UK Museums & Galleries by Classification

Museums
Britain's Finest Museums are a gateway to our history, culture and environment with relics, artefacts and collections of local, national and international importance.

Art Galleries
Many of the paintings, sculptures and drawings found in the Art Galleries are of international importance, many have regularly changing exhibitions.

Anthropology Museums
Our selection of Anthropology museums house outstanding collections of unusual and beautiful objects from around the world depicting the diverse cultures and history.

Archaeological Museums
The selection of Archaeological museums display fossils, artefacts and relics dating back to the age of the dinosaurs. Often with interactive displays and regularly changing exhibitions.

Arts, Crafts & Textiles Museums
The Arts, crafts & textiles museums have permanent and semi-permanent displays which bring to life the day-to-day lives of our ancestors.

China, Porcelain, Glass & Ceramics Museums
Britain's Finest selection of China, porcelain, glass & ceramic museums house collections from around the world. Many of the collections are rare dating back to the 10th century.

Egyptian Museums
Britain's Finest Egyptian Museums include artefacts from prehistoric Egypt and include exhibitions of day-to-day life throughout the ages.

Fashion & Jewellery Museums
The Fashion museums featured on our website include permanent displays of costumes through the centuries of both local people and of world famous stars of the silver screen. Britain's Finest Jewellery museums house fine collections of some of the worlds rare and unusual pieces, with displays, photographs and exhibitions.

Geology Museums
Britain's Finest Geology museums give an insight into to what life was like going back through the centuries, using photographs, displays of original artefacts and interactive hands-on exhibits.

Literary, Music & Theatre Museums
Unique and rare collections of books, music, scripts, stamp collections, sacred texts and map-making can be discovered at the Literary museums. At the Music & theatre museums you will gain an insight into the performing arts through pictures, costumes and memorabilia from some stars of the stage and silver screen.

Living History, Open Air & Working
Britain's Finest Living history, open air and working museums depict the lives of our predecessors through demonstrations, interactive displays and re-creations of villages and hamlets.

Local History & Local Culture Museums
The Local history & cultural museums depict the lives of our predecessors through displays, photographs and exhibitions.

Maritime Museums
Britain's Finest Maritime museums offer an insight into the maritime and fishing heritage of our ancestors, with displays of uniforms, maps, charts, coins, medals and exhibitions of fine art collections.

Military, Defence & Aviation Museums
Collections of armour, weapons, photographs and memorabilia can be discovered at our Military and defence museums. Britain's Finest Aviation centres and museums house collections, depicting the history of aviation including warplanes, research and development aircraft, military transport, aero-engines, rockets and missiles.

Mills - Water & Wind Museums
Water Mill and windmill museums, many of them working, with fascinating displays and exhibits of machinery & tools.

Natural History Museums
Displays and exhibitions of items and artefacts going back through the ages depicting human and animal lifestyles, can be discovered at the Natural History museums.

Oriental Museums
Rare items from the 10th-18th centurie along with ealier pieces from the Tang and Yuan dynasty are on display in our Oriental museums selection.

Photography & Photo Galleries
At Britain's Finest Photography and photo galleries you will discover a diverse array of items relating to this media, from the world´s first negative to digital art.

Roman Museum
The Roman museums contain many artefacts and relics depicting life throughout the Roman period, with regularly changing exhibitions showing the latest archaeological finds.

Science Museums
Britain's Finest Science museums house the world´s finest collections illustrating the history and contemporary practice of science, technology, medicine and industry.

Sculpture Galleries
Our selection of Sculpture galleries house some of the finest examples of art from past centuries through to the present day, including exhibits from both local and famous sculptors.

Social History Museums
The Social hisotry museums depict everyday life throughout the ages using artefacts, photographs and re-constructed villages.

Sporting Museums
Britain's Finest Sporting museums house collections of sporting memorabilia, photos, trophies and offer guided tours around the stadiums or grounds.

Toys & Childhood Museums
Re-live your childhood memories at our Toys & childhood museums, everything from teddy bears to toy cars.

Transport, Cars & Railway Museums
Many of our Cars and transport museums house collections of national importance including hundreds of cars, motorcycles and cycles, land speed record cars and thousands of models. Railway museums display steam locomotives, many offering rides on original steam trains and offer an insight in what life was like to be a train driver back in the Golden Age.

Victorian & Victoriana Museums
Experience stunning galleries and beautiful examples of fashion, sculpture and art at the Victorian and victoriana museums.