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Museums & Galleries Month

Now is a great time to visit Britain’s huge array of museums and galleries.

Museums & Galleries Month
Jack the Ripper & the East End © Museum in Docklands

Jack the Ripper & the East End

Jack the Ripper is Britain's most infamous murderer. From 15 May - 2 November, the Museum in Docklands brings you Jack the Ripper & the East End - the first exhibition to explore the Jack the Ripper murders and their enduring legacy.

Jack the Ripper & the East End
Tate Liverpool birthday celebrations badge © Tate Liverpool

Tate Liverpool 20th birthday celebrations

This month, Tate Liverpool celebrates its 20th birthday in style - bringing together old friends and new ones, music, song and dance to celebrate the past, present and future of the gallery. The gallery will be buzzing with birthday activities from Saturday 3 - Monday 5 May.

Tate Liverpool 20th birthday celebrations
Storm Sky by Maggie Feeny, winner of Best 2D Artist Award at Artists Open Houses © Maggie Feeny

Artists Open Houses

If you're an art lover, don't miss the annual festival of Artists Open Houses. It involves over 1,000 artists opening their homes to the public to display their works in unusual and original surroundings.

Artists Open Houses
Daniel Craig as James Bond

For Your Eyes Only – Ian Fleming & James Bond exhibition

Over 50 years ago author Ian Fleming created James Bond. Today, Bond is a national hero, and this year, the Imperial War Museum is celebrating the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth with For Your Eyes Only – the first major exhibition devoted to the life and work of the man who gave us the world’s most famous secret agent.

For Your Eyes Only – Ian Fleming & James Bond exhibition
Julia Roberts by Herb Ritts

Vanity Fair Portraits

From 14 February – 26 May, the National Portrait Gallery in London is hosting a very special exhibition. Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913 – 2008 is the first exhibition to bring together rare vintage prints with contemporary classics from Vanity Fair and the legendary Condé Nast Archive.

Vanity Fair Portraits
The British Museum © The British Museum

Hadrian: Empire and Conflict

Following in the footsteps of the hugely popular Chinese Terracotta Army exhibition, the British Museum's next special exhibition is Hadrian: Empire and Conflict. The exhibition runs from 24 July - 26 October.

Hadrian: Empire and Conflict
Dinosaurs at the Natiural History Museum © Britainonview.com

Explore Tour at the Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum exhibits one of the most important and astonishing natural collections in the world - just wait until you come face to face (or face to foot) with the giant reconstructed skeleton of brontosaurus as you enter the building.

Explore Tour at the Natural History Museum
The River Thames, London

Architecture

British architects are famous worldwide, in particular for pioneering the glass and steel ‘high tech’ style. 

Architecture
Looking at an artefact in the British Museum

Britain’s hidden treasures

Britain’s national museums and galleries, with their world-class collections, certainly attract the crowds – the British Museum alone sees more than four million visitors pass through its doors each year.

Britain’s hidden treasures
Glasgow School of Art

Creative industries in Britain

From architecture to music, British innovation is hard to beat. Although the fruits of the creative industries are one of this country’s major exports, there’s no place better to get a real taste of British innovation than its birthplace.

Creative industries in Britain
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