Londons national collections

London is home to some of the most important museums in Britain, and indeed the world. There are so many excellent museums and galleries in London, it’s hard to know where to start. A good place to begin is London’s national collections:

• British Museum (www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/)
• National Portrait Gallery (www.npg.org.uk)
• Museum of London (www.molg.org.uk/english/)
• Victoria and Albert Museum (www.vam.ac.uk)
• National Gallery (www.nationalgallery.org.uk)
• National Maritime Museum (www.nmm.ac.uk/)
• Imperial War Museum (www.iwm.org.uk/)
• Natural History Museum (www.nhm.ac.uk/)
• Science Museum (www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/)
• Wallace Collection (www.wallacecollection.org/newsite/public/)
• Royal Air Force Museum (www.rafmuseum.org/)
• National Army Museum (www.national-army-museum.ac.uk/)
• National Archives (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/)
• Sir John Soane’s Museum (www.soane.org/)
• Tate Britain (www.tate.org.uk)

Find out more about London’s national collections and other famous collections and exhibitions in the capital in our London museums and galleries section.