Презентація на тему «London Museums and art galleries» (варіант 1)

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The British MuseumThe Natural History MuseumThe National GalleryThe National Portrait GalleryThe Museum of LondonVictoria and Albert Museum (V&A)The Tate GalleryThe Science Museum
The British MuseumThe British Museum, consisting of the national museum of archaeology and ethnography and the national library, is the richest of its kind in the world.It was founded in 1753 by an act of Parliament. Its nucleus was founded the priceless collection of manuscripts of Sir Robert Cotton, and Sir Hans Sloane, who left his varied collections to the nation upon his death in 1753.
To this diverse collection of manuscripts, sculpture works of art, antiquities and natural history items the extensive library was added.
The sculpture of W. Shakespeare
The museum is famous for Egyptian mummies and Elgin Marbles.
The Natural History Museum
    The National Gallery houses the national collection of Western European painting, comprising more than 2000 pictures dating from the late 13th to the early 20th century.    The Gallery was founded in 1824
The National Gallery 
The national Gallery
Gauguin  Harvest Le Pouldu, 1890
. All great artists are represented by masterpieces: Leonardo and Raphael, Titian, Bellini, Caravaggio, Rubens, Van Eyck, Rembrandt, Hogarth, Turner, Constable, Reynolds, Monet, Degas, Manet, etc 
The National Portrait Gallery was founded in 1856. Today the collection constitutes a unique record of the men and women who created the history and culture of the nation. The Gallery houses over 9000 works.
The National Portrait Gallery
Portrait of a young man by Botticelly
The National Portrait Gallery
The Museum of London
The Museum of London
Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)V&A is the finest museum of the decorative arts in the world. Its collections, housed in magnificent Victorian buildings, include sculpture, furniture, fashion and textiles, paintings, silver, glass, jewellery, books from Britain and all over the world.The Museum was opened in 1857 at Marlborough House Additional buildings were designed by Sir Aston Webb.The foundation stone was laid by Queen Victoria in 1899 and the Museum re-opened, in 1909 as the V&A.
          V&A is the finest museum of the decorative arts in the world. Its collections, housed in magnificent Victorian buildings, include sculpture, furniture, fashion and textiles, paintings, silver, glass, jewelery, books from Britain and all over the world.     The Museum was opened in 1857 at Marlborough House Additional buildings were designed by Sir Aston Webb.     The foundation stone was laid by Queen Victoria in 1899 and the Museum re-opened, in 1909 as the V&A.
Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)
Painting of the Month
The Tate Gallery is two national collections in one: British art from the 16th century to around 1900, and international modern art from the Impressionists until now.Opened in 1897, the Gallery was named after the sugar millionaire Sir Henry Tate who gave his Victorian paintings and paid for the building.
The Tate Gallery
The Tate Gallery
Thomas Gainsborough Portrait of Henry Duke of Cumberland
Van Gogh Sunflowers
The British collection includes masterpieces by Hogarth, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Constable, William Blake and Turner.The Modern collection includes highlights by Monet, Pissaro and Van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso.
The Science Museum
The Science Museum