Top 10 museums in London

Let’s start the week with something fun… Here at London presence, we know that most of our clients live outside of London, so here is a guide of the London museums if you are visiting this great city as a tourist. London is the city of business, lifestyle and culture so, after the economic news, here we are the top 10 of the museums, draft by monthly visitors:

Tate Gallery – 6,025,888

The first position is a double position, because it involves two museums: Tate Britain and Tate modern are the home of British art from the sixteenth century to the present day and of international modern and contemporary art. From one side of the river to the other one, they offer collective and individual exhibitions to convey British art, discover new artists and increase public knowledge.

British Museum – 4,492,852

British Museum tells the histories of the world, looking into the past to understand the present and discover the future. It offers a vast display from every country and every age. From Thursday 24th of July to Sunday 26 October 2008 the new major exhibition will be dedicated to the Roman Emperor Hadrian, his life, his emperor and his conflict.

National Gallery – 3,557,839

Fine arts and portraits are kept in the main building of Trafalgar Square: this museum is a great opportunity for every kind of visitors to discover art, through pictures. It offers a permanent collection and few temporary exhibitions (at the moment you shouldn’t miss the Radical Light: Italy’s Divisionist Painters 1891-1910).

Natural History Museum – 3,200,645

Natural History Museum promotes the discovery, understanding and enjoyment of the natural world. Children and adults can explore a landmark buildings and all its secrets about the universe and the human being.

Science Museum – 2,019,931

Science and technology for all the family, this museum offers interactive exhibits – fun for groups and families to see the world in a new and different way.

Victoria & Albert Museum – 1,902,587

This enormous museum is stuffed with different collections broken up into continents of the world that cover all manner of historical artifacts and art works: Architecture, Asia, British Galleries, Ceramics, Childhood, Contemporary, Fashion, Jewellery & Accessories, Furniture, Glass, Metalwork, Paintings & Drawings, Photography, Prints & Books, Sculpture, Textiles and Theatre & Performance.

National Maritime Museum – 1,493,042

This museum dedicated to the sea and to the stars, comprises three sites: The Maritime Galleries, the Royal Observatory and the Queen’s House. One huge museum that illustrates to everyone the importance of the sea, ships, time and the stars and their relationship with people: it is the largest number of visitors of the museum far from the centre and located in Greenwhich.

Imperial War Museum – 690,529

At the moment it offers 2 big exhibitions: For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond (from 17th April 2008 to 1st March 2009) – to celebrate the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth, and From War to Windrush (from 13th June 2008 to 29th March 2009) – to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the arrival of the MV Empire Windrush in Britain in 1948.

Museum of London – 375,013

This museum found in the Docklands tells the story of the city. At the moment we return to the scene of London’s most infamous crimes of Jack the Ripper and the East End, the first exhibition to explore the Jack the Ripper murders and their enduring legacy.

All museums in London are free (you have to pay to visit the temporary events) and are open 7 days a week. You justneed to plan your visit!