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Home / Regional / Europe / United Kingdom / Government / Culture, Media and Sport / National Museums
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- 24HourMuseum - Project sponsored by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport providing live information, news and links for over 2,500 museums, galleries and heritage attractions in the UK.
www.24hourmuseum.org.uk
- National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside - Controls various museums and galleries in and around Liverpool.
www.nmgm.org.uk
- The British Museum - Dating from at least 1753. Contains the national collection of antiquities, coins, medals and paper money.
www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
- The Commonwealth Institute - Promotes the Commonwealth using exhibitions, collections, educational programmes, a Library and a Resource Centre.
www.commonwealth.org.uk
- The Imperial War Museum - Founded in 1917. Occupies the former site of Bedlam Mental Hospital. Records Commonwealth military operations since the First World War.
www.iwm.org.uk
- The Museum of London - Formed in 1976 to illustrate the history of London.
www.museum-london.org.uk
- The National Army Museum - Created in 1960 to hold the history of the British army.
www.national-army-museum.ac.uk
- The National Maritime Museum - Created in 1934 to demonstrate the seafaring history of the United Kingdom.
www.nmm.ac.uk
- The National Museums and Galleries of Wales - Amgueddfeydd ac Orielau Cenedlaethol Cymru. Comprised of various national Welsh museums and galleries.
www.nmgw.ac.uk
- The Natural History Museum - Dating from around 1860, the museum contains the national collection of geology and natural sciences.
www.nhm.ac.uk
- The Royal Air Force Museum - Holds the history of aviation in Britain.
www.rafmuseum.org.uk
- The Science Museum - Opened in 1857 to house collections of transport, agricultural machinery, photography, film and television.
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
- The Victoria and Albert Museum - Began in 1852. Holds a collection of fine and applied art and design, plus the museums of Childhood, Theatre and Wellington.
www.vam.ac.uk
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