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Alphabetical Listing
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Apsley House Wellington Museum
Hyde Park Corner, London W1J 7NT
Tel: 020 7499 5676
Fax: 020 7493 6576
Closed May Day & New Year
Under 18 free. Free education programme (must be pre-booked)
Ashmolean Museum
Beaumont St, Oxford OX1 2PH
Tel: 01865 278000
Fax: 01865 278018
Closed Easter, Christmas andNew Year. Free
Bank of England Museum
Threadneedle St, (Entrance in Bartholomew Lane), London EC2R 8AH
Tel: 020 7601 5545
Education: 020 7601 3339
Fax: 020 7601 5808
Closed weekends, public & bank holidays except Sat of Lord Mayor's show &
Open House weekend in September. Free
museum@bankofengland.co.uk
Barbican Art Gallery
Gallery Floor, Level 3, Barbican Centre, Silk St, London EC2Y 8DS
Tel: 020 7638 4141
Group Bookings: 020 7638 8891 (2 weeks in advance)
Fax: 020 7920 9648
artgallery@barbican.org.uk
BBC Experience
Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA
Tel: 0870 603 0304
Fax: 028 9032 6453
Closed 24-26 Dec
bbcexperience@bbc.co.uk
Beamish
The North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish, Co. Durham DH9 0RG
Tel: 01207 231811
Fax: 01207 290933
Closed Mondays & Fridays.
Check for Christmas. Reduced operation in winter
marketing@beamish.org.uk
The British Empire & Commonwealth Museum
Station Approach, Temple Meads, Bristol, BS1 6QH
Tel: 0117 925 4980 F: 0117 925 4983
e-mail: admin@empiremuseum.co.uk
British Film Institute
British Film Institute
British Museum
Great Russell St, London WC1B 3DG
Tel: 020 7323 8000
Education: 020 7323 8511
Fax: 020 7323 8616 (Visitor services)
Free (some temporary exhibitions are charged entry)
information@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
Burrell Collection
2060 Pollokshaws Rd, Pollok Country Park, Glasgow G43 1AT
Tel: 0141 287 2550
Education: 0141 287 2747
Fax: 0141 287 2597
Free
Courtauld Gallery
Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, The Strand, London WC2R 0RN
Tel: 020 7848 2526
Education: 020 7848 2922
Group Bookings: 020 7848 2549
Fax: 020 7848 2589
Under 18, students, school children, UB40 free
Design Museum
28 Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD
Tel: 020 7403 6933
Fax: 020 7378 6540
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Gallery Rd, London
SE21 7AD
Tel: 020 8693 5254
Fax: 020 8299 8700
info@dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk
Earth Centre
Denaby Main, Doncaster, DN12 4EA
Tel: 01709 513933 (info line)
Fax: 01709 512 010
info@earthcentre.org.uk
Eureka!
The Museum for Children, Discovery Road, Halifax HX1 2NE
Tel: 01422 330069
24 hr infoline: 01426 983191
Education & Group Bookings: 01422 330012
Fax: 01422 330275
Closed 24-26 December
Under 3 years and 1-1 carers of disabled free
info@eureka.org.uk
Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1RB
Tel: 01223 332900
Education: 01223 332993
Group Bookings: 01223 332904
Fax: 01223 332923
Closed Mondays (except Spring & Summer Bank & Easter Mon 10am-5pm), 24/12-1/1 & Good Friday. Free
fitzmuseum-enquiries@lists.cam.ac.uk
Hayward Gallery
Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX
Tel: 020 7928 3144
Information: 020 7921 0809
Rec. Info. 020 7261 0127
Group Bookings: 020 7960 4249
Closed 24-26 December, 1st January
Age of free admission varies depending on exhibition
Henry Moore Institute
74 The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AH
Tel: 0113 246 9469
Fax: 0113 246 1481
Closed Bank Hols. Free
hmi@henry-moore.ac.uk
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ
Tel: 020 7416 5000
Education: 020 7416 5313
Recorded Info: 0891 600 140
Fax: 020 7416 5374
Closed 24-26 December
Children free
mail@iwm.org.uk
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH
Tel: 020 7930 0493/7930 3647
Fax: 020 7873 0051
Closed 23 Dec to 2 Jan
info@ica.org.uk
Ironbridge Gorge Museum
Ironbridge, Telford TF8 7AW
Tel: 01952 433522
Education: 01952 433970
Tourist Information: 01952 432166
Recorded Information and visitor brochures: 0800 600900
Fax: 01952 432204
Under 5 years free
info@ironbridge.org.uk
Jewish Museum
Raymond Burton House, 129 Albert St, London NW1 7NB
Tel: 020 7284 1997
Fax: 020 7267 9008
Closed Fri/Sat, Jewish Festivals and Public Holidays
admin@jmus.org.uk
Jewish Museum Finchley
The Sternberg Centre, 80 East End Rd, London N3 2SY
Tel: 020 8349 1143
Fax: 020 8343 2162
Closed Jewish Festivals, public hols, 24 Dec to 4 Jan, Sundays in August. Under 12s free
London (Museum of)
London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN
Tel: 020 7600 3699
Booking Office ext 4777
Recorded Info: 020 7600 0807
Fax: 020 7600 1058
Closed 24-26 December & 1st January
16 and under, registered disabled and their helpers, advanced booked educational groups and admission after 4.30pm free. All tickets valid for one year.
info@museumoflondon.org.uk
London's Transport Museum
Covent Garden Piazza, London WC2E 7BB
School visits service: 020 7565 7298
Main switchboard: 020 7379 6344
Fax: 020 7565 7254
Closed 24-26 December
Under 16s free
contact@ltmuseum.co.uk
Lowry, (Centre for performing & visual arts)
Pier 8, Salford Quays, Manchester M5 2AZ
Tel: 0161 876 2000
Groups: 0161 876 2003
Minicom: 0161 876 2002
Fax: 0161 876 2001
info@thelowry.com
Manchester Museum
University of Manchester, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL
Tel: 0161 275 2634
Education: 0161 275 2630
Fax: 0161 275 2676
Free
education@man.ac.uk
Museum of London see London
Museum of Science and Industry see Science and Industry
Museum of Scotland see Scotland
Museum of the Moving Image, South Bank, London
National Gallery
Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN
Tel: 020 7747 2885
Education: 020 7747 2424
Fax: 020 7747 2423
Closed 24-26 Dec, 1st Jan & Good Friday
Free admission, charges for various special exhibitions
information@ng-london.org.uk
Take One Picture
Zoomed images
National Gallery of Scotland
The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL
Tel: 0131 624 6200
Education: 0131 624 6506
Fax: 0131 343 3250
Closed 25-26 Dec,
Permanent collection free
enquiries @natgalscot.ac.uk
National Glass Centre
Liberty Way, Sunderland, SR6 0GL
Tel: 0191 515 5555
Fax: 0191 515 5556
info@ngctr.demon.co.uk
National Maritime Museum
Greenwich, London SE10 9NF
Tel: 020 8858 4422
Info Line: 020 8312 6565
Bookings: 020 8312 6608
Fax: 020 8312 6632
Children free
National Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath Road, London E2 9PA
Tel: 020 8983 5200
Recorded Info: 020 8980 2415
Group Bookings: 020 8983 5205
Fax: 020 8983 5225
Closed Fridays. Closed 24-26 December and 1 January
Free
National Museum and Gallery Cardiff
Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP
Tel: 029 2039 7951
Fax: 029 2057 3321
Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays & 24-25 December
Under 19s & over 60s & unwaged free admission
National Museum of Labour History
103 Princess Street,, Manchester M1 6DD
Tel: 0161 228 7212
Fax: 0161 237 5965
See also Pump House People'sHistory Museum
admin@nmlhweb.org
National Museum of Photography, Film & Television
Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 1NQ
Tel: 01274 202030
Fax: 01274 723155
Closed Mondays except main school & bank hols
Free (except for Imax/Cinema and certain exhibitions)
National Portrait Gallery
2 St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE
Tel: 020 7306 0055
Education: ext 212
Fax: 020 7306 0056
Closed 24-26 Dec, Good Friday,
Admission free, charges for various special exhibitions
National Railway Museum
Leeman Road, York YO26 4XJ
Tel: 01904 621261
Info Line: 01904 686286
Education: 01904 686230
Fax: 01904 611112
Closed 24-26 December
16 and under, school groups under 18 (including teachers) and age 60 and over free
nrm@nmsi.ac.uk
National Waterways Museum
Llanthony Warehouse, Gloucester Docks, Gloucester GL1 2EH
Tel: 01452 318054
Fax: 01452 318066
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 5BD
Tel: 020 7942 5000
16 & under free
After 4.30 Mon-Fri after 5 Sat, Sun B.Hol Free to all
North of England Open Air Museum see Beamish
Pump House People's History Museum
Left Bank, Bridge St, Manchester M3 3ER
Tel: 0161 839 6061
Fax: 0161 839 6027
Concessions and children free
Free to all on Fridays
Queen's Gallery & Royal Mews
Visitor Office, Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA
Tel: 020 7839 1377
24 hour info: 020 7799 2331
Fax: 020 7930 9625
Gallery - Closed until 2002
Royal Academy of Arts
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 0DS
Tel: 020 7300 8000
Education: 020 7300 5732/33
Recorded Info: 020 7300 5760
Advance Bookings: 020 7300 5959
Fax: 020 7300 8001
Closed December 25 and Good Friday
Under 8 years and friends of the Royal Academy free with subscription
Royal Armouries Museum
Armouries Drive, Leeds LS10 1LT
Tel: 0113 220 1999
Fax: 0113 220 1934
Education: 0113 220 1888
Recorded Info: 0990 1066 66
Under 3 years free
enquiries@armouries.org.uk
Royal Museum of Scotland see Scotland (Museum of)
Royal Observatory Greenwich
c/o National Maritime Museum, Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF
Tel: 020 8312 6575
Fax: 020 8312 6632
Closed December 24, 25, 26
Children and senior citizens free
Science and Industry in Manchester (Museum of)
Liverpool Road,, Castlefield, Manchester, M3 4FP
Tel: 0161 832 2244
Fax: 0161 833 1471
18 and under free to the permanent collections. 5-18 (inclusive) may be charged a small fee for certain changing exhibitions.
Closed 24, 25, 26 December
marketing@msim.org.uk
Science Museum
Exhibition Road, London SW7 2DD
Tel: 0870 870 4868
Education Bookings: 020 7942 4777
Library enquiries: 020 7942 4242
Disabled information line: 020 7942 4446
Minicom Line: 020 7942 4445
Fax: 020 7942 4447
Closed 24-26 December
Children under 16, registered disabled, unemployed, over 60s, pre-booked school groups (10 days in advance) and all entrances after 4.30pm free
Scotland (Museum of)
Chambers St, Edinburgh EH1 1JF
Tel: 0131 225 7534
Fax: 0131 220 4819
Closed Dec 25
Scottish Mining Museum
Lady Victoria Colliery,, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4QN
Tel: 0131 663 7519
Fax: 0131 654 1618
enquiries@scottishminingmuseum.com
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art See National Gallery of Scotland
Belford Rd, Edinburgh EH4 3DR
Closed December 25/26
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
1 Queen St, Edinburgh EH2 1JD
See National Gallery of Scotland
Closed December 25/26
Tate Britain
Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
Tel: 020 7887 8000
Education: 020 7887 8765
Public events: 020 7887 8922
Fax: 020 7887 8007
Admission free except special exhibitions
information@tate.org.uk
Tate Liverpool
Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4BB
Tel: 0151 702 7400
Fax: 0151 702 7420
Closed Monday except bank holidays
Admission free except special exhibitions
liverpoolinfo@tate.org.uk
Tate Modern
Bankside (Power Station), London SE1 9TG
Tel: 020 7887 8000
Fax: 020 7401 5052
Free
Tate St Ives
Porthmeor Beach, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1TG
Tel: 01736 796226
Fax: 01736 794480
Closed Mondays except July, August & Bank holidays
Under 18s and senior citizens free
Email and web as Tate London
Victoria & Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
Tel: 020 7942 2000
Education: 020 7942 2197 & Fax: 020 7942 2193
General Info: 020 7942 2000
Closed 24-26 December
Free for under 18s, over 60s, students and disabled. All entry free after 4.30pm
Wallace Collection
Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1U 3BN
Tel: 020 7563 9500
Education: 020 7563 9551
Fax: 020 7224 2155
Free
mail@hertford.dircon.co.uk
Walsall New Art Gallery
Gallery Square, Walsall WS2 8LG
Tel: 01922 654400
Fax: 01922 654401
Closed Mondays (except bank holidays)
Free
info@artatwalsall.org.uk
Whitworth Art Gallery
Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER
Tel: 0161 275 7450
Fax: 0161 275 7451
Free
Whitworth@man.ac.uk
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Bretton Hall, West Bretton, Wakefield, WF4 4LG
Tel: 01924 830302 (Info line)
Fax: 01924 830044
Free
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