The UK is a diverse country that is both rich in culture and in history. This is reflected by the vast number of museums that house many objects of local, national and international importance.
From ancient artefacts, machines and motors, to dinosaurs, science and the natural world; there is an abundance of impressive collections within British borders.
To help steer you on the path of a cultural quest, Ents24 has assembled just some of the remarkable museums that can be found in the UK in our Museum Manual!
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SCOTLAND
University Of Aberdeen, Zoology Museum
The Zoology Museum collections are wide-ranging and are worldwide in scope. The collections cover the whole of the animal kingdom, from protozoa to the great whales. They reflect the teaching and research interests of our staff and students, but also the gifts of graduates and friends of the University over the past 200 years. The museum contains around 75,000 specimens.
National Museum Of Scotland, Edinburgh
Two iconic buildings, one amazing museum. The collections in the landmark Museum of Scotland building tell you the story of Scotland its land, its people and culture. The Royal Museum building, with its magnificent glass ceiling, houses international collections covering nature to art, culture to science.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow
Glasgow and Scotland's premier museum and art gallery. It is one of Europe's great civic art collections. The museum houses Christ of Saint John of the Cross by Salvador Dalí. The curator bought the copyright of this painting at the time after a meeting with Dalí himself.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Armagh County Museum, Armagh
Discover a rich and varied legacy revealed in objects ranging from prehistoric artefacts to household items from a bygone age. There are military uniforms, wedding dresses, ceramics, natural history specimens and railway memorabilia. An impressive art collection includes works by many well-known Irish artists.
Fermanagh County Museum, Enniskillen Castle
Enniskillen Castle houses two museums, Fermanagh County Museum and The Inniskillings Museum.
WALES
Swansea Museum
Swansea Museum is the oldest in Wales. It was opened in 1841 by a group of local people who were known as The Royal Institution of South Wales, which gave the Museum building its original name.
National Museum Cardiff
Discover art, archaeology, natural history and geology. With a busy programme of exhibitions and events, there is something to amaze everyone, whatever your interest - and admission is free!
ENGLAND
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
A museum, art gallery, exhibition space and Winter Gardens to create a stunning visitor attraction in the heart of the city centre.
Thackray Museum, Leeds
The award-winning Thackray Museum is one of the UK's leading museums, telling the story of medicine and explaining how advances in medicine are changing our lives.
Leeds City Museum
Showcasing exhibitions, displays, interactive games, video displays, shop and cafe, the museum is a great cultural addition to the heart of Leeds.
The Manchester Museum
The museum is well known for Egyptology, birds and mammals, dinosaurs and live amphibians but there's a lot more besides. Explore the Museum's 15 galleries to see objects from the four corners of the world and almost every period in history.
Weston Park Museum, Sheffield
At Weston Park Museum you can explore the world and its past, from millions of years ago to the present day. The city's amazing collections of beautiful, varied and unusual treasures will be brought to life by fascinating histories, incredible facts and hands-on interactives.
World Museum Liverpool
Bring the whole family and explore the world under one roof. Discover other civilisations, giant and live creepy crawlies or walk with dinosaurs. Alternately, get your hands on the collections in the Weston Discovery and Clore Natural History Centres or relax and enjoy one of the fascinating shows in the Treasure House Theatre and Planetarium.
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Marvel at BM&AG's vast collections, telling the story of the last 400,000 years of history. The art galleries include the world-famous Pre-Raphaelite collection, the largest in the country.
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
The museum houses world-class collections of works of art and antiquities spanning centuries and civilisations. Highlights include masterpieces of painting from the fourteenth century to the present day, drawings and prints, sculpture, furniture, armour, pottery and glass, oriental art, illuminated manuscripts, coins and medals and antiquities from Egypt, the Ancient Near East, Greece, Rome and Cyprus.
The British Museum, London
The museum holds in trust for the nation and the world a collection of art and antiquities from ancient and living cultures. Housed in one of Britain's architectural landmarks, the collection is one of the finest in existence, spanning two million years of human history.
Natural History Museum, London
The museum is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within five main collections.
Museum Of London
One of the world's largest urban history museums and cares for over two million objects in its collection. The Museum also holds the largest archaeological archive in Europe of this wealth of information.
Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery
Bristol's major museum and art gallery houses an outstanding and diverse range of objects, from sea dinosaurs to magnificent art. A visit to the region's largest museum and art gallery is guaranteed to inspire you!
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Dynamic and innovative new galleries provide greatly improved access to the Museum's nationally and locally important collections. Objects are displayed in stimulating contexts with a wide range of interpretative techniques, including the latest interactive information technology.
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