ART GALLERIES

      Barbican Art Gallery
      Barbican Centre, EC2.
      (0171) 638 4141.
      Barbican.
      Mon, Wed-Sat 10.00-18.45; Tue 10.00-17.45; Sun 12.00-18.45.
      Admission £4.50, child £2.50 (Mon-Fri after 17.00 all tickets £2.50).
      Spacious gallery in the Barbican Arts Centre.
      Courtauld Institute Galleries
      Somerset House, Strand, WC2.
      (0171) 873 2526.
      Temple.
      Mon-Sat 10.00-18.00; Sun 14.00-18.00.
      Admission £3, child £1.50.
      The priceless Courtauld Collections of Old Master, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art on display in 11 galleries.
      Dulwich Picture Gallery
      College Road, SE21.
      (0181) 693 5254.
      West Dulwich.
      Tue-Fri 10.00-17.00; Sat 11.00-17.00; Sun 14.00-17.00.
      Admission £2, child free (admission free on Friday).
      Designed by Victorian architect Sir John Soane, this is the first public art gallery in Britain.
      Hayward Gallery
      South Bank, SE1.
      (0171) 928 3144.
      Waterloo.
      Thu-Mon 10.00-18.00; Tue, Wed 10.00-20.00.
      Admission £5, child £3.50.
      Temporary exhibitions of British and foreign art.
      Hertford House
      Hertford House, Manchester Sq., W1
      (0171) 935 0687.
      Marble Arch, Bond Street.
      Mon-Sat 10.00-17.00 Sun. 2-5; closed Good Friday, May Day, Dec. 24-26, Jan. 1.
      Admission free.
      A serene 18th-century mansion that houses the Wallace Collection, is as much a part of the appeal as the rich array of porcelain, paintings, furniture, and sculpture.
      Mall Galleries
      The Mall, SW1.
      (0171) 930 6844.
      Piccadilly Circus or Charing Cross.
      Daily 10.00-17.00.
      Admission £2, child £1.
      Three interlinked galleries of temporary exhibitions from members of the Federation of British Artists.
      National Gallery
      Trafalgar Square, WC2.
      (0171) 839 3321.
      Charing Cross.
      Mon-Sat 10.00-18.00; Sun 14.00-18.00.
      Admission free.
      Founded in 1824, now with over 2,000 works of art.
      National Portrait Gallery
      St Martin's Place, Trafalgar Square, WC2.
      (0171) 306 0055.
      Charing Cross.
      Mon-Sat 10.00-18.00; Sun 12.00-18.00.
      Admission free.
      Houses portraits of famous people in British history from the Tudors to the present day.
      Queen's Gallery
      Buckingham Palace Road, SW1.
      (0171) 799 2331.
      St James's Park or Victoria.
      Daily 09.30-16.30
      Admission £3.50, child £2.
      A selection of HM The Queen's valuable collection of paintings is on display in this gallery which was used as a conservatory until 1962.
      Royal Academy of Arts
      Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1.
      (0171) 439 7438.
      Piccadilly Circus.
      Daily 10.00-18.00.
      Admission £5.50, child £2.50.
      Founded in 1768, it has major loan exhibitions throughout the year.
      Sir John Soane's Museum
      13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
      (0171) 405 2107.
      Holborn, Temple, Chancery Lane.
      Tue-Sat 10.00-5.00; closed national holidays.
      Admission free.
      Eccentric architect of the Bank of England, Sir John Soane left his house to the nation on condition nothing be changed, and the result is a phantasmagoria of colors, unusual perspectives, and artifacts from many centuries.
      Tate Gallery
      Millbank, SW1.
      (0171) 887 8000.
      Pimlico.
      Mon-Sat 10.00-17.50; Sun 14.00-17.50.
      Admission free.
      National collections of British painting of all periods, modern foreign painting and modern scork inspired by the Upper Rhine and other German rivers such as the Elbe and the Danube.
      Whitechapel Art Gallery
      Whitechapel High Street, E1.
      (0171) 522 7888.
      Aldgate East.
      Tue-Sun 11.00-17.00; Wed 11.00-20.00.
      Admission free.
      A contemporary gallery with a number of resident artists who give lectures and run workshops.

      MUSEUMS

      The British Museum
      Great Russel Street, London WC1 3DG.
      (0171) 636 1555
      Tottenham Court Road, Russel Square, Holborn
      Opening hours: Monday-Saturday 10.00-5.00, Sunday 2.30-6.00 Closed during the Christmas period, New Year's Day, Good Friday and the first Monday in May.
      Admission free.
      The Museum of London
      London Wall EC2
      (0171) 600 3699
      St Paul's, Moorgate, Bank
      Opening hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10.00-6.00, Sunday 12.00-6.00
      Admission Adults £3 Concessions £1.50 Underfives free, Family Ticket (two adults, three children) £7.50, Annual Ticket £6/£3
      The Museum of Mankind
      6 Burlington Gardens, London W1X 2EX.
      (0171) 347 2224
      Green Park, Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Circus
      Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10.00-5.00, Sunday 2.30-6.00
      Closed during the Christmas period, New Year's Day, Good Friday and the first Monday in May.
      Admission free.
      The Museum of Moving Image
       South Bank, SE1
      (0171) 401 2636 (recorded 24h message)
      Waterloo
      Opening hours: Daily 10.00-6.00
      Admission Adults £5.50; Children, OAP's, UB40's, disabled £4 Students £4.70
      The National Maritime Museum with Queen's House and Old Royal Observatory
      Romney Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF
      (0181) 312 6565
      Greenwich or Maze Hill (from Charing Cross or Cannon Street)
      River Cruises from Westminster, Charing Cross, Tower Piers
      Opening hours: 10.00-17.00 Monday-Sunday. All sites closed 24-26 December. Last admission 16.30
      Admission Please telephone (0181) 858 4422
      The Natural History Museum
       Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
      (0171) 938 9123
      South Kensington
      Opening hours: Monday - Saturday 10.00-5.50 Sunday 11.00-5.50
      Admission Free - Monday to Friday 4.30-5.50; Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays 5.00-5.50; Adults £4.50; Children & Concessions £2.20 Family Ticket (two adults, four children) £12
      The Science Museum
       Exhibition Road, SW2
      (0171) 938 8008/8080
      South Kensington
      Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10.00-6.00 Sunday 11.00-6.00
      Admission Free 4.30-6.00 Adults £4.50; Children (5-15), OAP's, UB40's, Students £2.40. Disabled people and Underfives free.
      The Victoria & Albert Museum
       Cromwell Rd, SW7
      (0171) 938 8500
      South Kensington
      Opening hours: Monday 12.00-5.00, Tuesday to Sunday 10.00-5.50
      Admission Free, Donation of £4.50 Adults, £1 Concessions requested.

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