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The original Tate Gallery, Tate Britain holds the largest collection of British art in the world. The gallery shows work from the last five centuries, including contemporary British art, in a series of free changing displays.
Gallery Hours
Closed 24, 25, 26 December (open as normal on 1 January)
Exhibitions
Telephone
Nearest Station
www.tate.org.uk/britain
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A visit to London isn't complete without a trip to Tate Modern. Britain's national museum of modern and contemporary art from around the world is housed in the former Bankside Power Station on the banks of the Thames.
Gallery Hours
Closed 24, 25, 26 December (open as normal on 1 January)
Telephone
Nearest Station
www.tate.org.uk/modern
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Looking for your place in the world? Look no further. Discover two million years of global history and culture under the most famous roof in central London.
Gallery Hours
Closed 24 - 26 December, 1 January, Good Friday
Telephone
Nearest Station
www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
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Hundreds of the most famous and beautiful paintings in the world can be seen for free in the National Gallery. At Trafalgar Square, in the heart of London.
Gallery Hours
Telephone
Nearest Station
www.nationalgallery.org.uk
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Nothing is more fascinating than people and there is nowhere better to meet them than at the National Portrait Gallery. The Gallery's stunning collection of portraits weaves together 500 years of history, art, biography and fame to offer a fascinating insight into the individuals that together characterise a nation.
Gallery Hours
Telephone
Nearest Station
www.npg.org.uk
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Where can you find calligraphy and graffiti, Medici and Gucci, stained glass and fibreglass? Where else but the Victoria and Albert Museum, the world's greatest museum of applied and decorative arts.
Gallery Hours
& Friday 10am to 10pm
Telephone
Nearest Station
www.vam.ac.uk
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How the world came to the East End...
Museum in Docklands, at West India Quay, uncovers the vibrant history of London's port and docklands - from Roman times to the development of today's soaring skyscrapers. Against the backdrop of an historic sugar warehouse, the Museum traces the imports, exports, companies and communities that made London a thriving port city.
The Museum is located over five floors of a splendid late Georgian warehouse on West India Quay - literally in the shadow of the Canary Wharf district - and offers twelve major galleries, a children's gallery, education services, function suites, a restaurant and a shop.
Opening Hours
The Museum is closed on 24-26 December and 1 January, but otherwise open every day of the year.
Telephone
Nearest Station
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
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Museum of London is the only museum to tell the story of London from prehistory to the present day; the permanent galleries take visitors through 10,000 years of the city's history, through a collection of over 1 million artefacts, photographs and recreations. The Museum is currently undergoing an £18 million redevelopment of its Modern London galleries, with the new exhibits set to open in
2009. Visitors can explore London's prehistory, Roman and Medieval periods throughout the project.
Museum and Shop opening times
The Museum is closed on 24-26 December and 1 January, but otherwise open every day of the year:
Telephone
Nearest Station
www.museumoflondon.org.uk
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