewing level, just above the members bar
Great views of the Thames and the city from the 10th floor viewing platform
Breathtaking industrial design. People watching Mecca. International art exhibitions. Free wifi.
27 January: During the winter months, it becomes a welcome haven for weary tourists to escape the climate outdoors. Home to power generation equipment until the mid-1990s & adapted by Swiss architects
Great for meditation and solo exploration
Excellent exhibitions of the Royal Collection--thought through and well presented. You can convert your ticket into an annual pass, which is well worth it.
The audio tour makes looking at fashion, actually... interesting!
Incredible place
Brilliant little capture of history, free tour was brilliant giving you great background to the house’s history
In 1616 Anne of Denmark, wife of James I, commissioned Inigo Jones to build the Queen’s House, the first fully Classical building in England. The house now forms part of the National Maritime Museum.
Marvel at the Tulip stairs, one of the most beautiful stairs ever made.
Cafe has best food. Good place for quiet lunch of yummy Italian favourites.
Very few paintings displayed. There's some de Chirico advertised but when you find it you wanna laugh. Or not.
Lovely ambience, great collection of modern Italian art (first half 20th)
Excellent art exhibitions. The Japanese roof garden is delightful.
19 November: opened in 1995, it hosts a range of artistic & historical exhibitions focusing on Asia, Africa & the Middle East over three floors. Free to visit, it has a Japanese-style roof garden.
"hidden" Japanese Roof Garden, great gallery... if exhibitions are curated well.
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