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The National Gallery
National GalleryTop Pick
Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

0.26km

National collection of Western European painting from the 13th century to 1900.Read more

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London Transport Museum
London Transport MuseumTop Pick
London Transport Museum Covent Garden Piazza , London, WC2E 7BB

0.45km

Public transportation including the railway, underground, buses, memorabiliaRead more

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London Film Museum
London Film MuseumTop Pick
London Film Museum, 45 Wellington Street, London, WC2E 7BN

0.47km

Props, costumes, sets and artefacts from British films, history of moviemakingRead more

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National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

0.24km

Portraits of historically important and famous British peopleRead more

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Canada House Gallery
Canada House Gallery
Canada House Gallery, Canada House, 5 Trafalgar Square, London, SW1Y 5BJ

0.25km

Canadian historical and contemporary art and artefactsRead more

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Kennel Club Dog Art Gallery
Kennel Club Dog Art Gallery
Kennel Club Dog Art Gallery, London

0.31km

Exhibits and collection of dog paintings, open by appointmentRead more

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Mall Galleries
Mall Galleries
Mall Galleries, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH

0.31km

Gallery exhibits of the Federation of British ArtistsRead more

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Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), 12 Carlton House Terrace, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH

0.32km

Multi-disciplinary arts centre with exhibit galleriesRead more

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British Optical Association Museum
British Optical Association Museum
British Optical Association Museum, 42 Craven Street, London, WC2N 5NG

0.35km

History of eye careRead more

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Benjamin Franklin House
Benjamin Franklin House
Benjamin Franklin House, 36 Craven Street, London, WC2N 5NF

0.38km

18th-century house where Benjamin Franklin lived for 16 years, exhibits on his life, science activitiesRead more

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The Photographers' Gallery
The Photographers' Gallery
The Photographers' Gallery, 16-18 Ramillies Street, London, W1F 7LW

0.41km

PhotographyRead more

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Household Cavalry Museum
Household Cavalry Museum
Household Cavalry Museum, London, SW1A 2AX

0.45km

Regimental artefacts and memorabilia of the Household CavalryRead more

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The Royal Institution of Great Britain
The Royal Institution of Great Britain
21 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 4BS

0.45km

The Royal Institution of Great Britain (often abbreviated as the Royal Institution or Ri) is an organisation devoted...Read more

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Faraday Museum
Faraday Museum
Faraday Museum, Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS

0.47km

Located at the Royal Institution, scientist Michael Faraday's 19th century laboratory, activities and people...Read more

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Banqueting House, Whitehall
Banqueting House, Whitehall
Banqueting House, Whitehall, Whitehall, Westminster, London, SW1A 2ER

0.51km

17th century ornate building used for entertaining, designed by Inigo Jones, only remaining component of the Palace...Read more

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The Cartoon Museum
Cartoon Museum
The Cartoon Museum, 35 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HH

0.53km

Political cartoons, comic strips and comic booksRead more

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Somerset House
Somerset House
Somerset House, Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

0.53km

Arts centre with gallery and Courtauld GalleryRead more

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The Library & Museum of Freemasonry
The Library & Museum of Freemasonry
Freemasons Hall 60, Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5AZ

0.53km

Offers publicly available collections of Masonic material in the world. Includes collection, catalogue, news, events...Read more

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Spencer House, London
Spencer House
Spencer House, London, 27 Saint James's Place, London, SW1A 1NR

0.54km

18th-century mansion with restored state rooms and gardenRead more

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The Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Library and Museum of Freemasonry
The Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 60 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5AZ

0.54km

Library, artefacts and regalia of FreemasonryRead more

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Museum of Comedy
Museum of Comedy
Museum of Comedy, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR

0.55km

Located in the undercroft of St. George's, Bloomsbury, photos, posters, memorabilia, scrips, video and film about the...Read more

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Clarence House
Clarence House
Clarence House, London, SW1A 1BA

0.55km

Official residence of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of CornwallRead more

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The Building Centre
The Building Centre
The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT

0.59km

Exhibits on architecture and design[4]Read more

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Courtauld Institute of Art
Courtauld Gallery
Courtauld Institute of Art, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN

0.61km

Part of the University of London, located in Somerset House, features Old Masters and Impressionist paintingsRead more

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British Museum
The British Museum
British Museum, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 3DG

0.62km

Art, decorative arts, archaeology, antiquities from Ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece and the Middle East, coins, galleries...Read more

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Blue Plaques in London

Joshua Reynolds Brass Plaque - Sir Joshua Reynolds, 16 July 1723 - 23 February 1792, Portrait Painter.    As a student of Italian art, his work became increasingly classical under the influence of the Bolognese school. In 1768 he was elected the first President of the Royal Academy of Arts and was knighted. From 1760 until his death, he lived and painted in his studio, on the west side of Leicester Square where Fanum House now stands.    He is buried in St. Paul's Cathedral.    The bust is by Henry Weekes (1874)
Marie Taglioni Blue Plaque - Marie Taglioni 1809-1884 ballet dancer lived here in 1875-1876
Dennis Brain Blue Plaque - Dennis Brain 1921-1957 horn player lived here
Thomas Hosmer Shepherd Blue Plaque - Thomas Hosmer Shepherd 1793-1864 artist who portrayed London lived here
Victor McLaglen Blue Plaque - In memory of Victor Andrew D'Biere McLaglen 10.12.1886 to 7.11.1959 boxer and Oscar winner for The Informer
Plaque № 40526 - St John's Gate

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