2. In Edinburgh, holds the national collection of modern art.
When opened in 1960, the collection was held in Inverleith
House, at the Royal Botanic Gardens. In 1980 it moved to
its current home: a Neo Classical building in the west of
Edinburgh, near the Water of Leith, built in 1825-1828 by
William Burn for John Watson's Hospital, a school now
incorporated in George Watson's College.
3. The British Museum is a
museum in London
dedicated to human
history and culture.
The British Museum was
established in 1753.
Until 1997 the British
Museum was unique in
that it housed both a
national museum and a
national library in the
same building.
Today, the British Museum
become one of the largest
museums in the world.
4. Is a museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England and is
part of the national Science Museum Group. The museum
has seven floors of galleries with permanent exhibitions
focusing on photography, television, animation, video
gaming, the internet and the scientific principles behind
light and colour. The venue also has three cinemas,
including an IMAX screen and hosts two film festivals each
year, including the Bradford International Film Festival. In
September 2011 the museum was voted the best indoor
attraction in Yorkshire by the public, and it is one of the
most visited museums in the north of England.
5. Tate Modern is a modern art
gallery located in London.
It is Britain's national gallery of
international modern art and
forms part of the Tate group .
It is the most-visited modern art
gallery in the world, with
around 5 million visitors per
year.
It is based in the former
Bankside Power Station.
Tate holds the national collection
of British art from 1500 to the
present day and international
modern and contemporary art.
6. Is a British national museum organisation with
branches at five locations in England, three of
which are in London. Founded as the Imperial War
Museum in 1917, the museum was intended to
record the civil and military war effort and sacrifice
of Britain and its Empire during the First World
War.
7. The National Gallery is an
art museum on Trafalgar
Square in London.
Founded in 1824, it houses
a collection of over 2,300
paintings .
It is the fifth most visited art
museum in the world,
after the Musée du
Louvre, the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, the British
Museum and Tate
Modern.
