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The British Museum (BM) was the first national public museum in the world. Its permanent collection, over 8 million works, is amongst the largest and most comprehensive in existence and originates from every continent, illustrating and documenting the story of...
The Natural History Museum (NHM) is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within 5 main collections: Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology. The museum is a world-renowned centre of research, specialising in taxonomy, identification...
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A / VAM) is the world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. Named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, it was founded in 1852, and...
The Royal Marines Museum (RMM) explores the history of the Royal Marines from their origins in 1664 as Sea Soldiers through to current day operations around the world. It tells stories of past and present marines with a vast collection...
The Royal Naval Museum, in Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard, is one of Britain’s oldest maritime museums. The Museum’s aim is to preserve and present the history of the ‘Fleet’ - the ships and the men and women who manned them. RNM...
Located in London’s East End, the Museum of the Home depicts the quintessential style of English middle-class living rooms. Its collections of furniture, textiles, paintings and decorative arts are displayed in a series of period rooms from 1600 to the...
Opened in 1901, the Horniman was designed in the Arts and Crafts style. It was founded by Frederick Horniman, who had inherited his father’s tea business, which by 1891 had become the world’s biggest tea trading company. It specialises in...
The Science Museum Group is devoted to the history and contemporary practice of science, medicine, technology, industry and media. With 5 million visitors each year and an unrivalled collection, it consists of: Science Museum, Museum of Science and Industry, National...
National Museums Liverpool (NML) is a diverse group of museums and galleries. Its collections are among the most important and varied in Europe, and contain everything from Impressionist paintings and rare beetles to a lifejacket from the Titanic and artefacts...
Find out which museums or galleries that offer free admission are eligible for refunds under the VAT Refund Scheme.
The Imperial War Museum (IWM) is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from World War 1 to the present day. It provides for, and encourages, the study and understanding of the history of...
As the National Museum of Arms and Armour, Royal Armouries is Britain’s oldest public museum and traces its roots to the Tower of London. Royal Armouries is home to the national collections of arms and armour, including artillery, and to...
Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) comprises the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, and the Queen’s House. Together they work to illustrate the importance of the sea, ships, time and the stars, and their relationship with people. RMG is an executive...
How UK museums and galleries can arrange to protect exhibits on loan from abroad from court-ordered seizure.
Every part of England to receive funding through the latest round of the Cultural Investment Fund
The Royal Air Force Museum (RAFM) tells the story of British aviation, from early bi-planes to the latest strike-jets. It is based on two sites - Colindale in North London, and Cosford in Shropshire, and is free to visit. RAFM...
The Prime Minister has appointed Marcus Agius CBE, Spencer de Grey CBE, Josephine Fitzalan-Howard, Larry Keith, Jakyung Moon Lambert, Alexandra Shulman CBE, and Davinder Toor as Trustees of the Wallace Collection.
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) aims ‘to promote through the medium of portraits the appreciation and understanding of the men and women who have made and are making British history and culture, and to promote the appreciation and understanding of...
The National Army Museum (NAM) is the leading authority on the history of the British Army. It gathers, maintains and makes known the story of the British Army and its role and impact in world history. NAM is an executive...
Application guidance for the DCMS/Wolfson Fund, which is launching a new round of funding worth £4 million over the next two years.
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