1. 5 MOST FAMOUS MUSEUMS IN LONDON
Simm Säga
C. R. Jakobson Gymnasium
Form: 9c
Supervisor: Marje Maasen
2012
2. MUSEUM OF LONDON
• Documents the history of London from the Prehistoric to the present day
• It was opened in 1976
• Outside it looks old and boring
• Inside the Museum is a big, open, educational and exciting London destination
4. BRITISH MUSEUM
• Built in 1753
• Documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings
• Was the first public museum in the world
• It remains one of England’s most famous and popular attractions
6. THE NATIONAL GALLERY
• An art gallery, which has one of the finest collections of European paintings
in the world
• There are bigger galleries but The National Gallery has many paintings of
very high quality
• There are paintings by famous artists whose works are very rare
8. THE BARBICAN CENTRE
• Largest performing arts centre in Europe
• Located in London, England
• Many famous orchestras are based in the Barbican Centre's concert hall
10. NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
• Built in 1881
• The museum is a world-known centre of research
• The museum is famous for its exhibition of dinosaur skeletons
• Building was built and opened by 1881
