5 Must-Visit London Museums

London, aside of being a major tech and party hub in Europe, is one of many European cities with a bunch of must-visit museums for the art aficionados. If you want to make a memorable visit, be sure to stop by these five art spots.

1. National Portrait Gallery

Are you into portraits, or fine arts in general? The National Portrait Gallery is a must visit stop in the British capital. The gallery is the first portrait gallery in the world, opened back in 1856. It holds the portraits of important British people. The Portrait Gallery collection includes significantly important paintings, sculptures and drawings. Among the famous people, every tourist can see the anamorphic portrait of Edward IV by William Scrots, sculpture of Queen Victoria and paintings of the Bronte sisters.

2. Madame Tussauds Museum

Keen on meeting famous people? Well, if that’s the case, the Madame Tussauds Museum in London is the perfect spot to do so. You can stop by the wax museum at Marylebone Rd and meet the hyper realistic figures of Daniel Craig, One Direction, Kim Kardashian-West and Kanye West and Benedict Cumberbatch.

3. Science Museum

If you’re keen on science, that's the spot for you. The London Science museum is situated in South Kensington. The collections there are different, including collected items by Henry Wellcome on medical theme, clinical medicine, biosciences and public health. It also has its own library and was the British National Library of Science, Medicine and Technology until 1960s. The current collection has over 170 000 items, some of which are stored at Blythe House in West Kensington.

4. Churchill War Rooms

A history and war aficionado? TheChurchill War Rooms might be the place to spend some time at. The museum, situated on King Charles Street comprises the Cabinet War Rooms from the historic underground complex. You can see a scenes, recreated form the Second World War, including a biographical Churchill museum with biographical scenes from Winston Churchill’s life as a British statesman.

5. Barbican Centre

For music, arts and contemporary exhibitions, you should definitely stop by the Barbican Centre in the city of London. It’s largest performance arts centre in Europe, housing libraries, a number of restaurants and a dedicated conservatory. A interesting fact about the architecture of the theatre is that the Royal Shakespeare Company took an important role. The famous building is also included in Michael Paraskos’s novel “In Search of Sixpence”, being a home of the lead character Geroud.

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