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• The Wallace Collection French 18th century collection of paintings, porcelain, furnishings and armoury. Includes information for visitors, news, exhibition details and ordering information for the gift shop.
  
  The Wallace Collection is a national museum which displays the wonderful works of art collected in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the first four Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace, the son of the 4th Marquess. It was bequeathe ...
  http://www.wallacecollection.org/

• The British Museum Housing a collection of world art and artefacts. Highlights of the collection can be viewed online, grouped according to location of origin, along with details of opening hours, location and membership.
  
  This site has been developed to enable visitors to access and engage with the Museums collection online and to provide practical information for people planning to visit the Museum. Here is a quick introduction to each of the main sections. We hope t ...
  http://www.britishmuseum.org/

• The Royal Institution of Great Britain Dedicated to scientific research and scientific education since 1799. Includes history, details of events, schools programmes, membership and contact details.
  
  At the RI you can explore two centuries of great scientific breakthroughs, and discover the newest big ideas about our universe and everything in it. Were a museum, an events space, a place to eat and drink, and much more. ...
  http://www.rigb.org/

• The Sherlock Holmes Museum The Baker Street home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyles fictional detective, maintained as described in the novels. Virtual tour of the museum, online souvenir shop and free membership to Sherlock Holmes International Society are prov
  
  Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John H. Watson lived at 221b Baker Street between 18811904, according to the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The house was last used as a lodging house in 1936 and the famous 1st floor study overlooking Baker Str ...
  http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/

• Handel House Basic information on the 18th Century house where George Frideric Handel lived for 36 years.
  
  Handel first came to London in the autumn of 1710 and, apart from a brief return to Hanover where he held office as a court musician in 171112, his musical career thereafter centred on London, i.e. the Cities of London and Westminster. Initially he w ...
  http://gfhandel.org/handelhouse/

• The Bank of England Museum Includes general information such as opening hours, location, private hire and collections, as well as the history, organisation and facts about the bank.
  
  The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom. Sometimes known as the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, the Bank was founded in 1694, nationalised on 1 March 1946, and gained independence in 1997. Standing at the centre of the UKs fina ...
  http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/museum/index.asp

• The Sir John Soanes Museum Home designed by the architect, exhibiting his antiquities and works of art. History, opening hours and details of exhibitions are included here, along with information on the research library and shop.
  
  Soane was born in 1753, the son of a bricklayer, and died after a long and distinguished career, in 1837. Soane designed this house to live in, but also as a setting for his antiquities and his works of art. After the death of his wife 1815, he lived ...
  http://www.soane.org/

• Commonwealth Institute Promotes the contemporary Commonwealth via exhibitions, collections, educational programmes, a library and a resource centre. Includes details of such events as well as information on the organisation.
  
  At its foundation in the 19th Century by the UK and Colonial Governments the underlying purpose of the then Imperial Institute was education and research. Initially this was strongly biased towards scientific research that supported the industrial an ...
  http://www.commonwealth.org.uk/

• The Library and Museum of Freemasonry Offers publicly available collections of Masonic material in the world. Includes collection, catalogue, news, events and exhibitions.
  
  Information about individual members is based on Annual Returns of members compiled by individual lodges and sent to Grand Lodge. The earliest such Returns date from about 1768. These were used to create registers of members grouped by their membersh ...
  http://www.freemasonry.london.museum/

• London Transport Museum The history of the public transport system. Includes information on visiting the museum, details of permanent and special exhibitions, information for schools and mail order for their souvenir shop.
  
  Our collection includes vehicles, rolling stock, posters, signs, uniforms, photos, maps and drawings. ...
  http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/