Built as a memorial to Queen Victoria's husband in 1871, the Royal Albert Hall's vast rotunda was once described by the monarch as looking like 'the British constitution'. Leggi tutto.
Within the elegant confines of this red brick engine house is the tale of the design and construction of the Thames Tunnel, the oldest tunnel in London. Leggi tutto.
Opened in 1989, this riverside museum by Tower Bridge encompasses modern and contemporary industrial and fashion design, graphics, architecture and multimedia. Leggi tutto.
Wandering among this collection of thousands of medical specimens and cases of surgical instruments is fascinating. Leggi tutto.
This 120-year history of consumerism, culture, design, domestic life, fashion, folly and fate, presented as a magnificently cluttered time tunnel of cartons and bottles, toys and advertising displays. Leggi tutto.
The Academy’s famous raked dancefloor splits opinion – it allows the petit(e) attendee to see something of wht’s happening on stage, which is good, but isn’t exactly ideal if you fancy a boogie. Leggi tutto.
Tate Modern gets all the attention, but the original Tate Gallery has a more inclusive brief. It opens until 10pm every Friday and Late at Tate Britain takes place on the first Friday of each month. Leggi tutto.
Selected galleries remain open until 10pm on Fridays. Friday Lates, held on the last Friday of the month (except December), comprise mostly free, drop-in events, workshops and entertainment until 10pm Leggi tutto.
Officially the country's most popular tourist attraction, the British Museum opened to the public in 1759 in Montagu House, which then occupied this site. Leggi tutto.
Designed by architect Sir John Soane to house his own collection of paintings and architectural salvage. Leggi tutto.
Built in 1776, this handsome house contains an exceptional collection of 18th-century French furniture, painting and objets d'art, as well as an amazing array of medieval armour and weaponry. Leggi tutto.
