The best London museums and galleries according to locals

We ask Londoners their favourite museums and art galleries in the capital.

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00:00One of the best things about London is the museums, it feels as if there's an endless

00:05amount to choose from, from the Natural History Museum, to the British Museum, or even down

00:10at the Docklands for slightly alternative exhibitions. But do the people of London have

00:15a particular favourite?

00:18London's got the best museums that I've ever been to I think, and galleries. I was recently

00:24in Frankfurt and went to a museum and a gallery, obviously it's not as big as London, so it's

00:32not as broad, but in Vienna, I went to a museum in Vienna, and it was fantastic, but very

00:39localised, whereas I think London tends to be a bit more global.

00:43I'm a bit of a STEM nerd, so probably my favourite museum would be the Science Museum. They've

00:48got loads of cool specific events. I also like anything that's after dark, so I think

00:55the Natural History Museum has an after dark event, I've been to one of those.

01:02Museums, V&A is fantastic, Natural History is great, especially with young kids growing

01:07up, that's fantastic.

01:09As well as museums, London boasts an incredible array of art galleries and exhibitions. A

01:15Van Gogh exhibition is currently running until January 19th 2025 at the National Portrait

01:22Gallery, and a Fragile Beauty exhibit is also on at London's V&A. But how popular is art

01:28in London, and which are the best galleries to go to?

01:33I'm not really big on my art, but of course I've been to the Tate Modern, it's alright,

01:39I'm not going to front and pretend like I know my art.

01:42In London, the Courtauld, which is at the end of the Strand, and it has a fantastic

01:48exhibition of beautiful paintings right across from the Impressionist period, that's what

01:56I really like.