Many of London's major museums and galleries are free:
- British Museum: objects from civilisations around the world, ancient to modern.
- Natural History Museum and Science Museum: great for families with children.
- Imperial War Museum, Design Museum and Bank of England Museum.
- National Gallery: European paintings from the 13th to 19th centuries, including Van Gogh, da Vinci and Renoir.
- National Portrait Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts and the Saatchi Gallery (contemporary art).