If you like art, culture and history, you'll love London's most popular galleries and museums.
And you can see six of the world's greatest art collections, each in a stunning building (with unique gallery spaces and superb visitor facilities) for FREE!
London For Free: The British Museum
Brush up on your knowledge of ancient and modern civilisations at the British Museum. As the oldest national public museum in the world, the British Museum attracts millions of visitors to its worldwide collection each year.
You can marvel at objects spanning two million years of human history, from the Rosetta stone and the first known image of Christ, to a fantastic collection of mummies and contemporary African Art. New galleries dedicated to Egyptian tomb paintings, Medieval Europe and Chinese ceramics have recently opened.
London For Free: Victoria and Albert Museum
Get some visual inspiration at the world's greatest museum of art and design, the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). Discover its treasure trove of objects from the world's richest cultures; you'll see glass, fashion, ceramics, sculpture and more.
Check out the British Galleries, illustrating the history of Britain through the country's art and design. Seven miles of gallery space is yours to explore for free at the V&A.
London For Free: National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery houses the world’s largest collection of personalities and faces, from the late Middle Ages to the present day. You can come face to face with the people who have shaped British history and culture, from kings and queens to musicians and film stars.
Artists featured range from Holbein to Hockney. The collection includes work across all media, from painting and sculpture to photography and video.
London For Free: Tate Britain
Continue your free exploration of history and culture at Tate Britain. The gallery holds the largest collection of British art in the world.
It features works from the last five centuries, including contemporary British art, in a series of free, changing displays. A quintessentially British artistic experience!
London For Free: Tate Modern
A trip to London isn't complete without a visit to Tate Britain's sister gallery, Tate Modern, which shows the best modern and contemporary art from around the world.
The former Bankside Power Station includes the awe-inspiring Turbine Hall, which runs the length of the entire building. This unique space features some amazing interactive and innovative exhibitions, and the permanent galleries won't cost you a penny!
London For Free: The National Gallery
Fancy an afternoon with Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Picasso, Michelangelo, Renoir, Monet and Van Gogh?
Then join a free guided tour at the National Gallery. You can get up-close and personal to paintings by these and many more great Western European masters.
London: The Place To Be – For Free!
Where else in the world can you experience the life and times of ancient civilisations, come face to face with Egyptian mummies, brush shoulders with London's famous kings and queens and spend the afternoon with some of the world's most renowned artists for free, but London!