There are more than 300 museums in the British capital city. Here’s a list of the most popular ones. Look at the chart and visit the websites of the museums by clicking their names.
| NAME | ADMISSION | OPENING TIMES | WHAT TO SEE AND DO? | ADDRESS; GETTING THERE |
| Museum of London | free | MON-SUN; 10.00-6.00
closed at X-Mas |
see the history of London from 1666 till now | 150 London Wall
getting off the Tube at Barbican / St Paul’s / Moorgate |
| National Gallery | free;
tickets for special exhibitions |
MON-SUN; 10.00-6.00; FRI 10.00-9.00
closed at X-Mas and New Year’s Day |
see the greatest collection of European paintings in the world | Trafalgar Square getting off the Tube at Charing Cross / Leicester Square |
| Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre | a child’s ticket costs 11,50 GBP | MON-SUN; 9.00-5.00
closed on 24th and 25th December |
learn about the works of William Shakespeare and the original Globe Theatre at a special lesson |
getting off the Tube at London Bridge |
| British Museum | free;
tickets for special exhibitions |
MON-SUN; 10.00-5.30; FRI 10.00-8.30
closed at X-Mas and New Year’s Day |
the works of man from prehistoric to modern times from around the world; Famous objects include: the Rosetta Stone, Parthenon sculptures, Egyptian mummies and the Portland Vase |
Great Russel Street
getting off the Tube at Holborn |
| Natural History Museum | free; tickets for special exhibitions | MON-SUN; 10.00-5.50;
closed at X-Mas |
the flora and fauna of the world; Most popular attractions: the earthquake imitation and the T-Rex | Cromwell Road
getting off the Tube at South Kensington |
| Science Museum | free;
tickets for IMAX cinema and flight simulators |
MON-SUN; 10.00-6.00; closed at X-Mas | the major man-made stuff and inventions from the wheel to hybrid cars | Exhibition Road
getting off the Tube at South Kensington |
| Victoria and Albert Museum | free;
tickets for special exhibitions |
MON-SUN; 10.00-5.45; FRI 10.00-10.00
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large collections of arts and crafts including furniture, jewellery, ceramics and textiles | Cromwell Road
getting off the Tube at South Kensington |
| Madame Tussauds London | a standard child ticket costs 24 GBP | MON-FRI 9.30-5.30; SAT-SUN 8.00-6.00 |
a large collection of wax figures of celebrities, politicians, famous people; 4D cinema and other attractions | Marylebone Road getting off the Tube at Baker Street |
GREAT BRITANNIA 