Cultural Institutions

Britain has an abundance of museums and galleries, each one proudly displaying some spectacular historic memorabilia and some of the most impressive preserved collections of work from years gone by, be it the unique mix of art, archaeology, geology and natural history displayed in the National Museum & Gallery of Wales, the some 70 million different species collected from around the world by botanists like Charles Darwin that can be found in the National History museum or the range of fine art works from the 18th and 19th Centuries from the likes of El Greco, Boucher, Allan Ramsey, and Henry Raeburn to be enjoyed at Duff house.

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Ashmolean Museum

The first purpose built museum in England the Ashmolean in Oxford is one of the best museums outside of London. The museum was first opened in 1683 and its exhibitions are based on the collections of the Tradscant Family and Dr. Elias Ashmole.

Ashmolean Museum

British Museum

The British Museum is the oldest in the world, with a collection of around 6 million treasures from the four corners of the globe, mapping out the history of civilisation.

British Museum

Duff House

Duff House is a grandiose Georgian mansion, with fabulous baroque features, it is also a National Art Gallery, affording one of the most elegant surroundings in which to gaze at its fine art and antiquities.

Dylan Thomas Boathouse

When he first came to Laugharne in 1938 Dylan Thomas wrote that he simply, â€˜got off the bus and forgot to get back on'.

Kinnaird Head Lighthouse Museum

For over two hundred years a lighthouse has stood on the headland of Kinnaird guiding ships through this treacherous part of the coastline. The lighthouse now stands today as a monument to life in the lighthouse and the history of the Northern Lighthouse Trust.

MOMA Wales

The Museum of Modern Art or Y Tabernacl is home to an excellent collection of works from Welsh artists of the 20th Century.

National Museum & Gallery of Wales

Housed in the splendid neoclassic buildings of Cathays Park, the Museum and Gallery exhibits a unique mix of art, archaeology, geology and natural history from Wales and the rest of the world.

Natural History Museum

Inside this splendid building are housed some 70 million different species collected from around the world by botanists like Charles Darwin and Joseph Banks alongside hi-tech interactive exhibitions and displays on the living world.

Natural History Museum

Tate Britain

The Tate displays works from all the great British artists piecing together the history Britain from the 16th Century to the present day. It also houses the largest collection of Turner paintings in the World.

Tate Britain

Tate Modern

Home to the Tate's collection of international modern and contemporary art, Tate Modern is an eclectic mix of art forms and works by some of this centuries most renowned artists.

Tate Modern

Tenby Museum & Art Gallery

Tenby has its own museum and art gallery situated on the headland of Castle Hill, outlining the towns maritime and social history as well as works from celebrated artists with local connections, Augustus John and his sister Gwen.

The Museum of Welsh Life

In the tiny hamlet of St Fagans, just four miles from central Cardiff, the Museum of Welsh life is the most visited heritage attraction in Wales.

The National Gallery

The National Gallery in Trafalgar Square is Britain's main art museum housing a huge collection of works including masterpieces from many of the great artists and covering the main western European schools.

The National Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery

The gallery houses a fine collection of â€˜mug shots' of the key historical figures, notorious or otherwise, dating from Elizabethan times to the present day.

The National Portrait Gallery

The Victoria and Albert Museum

Better known as the V & A, this museum houses a fabulous collection of decorative art works in 145 eclectic galleries.

The Victoria and Albert Museum

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