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Web Sites in Category British

Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums - Information on exhibitions, activities, facilities, services, and collections of the Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums, Scotland.

Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections - Explore this pilot website to discover the pre-eminent designated museum collections in England.

Design Museum - London's museum of international contemporary design.

Geffrye Museum - Collections comprise furniture, textiles, paintings and objects displayed in a series of period rooms from 1600 to the present day. Includes virtual tour, educational programs, hours, map and directions. Free admission to museum and gardens. Located in London.

Gilbert Collection - Features collection of mosaics, gold boxes, portrait miniatures, furniture, religious icons and relics from India, Russia, Italy. Includes events, information, shop, games, hours and admission fees. Located in the Somerset House in London.

Kettle's Yard House and Gallery - Exhibits the collections of H. S. Ede, 20th century collector of art and decorative art and former curator of the Tate Gallery, London. Collection includes works by Brancusi, Wood, Moore and Miró.

National Portrait Gallery, London - Founded in 1856 to collect portraits of famous British men and women, the collection represents the most comprehensive of its kind.

Royal Academy of Arts - The Royal Academy's collection includes the finest examples of fine arts from the 18th century to the present.

Tate Gallery - Home of the national collections of British art and international modern art. Online exhibits include 8,000 works of art.

Tate Modern - Collection of international modern art from 1900 to the present day, housed in the former Bankside Power Station in North Southwark.

The 24 Hour Museum - The UK's first national collection in cyberspace with over 2,000 museums and galleries listed and over 300 available on-line.

The Fitzwilliam Museum - Collection includes antiquities, applied arts, illuminated manuscripts, and paintings by Constable, Hogarth, and Gainsborough.

The National Gallery - Houses over 2,300 paintings covering all schools of European art from the 1250 to 1900. Includes details of the galleries, hours and directions. Free admission. Located in London. [French, German, Italian, Spanish, English, Japanese, Russian].

The Peter Scott Gallery - Houses the Lancaster University's collection of fine art. Both permanent and temporary exhibits are presented within two galleries. The Ruskin Library is also located here.

The Royal Scottish Academy - Located in the Mound, Edinburgh and is the home of contemporary Scottish art. Lists member and history details, collection and exhibitions information.

The Sir John Soane's Museum - The magnificent house and collection on the famous architect, Sir John Soane includes fine arts and antiquities. Located in London.

Turner House Gallery - Exhibits of paintings and fine art from the museum's collection, as well as traveling exhibits and displays by local artists. Located in Penarth, Wales. In English and Welsh.

Yale Center for British Art - Collection of English paintings, prints, drawings, rare books, and sculpture, from the Elizabethan period forward.

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