United Kingdom

Sites

24 Hour Museum

Gateway to British museums, galleries and heritage attractions.

British Museum London

Information about the collections on display in the museum's galleries

Heritage Motor Centre

The world's finest collection of historic British cars!

Horniman Museum London

Imperial War Museum

The UK national museum of the history of war and wartime life from 1914.

London Transport Museum

Manchester Museum Manchester

Museum of East Asian Art

The Museum of East Asian Art in Bath was founded in 1993 on the basis of one man's personal collection. It has continued to grow and today houses objects from China, Japan, Korea, Tibet and Southeast Asia with pieces dating from c.5000 BC to the present day.

Museum of London

The Museum of London is the largest urban history museum in the world. Its collections span over 2000 years, from pre-history to the present day. The collections include archaeological finds, items related to domestic and working history, costume, decorative arts and paintings, prints and drawings.

Museum of Rugby Twickenham

National Army Museum

The National Army Museum is the British Army's own museum. Includes information on how British soldiers have lived, worked and fought from Tudor times to the present day.

The National Gallery London

The National Maritime Museum London

The largest maritime museum in the world covering every aspect of ships and seafaring, in peace and at war, from pre-history to today. The Museum promotes understanding of the history and future of Britain and the sea, the story of time, astronomy and navigation, and of the historic buildings at Greenwich.

National Motor Museum

The National Motor Museum in Beaulieu evolved from the Montagu Motor Museum, founded by Lord Montagu in 1952. It contains a world-renowned collection of over 250 cars, motorbikes and commercial vehicles together with motoring eccentricities and memorabilia and includes a major photographic, film and video archive.

National Museums of Scotland

Information about the seven very different museums under the umbrella of the National Museums of Scotland.

National Portrait Gallery London

Founded in 1856, the National Portrait Gallery in London was established to collect the likenesses of famous British men and women.

National Railway Museum (NRM) London

Details of museum collections, education programmes, research and archives, commercial services, news and events. The National Railway Museum is the largest railway museum in the world, holding a large number of railway icons and millions of artefacts.

Natural History Museum London

The Museum's mission is to maintain and develop its collections and use them to promote the discovery, understanding, responsible use and enjoyment of the natural world. A wealth of information including online exhibits.

Pitt Rivers Museum

The Museum displays archaeological and ethnographic objects from all parts of the world. It was founded in 1884 when General Pitt Rivers, an influential figure in the development of archaeology and evolutionary anthropology, gave his collection to the University. The collection includes extensive photographic and sound archives.

RAF Museum

In Cosford, and London

Royal Armouries London

The Royal Armouries is Britain's oldest museum, and one of the oldest museums in the world. It began life as the main royal and national arsenal housed in the Tower of London and has occupied buildings within the Tower of London for making and storing arms, armour and military equipment for as long as the Tower has been in existence.

The Royal Collection

Shaped by the personal tastes of kings and queens over more than 500 years, the Royal Collection includes paintings, drawings and watercolours, furniture, ceramics, clocks, silver, sculpture, jewellery, books, manuscripts, prints and maps, arms and armour, fans, and textiles. The collections are exhibited in a number of different locations around the UK.

Royal Marines Museum

Royal Naval Museum Portsmouth

Museum devoted to the ships of the Royal Navy and the men and women who served in them

Science Museum London

Exhibitions and Collections including Exhibitions On - Line, selections from Science & Society Picture Library.

The Tate

Tate holds the national collections of British Art and of international modern art. Includes Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Tate St Ives & Tate Liverpool with access to collections.

The Victoria and Albert Museum London

The Victoria and Albert site provides information on the temporary and permanent exhibitions at the museum, details of forthcoming events, and educational activities.