World-Leading Museums for Free? Yes & Thank You, London, London, England

When people ask me what is one of my favourite things about London I will always mention the accessibility to culture. The reason is that I have yet to see somewhere else in the world that doesn’t charge you to visit and explore many of their museums. Many people may shy away from visiting London, as it is known to be such an expensive city. And it is. But for a tourist, especially the kind of tourist more interested in the cultural side of the city, it can actually be incredibly cheap if you think about how many incredible places you can visit without paying a single penny.

Yes, you read it right. London holds so many world-renowned art and artefacts collections – and you won’t be charged entrance for a lot of them (even though donations are of course accepted). If you like history, if you like art, if you like to get lost in endless galleries…and are on a budget, this is for you

Probably my favourite museum in London is the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A). It is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent (free) collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives covering 5 thousand years of human creativity. It has amazing resources for the study of decorative arts, architecture, fashion, textiles, performance arts, culture, painting, jewellery, Asian art and design, photography… basically every form of art can be found here. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).