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Abbot Hall Art Gallery
- Based in a Georgian villa, in Cumbria, with important collections 18th, 19th and 20th century art. The gallery also has a programme of educational activities, lectures and events.
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Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
- Information including visitor services, exhibitions and events, rights and reproductions, ordering prints, job opportunities, and contact details.
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ArtGuide.org
- Internet guide to the art collections of Great Britain and Ireland. Organized by artist, museum, and region.
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BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
- A contemporary art gallery created in a converted flour mill in Gateshead; provides information about their schedule of exhibitions, artist in residence, education programmes, library and archive, and a history of the project.
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The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
- Contains one of the finest small collections of European art in the UK, housed in a listed Art Deco building in Birmingham; includes a visitor guide, background on their collections, events, history, and contacts.
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The Bowes Museum
- Holds internationally significant collections of fine and decorative arts in a fine building in Barnard Castle. Includes a guide to their collections and exhibition programme, news and contacts.
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British Council Collection
- A comprehensive guide to their collection of more than 8000 artworks covering British art and design of the 20th and 21st centuries, used for their programme of international touring exhibitions.
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British Sporting Art Trust
- Provides an online gallery of their collection, with details of exhibitions at the Vestey Gallery within the National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket.
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The Burrell Collection
- An art gallery in Pollok Country Park housing the collection created by shipping magnate, Sir William Burrell, and donated to the City of Glasgow. Includes a visitor guide and details of their programme of events and activities for adults and families.
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Castlefield Gallery
- An artist-led gallery and resource in Manchester for contemporary visual artists and their work; with an exhibition calendar, resources for artists, news and contacts.
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Christ Church Picture Gallery
- A guide to collection of old master paintings and drawings, housed in a purpose-built gallery in the University of Oxford, and open to the public.
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Contemporary Art Society
- Established to develop public collections of contemporary art in the UK; provides details of membership, projects, and activities, with news and contacts.
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Courtauld Gallery
- Renowned as one of the finest small art museums in the world, and housing an impressive collection of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings. Located in Somerset House, London.
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The Crafts Study Centre
- A specialist university museum open to the public, and a research centre of the University for the Creative Arts; provides a guide to their collections and artists/craftspeople represented, events diary, and contacts. Farnham, Surrey.
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De La Warr Pavilion
- The UK‘s first public building built in the Modernist style, now Grade 1 listed and a gallery of contemporary art, with cafe and restaurant; with details of their exhibitions and events, with a history and contacts. In Bexhill, East Sussex.
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The De Morgan Centre
- Permanent home in London for the work of William De Morgan, the Victorian ceramic artist and his wife Evelyn, the painter. Biographies, venue details and special exhibitions.
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Dulwich Picture Gallery
- England’s first public art gallery houses one of the world's most important collections of European old master paintings of the 1600s and 1700s.
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Fitzwilliam Museum
- Highlights art and antique collections from fourteenth century to the present. With education program details and news updates.
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The Fruitmarket Gallery
- A not-for-profit organisation, the Fruitmarket Gallery offers free exhibitions of art made by both Scottish and international artists. An overview of the gallery, its exhibitions, educational programs, and cafe is featured, along with support and contact data.
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Geffrye Museum
- British museum maintaining collections of furniture, textiles, paintings, and objects from the year 1600 to the present.
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Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA)
- Houses the city's collections of contemporary art and the most visited modern art gallery in Scotland; includes visitor guide, exhibition diary, and news.
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Government Art Collection
- Official guide to the collection of art works by British artists from the 16th century to the present day, displayed in government buildings in the UK and around the world.
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Hatton Gallery
- Newcastle University's gallery, with a permanent collection of works ranging from the Renaissance to the twentieth century, and a programme of historical, modern and contemporary art exhibitions.
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Holbourne Museum of Art
- A public art gallery in Bath with a significant collection of 18th century paintings and portraits, and other art works; includes their exhibition programme, details of educational activities, and a history.
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The Hunterian
- A guide to the collections and exhibitions held in Glasgow University's museum and art gallery; includes details of their Mackintosh collection and house, and their Scottish Colourists collection.
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ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts
- Founded in the 1940s as a space for experimental and challenging arts practice, now a centre for avant-garde and interdisciplinary art practice. Includes details of exhibitions and events, with a visitor guide.
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IKON
- A public gallery of contemporary art in Birmingham; provides details of exhibitions and education programmes, with contacts.
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Kettle's Yard
- Explore the world of visual arts and music combined together. With exhibition dates, learning program details and publication index.
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The Lowry
- Official site for the centre for performing and visual arts in Salford, built to celebrate L S Lowry's life and work; includes their exhibition and theatre programmes, a biography, and details of their collections, archive, and annual lecture in his honour.
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Manchester Art Gallery
- Houses the city’s collections of art works, many of which have been designated as being of national importance. Includes a visitor guide, exhibition programme, education services, facilities for families, news, and contacts.
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MICHAEL-UK
- The UK's contribution to a Europe-wide project, the Multilingual Inventory of Cultural Heritage in Europe. Offers a national database of digitised heritage resources and collections.
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mima (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art)
- A public gallery of modern and contemporary art, bringing together the town's art collections; includes information about their permanent and temporary exhibitions, design of the building, education programme, and visitor facilities.
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Modern Art Oxford
- Check available exhibition dates, upcoming events, and details on its community and education program. Plus press releases.
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Modern Sculpture
- A gallery specialising in modern British sculpture from the 1950s and early 1960s; includes details of works available, with information about them and their creators. Also offers works by modern British painters.
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MOMA Wales
- An art gallery and centre in Machynlleth building up a permanent collection of works by artists from 1900 with the emphasis on artists living or working in Wales; housed in a former Wesleyan Chapel. Includes a history of the site, plus what's on details.
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Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MODA)
- Middlesex University museum provides visitor information, collections and events.
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Museum of East Asian Art
- Shows visitor information, art collection details, news updates and educational program particulars. With related links.
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National Galleries of Scotland
- Houses collections of Scottish and international art in five galleries across Edinburgh; provides a guide for visitors, with details of their programmes of education, outreach and special exhibitions.
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The National Gallery
- London-based museum housing over 2,300 paintings that cover all schools of European art from 1250 to 1900.
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National Media Museum
- Devoted to film, photography, television, radio and the web. Information about their collections, exhibitions and special events programme, their IMAX screen, and education activities. Located in West Yorkshire.
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National Museum of Art
- A section of the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff dedicated to the national collection of art, one of Europe's finest. Provides a virtual gallery, information about artists and their work, and visitor details.
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National Portrait Gallery
- Comprehensive gallery featuring portraits of famous British men and women.
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art
- Presents a programme of new work by artists from around the world. Information about their exhibitions, facilities, education services, and history. In Sunderland.
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Nottingham Contemporary
- One of the largest contemporary arts centres in the UK, built on one of the city’s most historic sites. Features details of events and exhibitions, with information about their education programme.
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Ormeau Baths Gallery (OBG)
- A publicly funded gallery of contemporary art situated in the Linen Quarter of Belfast; includes a guide to their exhibition programme and collections, and their education provision.
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Peter Scott Gallery
- Contains information about the gallery, on exhibitions and events, collections, visitors guide, sponsors, and the gallery shop.
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Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
- A pottery and ceramics museum located in Stoke-on-Trent providing exhibition details, events information and free entry to the permanent collections.
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Pre-Raphaelite Online Resource
- An online resource documenting and showing the Pre-Raphaelite art works held in the internationally significant collections of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery.
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RED Gallery
- Independent exhibition space and "laboratory" for contemporary art in Hull. Includes details of current exhibitions and shows, news and contacts.
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Royal Academy of Arts
- Showcases collections of fine arts from the 18th Century to the present.
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The Royal Collection
- A comprehensive guide to the collection of artworks held in trust for the nation in a number of royal residences; includes a guide to visiting, details of exhibitions, and a collection of online exhibitions and themes.
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Royal Scottish Academy of Art
- Promotes the understanding and appreciation of visual arts through exhibitions and educational program. With collection gallery.
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Royal West of England Academy
- One of five Royal Academies of Art; includes details of art collections and exhibitions in their gallery in Britol, and information about their extensive art education programme.
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Saatchi Gallery
- A 70,000 sq ft art gallery located in Sloane Square offering free admission. View details of the collection, future exhibitions and opening times.
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Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
- Public art museum at the University of East Anglia. Features information on the various collections and exhibitions housed here, plus full details of an extensive educational programme.
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Salts Mill
- Official website for visitors, describing its galleries, food and drink, shops, resources, and special events. Also includes information on the site's historical significance. Located in West Yorkshire and houses pictures by David Hockney.
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Serpentine Gallery
- A much loved gallery of modern and contemporary art in central London; includes a guide to its exhibitions, architecture, education and public programmes, news, and contacts.
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Sir Alfred Munnings Art Museum
- A Dedham museum that displays one of the largest collections of Mannings paintings in the world. Provides details of the artists, the exhibits and opening times.
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Sir John Soane's Museum
- Virtual showcase of works, fine arts, and antiquities related to the famous architect.
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The Stephen Lawrence Gallery
- Founded in 2000 by the University of Greenwich following the publication of the Macpherson report; includes details of exhibitions, publications, and how to get there.
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Talbot Rice Gallery
- The public art gallery of the University of Edinburgh, and one of Scotland’s leading public galleries of contemporary visual art. Provides a description of their permanent collections and exhibitions, education programmes, and an archive.
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Tate Modern
- National gallery of international modern art, located in London.
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Tate Online
- Collections of British art from the 1500s and international modern and contemporary art.
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The Tate Online
- Official site featuring visitor information, exhibition details, shop and online courses. Includes sections for teachers and children.
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Travelling Gallery
- Showcases this fully mobile contemporary art gallery which travels across Scotland.
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Victoria and Albert Museum
- A museum of art and design covering many of the world's richest cultures; includes a visitor guide, details of their collections and exhibitions, information about their conservation and education programmes, and locations.
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Victoria Art Gallery
- Houses a collection of works by over 2000 artists in Bath; with details of exhibitions and events, gallery services and education programme, and contacts.
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The Walker Art Gallery
- Houses Liverpool’s collection of paintings, sculpture and decorative art from the 13th century to the present day; with details of exhibitions and events, an artist A-Z, history, and contacts.
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The Wallace Collection
- A national museum in London displaying art collected in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and bequeathed to the nation in 1897. Includes a visitor guide, online catalogue, events, and details of their education service.
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Whitechapel Gallery
- A public art gallery in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, specialising in contemporary art; provides a guide to their galleries and exhibitions, collections and archives, education, courses, and facilities.
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The Whitworth Art Gallery
- Part of the University of Manchester and home to collections of art and design including modern and historic fine art, prints, textiles and a rare collection of wallpapers.
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Yale Center for British Art
- Information about collections, education, exhibitions, programs, events calendar, membership, and the museum shop.
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York Art Gallery
- The city's gallery holding collections designated for their national and international importance. Includes a guide to exhibitions and events, and their educational programmes.
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Your Paintings
- Joint initiative between The Public Catalogue Foundation, the BBC and art institutions around the country, which aims to catalogue and exhibit online the 80% of the nation's art collection which is not on display.
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