A comprehensive guide to more than 100 museums and over two dozen art galleries in London, illustrated with hundreds of colour pictures and accompanied by full colour maps to help you find your way around. Most reviews end with a short list of suggested refreshment stops in the area. Additional features explain how Britain assembled its art collections in the 19th century and provide a survey of the London gallery scene.
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Brian Bell is a contributor for Langenscheidt titles including: 'Insight Guide - Sicily','Insight City Guide Bangkok','Insight City Guide Boston'
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What a gem!,
By oni applegate (Monterey, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Museums and Galleries of London (Insight Guide Museums & Galleries London) (Paperback)
This is the only guide I have found of its kind for London, and it is superbly done. Not only does it profile all the obvious, big-name museums, but also details dozens of smaller ones like the Guildhall Clock Museum, the Museum of Garden History, and the British Red Cross Museum and Archives (to name a few). As with all Insight Guides the photography is first-rate, and the larger format of this guide makes it even more accessible than their standard travel guides. The collaborative style in which this book was written really works - it feels fresh and engaging throughout. I bought this book with the intention of doing research on the Tate Modern and Victoria and Albert Museums, and discovered more than a dozen smaller venues I had never even heard of before. My recommendation is that this is a must for art-lovers and museumgoers, and for anyone interested in discovering obscure of London they may otherwise overlook. If you are going to London to look at art, take this book and a comfortable pair of shoes!!
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Fabulous book for visiting London.,
By kade121 (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Museums and Galleries of London (Insight Guide Museums & Galleries London) (Paperback)
Excellent resource guide for planning your trip. Read it to see the fascinating and interesting places available to visit in London, that most guidebooks don't even mention. Took this book with me on an eight-day trip. Reviewed it every evening before going to sleep to see what we could squeeze in the following day. An indispensable book for visiting London.
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This review is from: Museums and Galleries of London (Insight Guide Museums & Galleries London) (Paperback)
This guide provides an excellent overview of art and history throughout London and as a result, I discovered museums I doubt I would have found otherwise. It's really treasure for any visitor to London who is interested in art.
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In 1795 Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin, decided to build a mansion on his Scottish estate for himself and his vivacious bride-to-be. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
catty sark, timed tickets, wheelchair access, last admission, admission charge Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, London Bridge, Tate Modern, Buckingham Palace, Queen Victoria, Tate Britain, Royal Academy, East End, Sainsbury Wing, Tower Bridge, South Kensington, Covent Garden, Sir Christopher Wren, Tower of London, Trafalgar Square, Van Dyck, Great Fire, Great Hall, Green Park, Hampton Court, Fleet Street, Imperial War Museum, Queen Elizabeth, Science Museum, Somerset House New!
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- Queen Victoria (First Book) by Robert Green on 5 pages
- Buckingham Palace by Roy Nash on page 104, page 115, and page 138
- Mark Rothko (Museum of Modern Art) by Peter Howard Selz on page 175, and page 195
- Buckingham Palace by Michael Hall on page 103, and page 115
- King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare on page 99, and page 101
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