Victoria & Albert Museum   www.vam.ac.uk

Science Museum   www.sciencemuseum.org.uk

Natural History Museum   www.nhm.ac.uk

You will have a little over 4 hours to spend at the Museum of your
choice. The three museums all face each other in south west London
at South Kensington. They are located in a tract of land developed
much through the influence of Prince Albert using the profits from a
highly successful Great Exhibition in 1851 to create a cultural and educational district.

Victoria & Albert Museum
The Victoria & Albert museum is the acknowledged greatest museum in the world devoted to decorative arts. Exhibits are drawn from around the world, both modern and ancient. The museum has the largest collection of Renaissance sculpture outside Italy, the largest collection of Indian art outside India, similarly Chinese and Japanese. In stark contrast the British Galleries house furniture, ceramics and sculpture unfolding the story of British design from 1500.

Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is the home of the national collections of living and fossil plants, animals, and minerals with many specimens on display. What attracts most attention are the dinosaur exhibits, including robotic life size examples. A full scale exhibit of a whale also leaves a lasting impression. From the outside the museum looks more like a palace and is truly impressive. The museum was built between 1873 and 1881

Science Museum
The Science Museum traces the development of science and industry and their influence on life. There is something here for everyone, including plenty of hands on exhibits and workshops for the kids. Over 300,000 exhibits covering the entire history of western science, technology and medicine.