Museums and
Galleries

Explore hundreds of museums, galleries and historic
places across the UK.

Discover Our
History

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the collection with the world.

The Art of
North Africa

Curator Peter Loovers explores the special relationship between
Arctic Peoples and 'man's best friend'.

The world's leading
museum of art

Opening times

From 27 August
Thursday – Sunday: 11.00-19.00
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Where You Visit

Cromwell New Street Road
London, SW7 2RL

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Upcoming Events

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Artemisia Gentileschi talk with Maria

15 August – 31 October 2020

Arctic culture and climate Exhibition

22 Oct 2020 - 21 Feb 2023

Thomas Becket murder and the making of a saint

22 Apr 2023 - 22 Aug 2023

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Art Inspiration of
19th Century

The challenge

In the 1980s, “the UK’s national museums faced political pressure from the Conservative government to charge for admission, to make them less dependent on government funding".

The initiative

In 1997, the new Labour government made a commitment to reinstate free entry for national museums in order to have a more diverse range of visitors. “Following a campaign led by the museums themselves,

The impact

The national museums which dropped charges all saw substantial increases to their visitor numbers, an average of 70 percent. In the first year after free admission was introduced visitor figures.