Royal Collection

Edinburgh

Die Royal Collection ist die Kunstsammlung der britischen Königsfamilie. Sie ist im Besitz des britischen Monarchen, gehört aber nicht zu dessen Privatvermögen, sondern wird treuhänderisch verwaltet . Die Sammlung umfasst über 7.000 Gemälde, 40.000 Aquarelle und Zeichnungen und 150.000 Kunstdrucke, aber auch Wandteppiche, Möbel, Keramik, Bücher und andere Kunstwerke. Der Wert der Sammlung wird auf über 10 Milliarden Pfund geschätzt.Die Sammlung ist auf mehrere Standorte verteilt. Einige, beispielsweise der Hampton Court Palace, sind der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich und werden nicht von der Königsfamilie bewohnt. Andere wie Windsor Castle sind wegen ihrer Funktion als Residenzen eingeschränkt zugänglich. In der Queen’s Gallery beim Buckingham Palace in London werden wechselnde Ausstellungen gezeigt. Es gibt eine weitere Queen’s Gallery beim Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh.

Victoria Gallery & Museum

Liverpool

The Victoria Gallery & Museum is an art gallery and museum run by the University of Liverpool in Liverpool, Merseyside, England.VG&M is located in the "redbrick" 1892 Victoria Building. The building was designed by the Victorian architect Alfred Waterhouse and is Grade II listed. After restoration of the building at a cost of £8.6 million, the museum opened on 28 May 2008. It houses the University of Liverpool's art and museum collections, donated to and created by the university. The museum is open to the public from Tuesday to Saturday each week and admission is free. On the ground floor is the Waterhouse Café and a shop. On the first floor is the art collection which comprises paintings, sculptures and ceramics. Artists represented include Joseph Wright of Derby, J. M. W. Turner, Jacob Epstein, Lucian Freud, Elizabeth Frink and John James Audubon. A series of special exhibitions is organised. Also on this floor is the Leggate Lecture Theatre in which educational talks are given.

Museum of Croydon

London

The Museum of Croydon is a museum located within the Croydon Clocktower arts facility in Central Croydon, England. It showcases historical and cultural artefacts relating to the London Borough of Croydon and its people. The museum is owned and run by Croydon Council. It is located on the upper ground floor of Croydon Clocktower, but also incorporates the Riesco Gallery, on the lower ground floor, which displays Roman and Anglo-Saxon collections and a collection of Chinese ceramics. The museum originally opened under the name Lifetimes in 1995; and re-opened under its present name, following a major redevelopment and redesign, in 2006. Admission is free, and many of the displays are hands-on and interactive.

Kirkcaldy Galleries

Kirkcaldy

Kirkcaldy Galleries is the main museum, library and exhibition space in Kirkcaldy in Fife, Scotland. The land for the town's museum and art gallery was donated by John Nairn on the former site of Balsusney House, the home of John Maxton. This was opened in 1925, with the first chairman of trustees local cloth-manufacturer businessman John Blyth, the maternal grandfather of politician Michael Portillo. The art gallery holds the largest collection of paintings by William McTaggart and Scottish Colourist Samuel Peploe aside from the National Galleries of Scotland. The museum contains many significant works by the Glasgow Boys. Situated on the ground floor, is the museum's award-winning permanent exhibition covering the town's industrial heritage. The museum also has a cafe which displays examples of Wemyss Ware pottery, made in the town from around the 1890s to 1930s.In 2012 Fife Council undertook a £2.5m refurbishment of the building, which reopened in June 2013. It now contains a museum, library, children's library, PC suite, cafe, gift shop, meeting rooms, museum, local family and history rooms and gallery spaces. The Galleries opening was attended by local author Val McDermid, Wolf from Gladiators, MP and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and artist Jack Vettriano. In 2015, Kirkcaldy Galleries became the first institution in Fife to display work by American photographer Diane Arbus.

National Army Museum

Westminster (London)

Das National Army Museum in London ist das zentrale Militärmuseum des britischen Heeres. Das Museum wurde 1960 eröffnet und befand sich zunächst bei der Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Im Jahr 1971 wurde es in einen vom Architekten William Holford entworfenen Neubau neben dem Royal Hospital im Londoner Stadtteil Chelsea verlegt. Auf dem Gelände befand sich früher das Wohnhaus von Robert Walpole, dem ersten Premierminister des Vereinigten Königreichs. Nachdem dieses abgerissen worden war, errichtete John Soane auf dem Grundstück eine neue Krankenstation für das Hospital. 1941 wurde diese durch Luftangriffe während des London Blitz zerstört.Das Museum zeigt auf vier Stockwerken Exponate aus der Geschichte der britischen Landstreitkräfte von der Aufstellung eines stehenden Heeres zu Beginn des englischen Bürgerkriegs im 17. Jahrhundert an bis zum Afghanistan- und Irakkrieg im 21. Jahrhundert. Waffen und Rüstungen sind dagegen in den Museen der Royal Armouries ausgestellt, das Imperial War Museum beschäftigt sich in erster Linie mit der Geschichte der beiden Weltkriege.

Leicester Museum & Art Gallery

Leicester

The Leicester Museum & Art Gallery is a museum on New Walk in Leicester, England, not far from the city centre. It opened in 1849 as one of the first public museums in the United Kingdom. New Walk contains displays of science, history and art, both international and local. The original building was designed by Joseph Hansom, designer of the hansom cab. It has been expanded several times, most recently in 2011.

Edinburgh College of Art

Edinburgh

Edinburgh College of Art is one of eleven Schools in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Tracing its history back to 1760, it provides higher education in art and design, architecture, history of art, and music disciplines for over two thousand students, and is at the forefront of research and research-led teaching in the creative arts, humanities, and creative technologies. ECA comprises five subject areas: School of Art, Reid School of Music, School of Design, School of History of Art, and Edinburgh School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture . ECA is mainly located in the Old Town of Edinburgh, overlooking the Grassmarket; the Lauriston Place campus is located in the University of Edinburgh's Central Area Campus, not far from George Square. The college was founded in 1760, and gained its present name and site in 1907. Formerly associated with Heriot-Watt University, its degrees have been issued by the University of Edinburgh since 2004. The College formally merged with the University on 1 August 2011, combining with the School of Arts, Culture and Environment and continues to exist with the name Edinburgh College of Art as an enlarged school in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Shipley Art Gallery

Gateshead

The Shipley Art Gallery is an art gallery in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, located at the south end of Prince Consort Road. It has a Designated Collection of national importance.

British Library

London

Die British Library ist die Nationalbibliothek des Vereinigten Königreichs. Sie befindet sich in London und ist eine der bedeutendsten Forschungs- und Universalbibliotheken der Welt. Sie beherbergt mit über 170 Millionen Werken den weltweit größten Medienbestand aller Bibliotheken. Im Unterschied zur Deutschen Nationalbibliothek sammelt sie Bücher aus allen Zeiten, allen Ländern und in allen Sprachen und verwahrt Zeitschriften, Zeitungen, Broschüren, Tonaufnahmen, Patente, Datenbanken, Karten, Briefmarken, Kunstdrucke, Gemälde und vieles mehr. Ihre 25 Millionen Exemplare umfassende Büchersammlung wird nur noch von der US-amerikanischen Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., übertroffen. Der Bestand umfasst Werke bis zurück in die Zeit um 1600 v. Chr.Die 1973 durch Zusammenlegung der British Museum Library und einiger weiterer Bibliotheken gegründete British Library ist dem Department for Culture, Media and Sport untergeordnet und erhält ein Pflichtexemplar aller in Großbritannien, Nordirland und der Republik Irland gedruckten Bücher.