Go to all the major museums in London
Visiting London's major museums is a long-form exploration of art, science, design, natural history and the stories Britain has collected and told. The British Museum, National Gallery, Natural History Museum, Science Museum, V&A, Tate Modern, Imperial War Museum, Museum of London and National Maritime Museum make a strong core, but ‘major’ has no official fixed boundary. Define and date your own list before starting, allowing it to evolve when museums relocate or close galleries. Use each institution's official site for opening hours, timed tickets, temporary exhibitions, bag rules and access. Many national collections have free general admission, but donations, special exhibitions and travel still cost money. Group nearby venues and leave at least half a day for large collections. Check step-free entrances, lifts, seating, quiet periods, BSL, audio description, companion tickets and sensory resources individually rather than assuming one London standard. Plan public transport with current TfL access information. Eat, hydrate and stop before museum fatigue reduces everything to labels passed at speed. Follow photography and sketching rules, protect other visitors' privacy and never touch an object or case without explicit permission. At each museum, choose one gallery in advance and one discovered on arrival, then record a single object, question or idea to remember. Learn how provenance and interpretation are presented, including contested histories, rather than treating every display as neutral fact. Completion is visiting every institution on the declared core list with attentive time in its collection—not entering each foyer for proof, completing London permanently or allowing quantity to replace curiosity.