| British museums and B Guide - Resources and Review
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| Information on current and future exhibitions, permanent collections including the Rosetta Stone, the Lewis Chessmen and an Easter Island Statue, and the education services based at the museum.
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Details of naval and maritime related museums in the UK arranged by region.
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Home of the national collections of British art, including works by Hogarth, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Stubbs, Blake, Palmer, Constable, Sargent and Whistler, and international modern art, including works by artists such as Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp, Epstein, Spencer, Mondrian, Gabo, Nicholson, Hepworth, Moore, Magritte, Dalí, Giacometti, Dubuffet, Bacon, Pollock, Rothko, Warhol and Beuys.
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Museum commemorating the six Tolpuddle Martyrs led by George Loveless, providing an insight into the foundations of modern day trade unionism. Describes the establishment of the Tolpuddle union, its suppression by James Frampton, transportation of members to New South Wales, and the homecoming. Museum facilities and opening hours are provided.
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NMGM is one of 12 national museums in England and Wales, with collections made up of 1.2 million objects covering most areas of art, history and science. Institutions include the Merseyside Maritime Museum and Walker Art Gallery. Online information includes location maps, event details, news, pricing and opening hours.
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The National Museums of Scotland aim to provide Scotland with a national museum service of international standing which preserves and enhances the collections in its care and promotes research on them so that they can be used to communicate and increase knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of human and natural history.
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Offers details of museum collections, education programmes, research and archives, commercial services, news and events. The National Railway Museum is the largest railway museum in the world, holding a large number of railway icons and millions of artefacts. Several photographs available online.
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Museum situated in Bradford and opened in 1983. Its most popular feature is IMAX, Britain's largest cinema screen. Each IMAX frame is ten times the usual 35mm size. Offers details of museum collections, exhibitions, education programmes, news, events, and cinema listings.
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Museum directory searchable by country, state, city, museum name, artist, or speciality such as aviation, history, music, photography, space, and toys. An 'offbeat' category includes the Museums of Roller Skating, Bad Art, and Dirt.
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Information about the role of the Museums and Galleries commission, the type of museums and galleries it safeguards and promotes, news and publications.
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Offers information on the museum which is housed in Austen's former home in Chawton, Hampshire. Outlines the history of the author's life, and provides details of museum opening times, travel directions, and links to a number of Jane Austen societies throughout the world.
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Offers news, features and links to over 2,500 museums, galleries and heritage attractions in the UK.
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Art museum of the University of Cambridge. Provides information on collections which relate to antiquities of Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Cyprus and the Ancient Near East, applied arts from around the world, ancient and modern coins and medals, manuscripts and printed books, and paintings, drawings, and prints. An OPAC is provided, with images displayed where available.
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The Museum's mission is to maintain and develop its collections and use them to promote the discovery, understanding, responsible use and enjoyment of the natural world. Its collections of over 68,000,000 specimens, gathered from across the globe, represent more than 300 years of scientific collecting and study and are at the heart of the institution's scientific research, information services, education and exhibition activities. Online displays include Life Galleries, Earth Galleries, Wildlife Garden and VR trilobites.
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Collection of paintings, drawings, miniatures, sculptures, engravings, silhouettes, and photographs, all of which depict famous British men and women. Works can be searched for by entering the name of an artist, a sitter, the title of a piece, or a National Portrait Gallery (NPG) number.
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Comprehensive list of libraries and museums, including the Bronte Parsonage Museum in Yorkshire, the Burrell Collection in Glasgow, the Windermere Steamboat Museum in Cumbria and the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum in London.
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Information about the museum, opening hours, events and educational services. A particular speciality is the collection from the North East of Scotland.
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An extensive index to the art collections of Great Britain and Ireland. Art Guide is organised by artist, by museum, and geographically. For each artist there is a list of their works and where they can be found; for each museum a list of outstanding works in the collection, contact details and links to other museums in the same region.
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A museum dedicated to the decorative arts. The Victorian and Edwardian buildings house 145 galleries containing some of the world's greatest collections of sculpture, furniture, fashion and textiles, paintings, silver, glass, ceramics, jewellery, books, prints and photographs.
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Information about exhibits and collections, including some online exhibitions.
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Houses the UK national collection of Western European painting, dating from 1260 to 1900. Site provides news, information on collections, exhibitions, special events, general information and a number of electronic images.
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