The Most Popular Art Galleries Of London Town
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London is a hub of entertainment, it has a vast and rich history and is a real city of culture. As well as all of the most popular tourist attractions, such as Big Ben and The Tower Of London, there are number of quality art galleries which people can and should also visit.
Now I am by no way involved in the tourism industry; I am in fact involved on a day to day basis with projects to do with the personal injury claims process as well as selling composite doors and offering a professional web promotion service.
These are my most favourite art galleries in London and ones that I would therefore recommend other people to visit:
Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace
This gallery shows various pieces from the Royal Collection including famous works by Leonardo and Vermeer.
There have been many additions to the amount of items on display after a recent extension. I personally like viewing the jewels that are on show, which are very impressive. The whole place is steeped in history and some of the pieces of furniture on display are not only worth huge sums of money, they are also extremely old and superbly maintained.
The National Gallery
There are a number of superb and famous paintings at the National Gallery including:
The Ambassadors
A Woman Bathing In A Stream
Virgin And Child With St Anne And John The Baptist
Rokeby Venus
The many paintings in this gallery date from 1260-1900.
National Portrait Gallery
This gallery opened in 1856 and houses many paintings and also some very famous portraits such as:
Margaret Thatcher
Germaine Greer
Shakespeare
Horatio Nelson
The Serpentine Gallery
This art gallery is without doubt my favourite; it is contemporary art at it’s best. It is located near Kensington Gardens and is a must in my opinion.
Tate Britain
Many people believe that this gallery has the best collection of British art in the world.
This gallery offers a free guided tour and there are films every day of the week.
Some of the paintings on show at the Tate Britain are:
Sancta Lilias
Flatford Mill
Norham Castle, Sunrise
Elohim Creating Adam
Pink And Green Sleepers
The Tate Modern
I would most certainly recommend this as a place to visit when in the capital city; you will not be let down.
It shows modern art from early 1900 to the present day.
The list just seems to go on and on and on. Yes there are a wide range of very popular art galleries in London. The ones I have mentioned above are among my favourites, however there are many more which people can also visit including:
Kenwood House
The Dulwich Picture Gallery
The Royal Academy
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