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This category is for brick-and-mortar museums in United Kingdom that house permanent collections of art.

Subcategories

• Contemporary Art

Resources in This Category

• Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums

  http://www.aagm.co.uk/
  Information on exhibitions, activities, facilities, services, and collections located in Scotland.

• Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum

  http://www.cheltenhammuseum.org.uk/
  Features world-renowned Arts and Crafts Movement collection, rare Chinese and English ceramics, and 300 years of painting by Dutch and British artists. Located in Cheltenham, England.

• Design Museum

  http://www.designmuseum.org/
  London's museum of international contemporary design.

• Geffrye Museum

  http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/
  Collections comprise furniture, textiles, paintings and objects displayed in a series of period rooms from 1600 to the present day. Includes virtual tour, educational programs, hours, map and directions. Free admission to museum and gardens. Located in London.

• Kettle's Yard

  http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk/
  Exhibits the collections of H. S. Ede, 20th century collector of art and decorative art and former curator of the Tate Gallery, London. Collection includes works by Brancusi, Wood, Moore and Miró.

• Modern Art Oxford

  http://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/
  Innovative program of temporary exhibitions of modern and contemporary visual art including painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video, performance, film and architecture.

• National Portrait Gallery

  http://www.npg.org.uk/
  Opened in 1896. Features portraits of the most famous people in British history.

• Nature in Art Museum

  http://www.nature-in-art.org.uk/
  Dedicated to art inspired by nature including artists ranging from Audubon to Picasso. Located in Twigworth, Gloucester.

• Royal Academy of Arts

  http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/
  The Royal Academy's collection includes the finest examples of fine arts from the 18th century to the present. Located in London.

• Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

  http://scva.ac.uk/
  With over 1,200 examples of fine and decorative arts, the centre is also home to the UEA collection of Abstract and Constructivist Art and Design. Norwich, England.

• Tate

  http://www.tate.org.uk/
  Features British art from 1500 and international modern and contemporary art. Provides details on the galleries, as well as access to over 65,000 artworks and research programs and resources. Includes a visitor's guide and FAQs.

• The British Museum

  http://www.britishmuseum.org/
  Houses a vast collection of world art and artefacts, highlights of which can be viewed online. Includes visitor information, events and exhibitions programme, current research projects, gallery guides and teaching resources. Located in London, England.

• The Fitzwilliam Museum

  http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/
  Collection includes antiquities, applied arts, illuminated manuscripts, and paintings by Constable, Hogarth, and Gainsborough. Located in Cambridge.

• The National Gallery

  http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
  Houses over 2,300 paintings covering all schools of European art from the 1250 to 1900. Includes details of the galleries, hours and directions. Free admission. Located in London. [French, German, Italian, Spanish, English, Japanese, Russian].

• The Royal Scottish Academy

  http://www.royalscottishacademy.org/
  Located in the Mound, Edinburgh and is the home of contemporary Scottish art. Lists member and history details, collection and exhibitions information.

• The Sir John Soane's Museum

  http://www.soane.org/
  The magnificent house and collection on the famous architect, Sir John Soane includes fine arts and antiquities. Located in London.

• Yale Center for British Art

  http://www.yale.edu/
  Collection of English paintings, prints, drawings, rare books, and sculpture, from the Elizabethan period forward. Located in New Haven‚ Connecticut.

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