Famous British Art In London With Galleries & Exhibitions
London has always been the centre of Britain’s art and culture. London’s galleries contain most of the famous artists from the UK and around the world. London has a great advantage of offering free entry to most museums and exhibitions around this great city.
Where would one go to experience the best London Art? Well, this article with cut through the huge choice to offer concise choices. Tate Modern is the first choice for most with famous paintings such as Monet’s Water Lilies and other modern art on show. Thames Bankside gallery is also great for modern artists such as Duchamp and Man Ray.
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London offers a huge collection of royal ceramics and treasures from around the world. Perhaps visit The Natural History museum afterwards which is ideally located.
Trafalgar Square’s National Gallery has some of Britain and Europe’s best traditional artists from movements such as Romantisicm, Renaissance & Baroque with artists such as Constable, Rembrandt, Renoir & Caravaggio. London art really has all the styles and art movements you could wish for, whatever your taste.
Famous Contemporary British artists like Emin, Hirst & Chapman are joined by exciting, innovate emerging artists at the Saatchi Gallery in London, and is the best place to visit in the English capital if you’re after the most modern style of art.
London tourists will generally head straight to the main institutions whilst the real Londoners will have the extra time to try out the smaller galleries dotted around their city. Private galleries can be found in the Piccadilly and Albemarle Streets. White Cube, The Portland Gallery and Marlborough Fine Art are popular small galleries. London’s excellent public transport system, and use of Oyster card makes navigating this maze of art destinations easy.
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