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Five Must visit Museums in London

Museums are a great way to learn more about works of art like sculptures and paintings. A great way to spend your time in the city would be visiting some of the most famous ones that also happen to be free-entry museums. Here are some of the most interesting ones that I got the chance to visit last summer whilst in London.

1. Natural History Museum

A walk through time: this museum features plant, animal, fossil, rock and mineral specimens. The main attractions include a giant sequoia tree, dinosaurs, exhibits from natural world, an earthquake simulator, an array of stuffed birds and the renowned Blue Whale skeleton known as Hope. 

2. V&A 

A collection of various art and design objects, fashion and textile from all over the world including key artefacts like the Ardabil carpet in the Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art, Italian Renaissance sculptures and fashion galleries endowed with 18th-century court dresses, the Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art and the Luck of Edenhall; a 13th-century Syrian glass beaker as well as Furniture galleries.

3. British Museum

Where art, history and culture meet. It was opened in 1759 and hosts one the greatest collections of global artefacts in the world collected by British explorers. The galleries are divided with regards to location and period in history hence Ancient Greece whose main attraction is Parthenon sculptures and Egyptian pieces like the famed Rosetta Stone. A visit to this museum is a walk through the history of humankind. Its the liveliest museum ever especially when walking through the glass-roofed Great Court.

4. National Gallery

It is located at Trafalgar Square and houses works from renowned artists such as Leonardo  da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh and Pablo Picasso. The paintings range from medieval times to 20th century with collections by famous French impressionists like Cezanne's Bathers. It was opened in 1838 and boasts about 2300 works of art. Whistlejacket by George Stubbs was the most captivating painting I saw due to the horse's majestic appearance and intricate details of the canvas.

5. Science Museum

An intriguing discovery into the world of science. It is located in South Kensington and features seven floors of educational as well as entertaining exhibits in contemporary science, medicine and technology. This fascinating museum has the Exploring Space galleries and the Clockmakers' Collection; the oldest display of clocks and watches in the world.