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Museums & Art Galleries Luton

Museums and Art Galleries in or near Luton, such as Wardown Park Museum and Stockwood Discovery Centre are listed below. The city of Luton is on the outskirts of urban London however it is surprisingly 'green' with a rich and varied history. there are plenty of public parks to stroll through and a good selection of attractions, including Luton Museum & Art Gallery and Stockwood Park. There is evidence to suggest that there was a settlement here as early as Paleolithic times.

Wardown Park Museum

Wardown Park Museum, Old Bedford Road, Luton, Bedfordshire

Old Bedford Road, Luton 1.1 miles away

Situated in beautiful Wardown Park.At the Wardown Park Museum you can explore the development of Luton from pre-history to the present day. Highlights include the Luton Life Gallery, the nationally important Lace Collection and the Bedfordshire and... more

Stockwood Discovery Centre

Stockwood Discovery Centre, Stockwood Park, Luton, Bedfordshire

Stockwood Park, London Road, Luton 1.1 miles away

The Stockwood Discovery Centre - With interactive display, variety of gardens, children play area, bee gallery and much more, it is a wonderful visitor attraction and museum. Collection highlights include the internationally famous Wenlok Jug, the... more

Verulamium Museum & Hypocaust

Verulamium Museum & Hypocaust, St Michaels, St Albans, Hertfordshire

St Michaels, St Albans 9.1 miles away

Verulamium Museum & Hypocaust is on the site of one of the major cities in Roman Britain and set in attractive parkland. On display are some of the finest Roman mosaics and wall plasters outside the Mediterrean. Nearby is a Roman theatre, walls and... more

Museum of St Albans

Museum of St Albans, 9a Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire

9a Hatfield Road, St Albans 9.3 miles away

The Museum of St Albans tells the story of St Albans from the departure of the Romans to the present day. Find out how the town developed around a great medieval abbey from a market town to a modern commuter city with displays showing everyday life... more

Mill Green Mill & Museum

Mill Green Mill & Museum, Bush Hall Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire

Bush Hall Lane, Mill Green, Hatfield 11.6 miles away

Mill Green Mill & Museum: See our lovingly restored watermill grind organic locally grown wheat. A hidden gem in the hamlet of Mill Green between Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City. There's been a mill on this site for over a thousand years so our... more

Natural History Museum at Tring

Natural History Museum at Tring, The Walter Rothschild Building, Tring, Hertfordshire

The Walter Rothschild Building, Akeman Street, Tring 12.2 miles away

The Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum was once the private collection of Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron Rothschild and is now part of The Natural History Museum. It houses more than 4000 specimens in a unique Victorian Setting. The displays comprise of... more

de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre (inc the Mosquito Aircraft Museum)

de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre (inc the Mosquito Aircraft Museum), Salisbury Hall, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Salisbury Hall, London Colney Town, St Albans 13.1 miles away

de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre (inc the Mosquito Aircraft Museum) is a secret wartime site waiting to be discovered by you. It is the home of the prototype Mosquito and there is also on display a variety of de Havilland aircraft and sections,... more

Shuttleworth Collection

Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden Aerodrome, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

Old Warden Aerodrome, Biggleswade 15.1 miles away

The Shuttleworth Collection is in a quiet countryside setting on an old fashioned all grass aerodrome with eight hangars. These hangars comprise an aeroplane engineering workshop, a garage and coachroom, and the remainder house the world famous... more

Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park, The Mansion, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

The Mansion, Bletchley, Milton Keynes 16.2 miles away

Once known simply as Station X, Bletchley Park was the country’s main decryption centre during World War II and is now a museum dedicated to the efforts of the startlingly smart code breakers who worked there, including the likes of Alan Turing,... more

Buckinghamshire County Museum & The Roald Dahl Children´s Gallery

Buckinghamshire County Museum & The Roald Dahl Children´s Gallery, Church Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Church Street, Aylesbury 17.5 miles away

Buckinghamshire County Museum & The Roald Dahl Children´s Gallery, houses displays that cover the diverse natural, social and cultural history of Buckinghamshire. In addition to curriculum based interactive exhibitions for children, there is a... more

Chiltern Open Air Museum

Chiltern Open Air Museum, Newland Park, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

Newland Park, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles 17.9 miles away

The Chiltern Open Air Museum: Looking for somewhere to go with the kids this summer? Why not take them time travelling? Join us at the Chiltern Open Air Museum for a hands-on journey through 2000 years of living history. The past is captured... more

MK Gallery

MK Gallery, 900 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

900 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes 18.3 miles away

MK Gallery is the city´s purpose-built gallery for exhibitions of international contemporary art. Its free, regularly changing exhibition programme includes both emerging and established artists. Past exhibitors such as Phil Collins and Cathy Wilkes... more

Royal Air Force Museum London

Royal Air Force Museum London, Grahame Park Way, London, London

Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London 20.8 miles away

If you’re searching for something different to do with younger family members this year, why not set course for the Royal Air Force Museum London and soar through the history of aviation from the earliest balloon flights to the Eurofighter? Here... more

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton Road Station, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Quainton Road Station, Quainton, Aylesbury 22.0 miles away

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: a working Steam Museum with one of the largest railway collections in the UK. Opening Easter to end of October, Steam Trains and the Miniature Railway run on Sundays, Bank Holidays and School Holiday Wednesdays.... more

Jewish Museum London

Jewish Museum London, Raymond Burton House, London, London

Raymond Burton House, 129/131 Albert Street, Camden Town, London 26.3 miles away

Jewish Museum - Camden Town: From the moment you step inside this outstanding new museum the journey of discovery begins. The Jewish Museum offers a unique and celebratory experience, inviting you to explore Jewish life and history as part of the... more

Lord's Tour & MCC Museum

Lord's Tour & MCC Museum, Lord's Ground, London, London

Lord's Ground, London 26.4 miles away

Lord´s Tour & MCC Museum is renowned as the home of cricket and England´s premier ground for international matches. The fully guided tour includes the Pavilion (Dressing Rooms/Long Room), JP Morgan Media Centre, MCC Museum, which celebrates the 450... more

The British Library

The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, London

96 Euston Road, London 27.1 miles away

On display in The British Library are hundreds of items from the world´s greatest collection of books, manuscripts, music, stamps, sound recordings and maps. The Library´s collections span over three millennia and contain items from all continents of... more

Wallace Collection

Wallace Collection, Hertford House, London, London

Hertford House, Manchester Square, London 27.4 miles away

Both a national museum and the finest private art collection ever assembled by one family. It was bequeathed to the nation by Sir Richard Wallace´s widow in 1897 and is displayed on three floors of Hertford House. Unsurpassed collections of French... more

Imperial War Museum Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Cambridge 27.5 miles away

IWM Duxford is Britain’s best-preserved Second World War airfield, with a fascinating history that dates back to the First World War. Its story reflects the landmark achievements made in aviation history. Duxford is Europe’s premier aviation... more

Kensington Palace, the Enchanted Palace

Kensington Palace, the Enchanted Palace, London, London

London 27.6 miles away

Kensington Palace is now the Enchanted Palace... Until 2012 Kensington Palace has been transformed into a unique multi-sensory visitor experience weaving contemporary fashion, performance, dreamlike installations and tales of the palaces' princesses,... more

British Museum

British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, London

Great Russell Street, London 27.8 miles away

British Museum A museum of the world, for the world.Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history. Visitors enjoy a unique comparison of the treasures of world cultures under one roof,... more

Serpentine Gallery

Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, London, London

Kensington Gardens, London 27.8 miles away

The Serpentine Gallery, situated in the heart of Kensington Gardens within a 1934 classical tea pavilion, was founded in 1970 by the Arts Council of Great Britain. It has established an international reputation for presenting pioneering exhibitions... more

The Canal Museum

The Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, Northamptonshire

Stoke Bruerne, Towcester 28.0 miles away

The Canal Museum in Stoke Bruerne is situated in a beautiful canal side village with a 'living canal' on its doorstep. The Museum is located in a restored corn mill alongside the Grand Union Canal and you can easily imagine what life was like in the... more

Sir John Soane´s Museum

Sir John Soane´s Museum, 13 Lincolns Inn Fields, London, London

13 Lincolns Inn Fields, London 28.0 miles away

The Sir John Soane´s Museum, houses collections amassed by the architect Sir John Soane (1753-1837). The three linked houses built by him between 1793 and 1824, have been a museum since the early 19th century. Included are antiquities, furniture,... more

Geffrye Museum

Geffrye Museum, 136 Kingsland Road, London, London

136 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London 28.0 miles away

Set in former almshouses, the Geffrye Museum presents the changing style of the English Domestic interior through a series of 11 period rooms from 1600 to the present day. One of London´s best-loved museums, the Geffrye is named after the former Lord... more

Royal Academy of Arts

Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, London, London

Burlington House, Piccadilly, London 28.1 miles away

The Royal Academy of Arts, founded in 1768, is the oldest fine arts institution in Britain. Situated in the heart of the West End on Piccadilly, it is universally renowned for hosting some of the capital's finest temporary and touring exhibitions.... more

London's Transport Museum

London's Transport Museum, 39 Wellington Street, London, London

39 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London 28.3 miles away

London´s Transport Museum is located in the heart of London´s Covent Garden, housed in the original Victorian Flower Market. Offering a unique perspective of the histroic buses, trams and trains. Take a journey through time with interactive displays,... more

National Portrait Gallery

National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London, London

St Martin's Place, London 28.3 miles away

The National Portrait Gallery, founded in 1856, is home to the largest collection of portraits in the world, with works dating from the Middle Ages to the present day. With over 1,000 portraits on display visitors can come face to face with the... more

Science Museum

Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London, London

Exhibition Road, London 28.3 miles away

With more than 40 galleries to explore detailing the greatest scientific break through moments of the last 300 years, the Science Museum is the largest of its type in the world. The museum is fascinating for adults and children alike, thanks to its... more

Victoria and Albert Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London, London

Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London 28.3 miles away

The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is the world's greatest museum of art and design, with collections unrivalled in their scope and diversity. Discover sparkling jewellery, stunning sculpture, beautiful paintings and breathtaking fashion on... more

Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, London

Cromwell Road, London 28.3 miles away

Follow the story of the Piltdown Man hoax, stand in awe as you stare up at the three double-decker-long blue whale exhibit or marvel at the giant Diplodocus in the entry hall to the Natural History Museum. Then scare your kids witless in the Dinosaur... more

Barbican Art Gallery

Barbican Art Gallery, Barbican Centre, London, London

Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London 28.3 miles away

In the Heart of the City of London, Barbican Art Gallery shows an exciting programme of changing exhibitions of photography, art and design.... more

National Gallery

National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, London

Trafalgar Square, London 28.4 miles away

Situated in London´s Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery´s stunning collection of Western European paintings spans the period from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. Discover inspiring art by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian,... more

Museum of London

Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London, London

150 London Wall, London 28.4 miles away

Step inside Museum of London for an unforgettable journey through the capital’s turbulent past. Now open, our brand new Galleries of Modern London let you walk the streets of Victorian London, take a stroll in recreated 19th century pleasure gardens... more

The Courtauld Gallery

The Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House, London, London

Somerset House, Strand, London 28.4 miles away

The Courtauld Gallery has one of the most important and best-loved collections in the country, including world-famous Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings. It was established in 1932 by Samuel Courtauld and is now housed in the elegant... more

Institute of Contemporary Arts

Institute of Contemporary Arts, 12 Carlton House Terrace, London, London

12 Carlton House Terrace, London 28.5 miles away

ICA is where you can see art from contemporary artists like Damien Hirst, Steve McQueen and Tracey Emin. Watch fascinating world cinema from directors like Wong Kar Wai, Jan Svankmajer and Jane Campion. Listen to talks by philosopher Anthony... more

The Queen´s Gallery

The Queen´s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, London

Buckingham Palace, London 28.6 miles away

The Queen´s Gallery, situated adjacent to Buckingham Palace, hosts a programme of changing exhibitions of magnificent works of art from the Royal Collection.... more

Guildhall Art Gallery & Roman London´s Amphitheatre

Guildhall Art Gallery & Roman London´s Amphitheatre, Guildhall Yard, London, London

Guildhall Yard, London 28.6 miles away

Guildhall Art Gallery & Roman London´s Amphitheatre: Discover the art collection of the City of London Corporation and visit Guildhall Yard, a tranquil and historic square in the middle of the City. The Gallery was established in 1886 as, 'a... more

Hayward Gallery

Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, London, London

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London 28.7 miles away

As part of London´s Southbank Centre, the Hayward Gallery, which opened in 1968, is one of London´s finest venues for large art exhibitions. There are no permanent exhibitions but the Gallery plays host to a large number of temporary shows of... more

Bank of England Museum

Bank of England Museum, Bartholomew Lane, London, London

Bartholomew Lane, London 28.8 miles away

The Museum is housed within the Bank of England itself, right at the heart of the City of London. It traces the history of the Bank from its foundation by Royal Charter in 1694 to its role today as the nation´s central bank. On display are gold bars... more

Churchill War Rooms

Churchill War Rooms, Clive Steps, London, London

Clive Steps, King Charles Street, London 28.8 miles away

The Churchill War Rooms is the world´s major museum dedicated to the life of Winston Churchill with its permanent exhibition housed in the Cabinet War Rooms. The War Rooms were the secret underground headquarters that allowed Churchill and his... more

The Saatchi Gallery

The Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York's HQ, London, London

Duke of York's HQ, Kings Road, London 29.0 miles away

The Saatchi Gallery: The Gallery originally opened in March 1985 and its aim was to introduce new contemporary art, or art largely unseen in the UK, to a wider audience. Many of the artists were unknown when first exhibited and many have now been... more

Tate Modern

Tate Modern, Bankside, London, London

Bankside, London 29.0 miles away

Tate Modern displays the Tate collection of international modern art from 1900 to the present day, including major works by artists such as Picasso, Matisse, dali, Rothko, Bacon, Duchamp, Giacometti and Warhol. Throughout the year there is a... more

Florence Nightingale Museum

Florence Nightingale Museum, St Thomas Hospital, London, London

St Thomas Hospital, 2 Lambeth Palace Road, London 29.0 miles away

The Florence Nightingale Museum, dedicated to Florence Nightingale, is world famous for her influence on nursing, she founded the first ever nursing school at St Thomas´s in 1860. The Museum, opened in 1989, tells the story of her life with a large... more

Whitechapel Art Gallery

Whitechapel Art Gallery, 80/82 Whitechapel High Street, London, London

80/82 Whitechapel High Street, London 29.0 miles away

The Whitechapel Art Gallery is London´s most prestigious independent gallery and has been at the cutting-edge of art for one hundred years. It was the first public gallery dedicated to temporary art exhibitions and it has held significant shows of... more

Chelsea Football Club

Chelsea Football Club, Stamford Bridge, London, London

Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, London 29.1 miles away

The Centenary Museum was opened by Chelsea Football Club in 2005 to celebrate its club's 100th year. The many exhibitions for fans of the beautiful game to enjoy include every era of the club's history, including the club's major trophy successes,... more

National Army Museum

National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, London, London

Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London 29.3 miles away

At the National Army Museum, discover the colourful story of the British Army and how the men and women who have served in it have lived and fought, from the middle ages, through two world wars, to the present day. Find out the facts behind some of... more

Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret

Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret, 9a St Thomas Street, London, London

9a St Thomas Street, Southwark, London 29.4 miles away

The Old Operating Theatre Museum is at the top of a spiral staircase in the roof space of an old church and built in the old Herb Garret of St Thomas´s Hospital. It is Britain´s oldest surviving Operating Theatre and has been restored with much of... more

Tower of London

Tower of London, Tower Hill, London, London

Tower Hill, London 29.4 miles away

The ancient stones reverberate with dark secrets, priceless jewels glint in fortified vaults and ravens strut the grounds. The Tower of London, founded by William the Conquerer in 1066-7, is one of the world´s most famous fortresses, and one of... more

World Rugby Museum

World Rugby Museum, Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London

Twickenham Stadium, Rugby Road, Twickenham 29.4 miles away

Women's Rugby World Cup: This August sees the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup kick-off in Guildford, Surrey, as twelve nations from around the globe will compete for the ultimate prize in women’s rugby. To mark the occasion, Twickenham Stadium’s World... more

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