London museums
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London museums
Kristi MesakAutumn 2009
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The National Gallery
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The National Gallery
• Founded in 1824.• Address: Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N
5DN.• Open: Monday to Sunday 10:00-18:00• Visitors: 4-5 million people per year.• Transportation: Metro
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Works
• Over 2300 paintings• “Doge Leonardo Loredan” Giovanni Bellini• “Sunflowers” Vincent van Gogh• “The Virgin of the Rocks” Leonardo da Vinci• “The Madonna of the Pinks” Raphael
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Reason to visit.
• Get into great art• Get creative• Meet• Listen and enjoy• Learn about art• Have a good lunch• Shop• Relax
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The British Museum
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The British Museum
• Founded in 1753.• Address: Great Russell Street, London, WC1.• Open: Saturday to Wednesday 10:00-18:00
Thursday and Friday 10:00-20:30• Visitors: 6 049 000 (2007–2008)• Transportation: Metro, bus
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• More than seven million objects.• Plenty Old-Egypt works (animal’s mummies,
stone sculptures, mummy cases )• To 1973 was library too
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Tate Gallery
• Tate Britain• Tate Modern• Tate Liverpool• Tate St Ives
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Tate Modern
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Tate Modern
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Information
• Founded in 2000• Address: Bankside, London SE1 • Visitors: 5 235 000 (2006-2007)• Open: Every day 10:00-17:00• Transportation: Metro
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• Poetry from art• Workshops• Music & Performance• Tate Tours for Two
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Thank You very much for listening
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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_%28London%29
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate• http://www.tate.org.uk/• http://www.britishmuseum.org/• http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/index.php