Museums and Galleries Month

… Ashmole, Geffrye, and Whipple

May is UK Museums and Galleries Month, organized by the Campaign for Museums, with support from the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. The names of many of Britain's museums and galleries commemorate figures from the past, some well known, others less familiar. Click on the museums and galleries below to find out about the men and women who founded or are remembered at these centres.

Other London museums and galleries

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