Art gallery of the University of London, specialising in Impressionist paintings, but also good for Rennaissance, Barocque, and modern works.

Dulwich Picture Gallery has an outstanding collection of 17thC and 18thC old masters including works by Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Murillo, Poussin, Rubens, Watteau, Gainsborough and Canaletto. Three times a year the Gallery mounts critically-acclaimed, crowd-pulling exhibitions. Set in the beautiful 18thC village of Dulwich, Dulwich Picture Gallery is a must for all art lovers visiting London, and people wanting to come on the award-winning education courses.

The centre for international contemporary arts in Britain with 3 galleries (exhibitions changing approximately every 8 weeks). Cinema, theatre, live music, restaurant, lectures and live music events, bookshop and late bar and cafe. Housed in elegant Regency premises on the Mall.

Gallery displaying Western European painting from about 1250-1900. Includes work by Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Turner, Renoir, Cezanne and Van Gogh. Also special exhibitions, lectures, video and audio-visual programmes, guided tours and holiday events for children and adults.

Portraits in all mediums, from oil and watercolour to sculpture and drawings depict famous and infamous British men and women from the Tudors to the present day. Lectures and tours are held, and holiday programmes are arranged for children.

The Royal Academy of Arts, founded in 1768, is the oldest fine arts institution in Britain . Situated in the heart of the West End on Piccadilly, it is universally renowned for hosting some of the capital's finest temporary and touring exhibitions. Its annual Summer Exhibition, running since the institution first opened, displays select work from up and coming artists and by academicians.

Somerset House a large impressive neo-classical building overlooking the South Bank alongside Waterloo Bridge has been refurbished and refitted to house new galleries, restaurants, coffee bars etc. The front quadrangle with its 'son et lumiere' fountain display (usually minus the son) - illuminated at night and the terrace cafe are excellent places to hang out. Sometimes they do outdoor concerts with authentic instruments, like Handel's water music, with the fountain display on - worth catching.

Southbank Centre's wide-ranging programme - classical & world music, rock & pop, jazz, dance, literature and the visual arts - attracts the most diverse audience of any UK venue.

Part of the South Bank Centre. The Hayward has been the originator or host of many of the world's most influential exhibitions since 1968. It mounts temporary exhibitions of contemporary and historical art. The gallery is also responsible for National Touring exhibitions and for the Arts Council Collection, which it manages on behalf of the Arts Council of England.