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Art museums and galleries in London

  • British MuseumOn the 7th of June 1753, King George II gave his royal assent to an act of Parliament that established a new institution.
  • National GalleryOn the 1st of July 1823, George Agar-Ellis stood before the House of Commons to propose a purchase that would change British art history.
  • Tate ModernThe Bankside Power Station stood silent for nearly two decades before its transformation into Tate Modern. Sir Giles Gilbert Scott designed the original…
  • Calvert 22 FoundationNonna Materkova established the Calvert 22 Foundation in 2009. She was an economist born in Leningrad and living in London at that time.