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United Kingdom of Culture
From art and fashion to machines and magic, explore the history and culture of the UK with over 140 institutions
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From fashion to dinosaurs, and so much more
The Art
Old masters to pop art
The Fashion
Home of Saville Row and the mini-skirt
The History
Moments that changed the world
The Unexpected
Myths, magic, and real life dragons
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Edinburgh Castle
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St Paul's
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Angel of the North
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Bath's Royal Cresent
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Tower Bridge
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Canterbury Cathedral
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London's Southbank
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Gateshead Millenium Bridge
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Liverpool Docks
Discover the Nation's collections
Explore the masterpieces held across the country
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British Museum
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National Museums Scotland
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The National Gallery, London
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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
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Science Museum
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National Galleries Scotland: National
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Tate Britain
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The Lowry
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British Museum
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National Museum Scotland
Natioal Museums Scotland
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The National Gallery
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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
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Science Museum
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Tate Britain
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The Lowry
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From over 140 collections
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The Unexpected
Myths, magic and real life dragons that made history
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Dinosaurs, squid and beyond
Step back millions of years and learn about the breadth of the Natural History Museum's collections
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Dinosaur Discoveries: Windows on a Prehistoric World
The Natural History Museum
Online Exhibit
The Hidden World of the Tank Room
The Natural History Museum
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Mary Anning: History's Pioneer of Palaeontology
The Natural History Museum
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The most complete Stegosaurus skeleton
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Explore the Tank Room in 360 degrees
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Giant squid Architeuthis dux
Escape with Virtual Reality
Bringing lost creatures back to life
Dodos walk the halls
Meet Edward The Dodo #PreviouslyOnEarth
360 Video
The rhomaleosaurus, back to life in virtual reality
Natural History Museum's changing residents
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Hope the Blue Whale
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Dippy the Diplodocus
A Brief History of Discovery
Let Natural History Museum experts guide you through 4.6 billion years of natural history
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A history of magic
Discover the history behind the magic
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The Journey
The British Library
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Exploring the Ripley Scroll
A recipe for making the Philosopher's Stone
Online Exhibit
Astronomy
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Skills for a modern wizard: 4 lessons in Muggle magic with the Super Carlin Brothers
Earth Voyager
A magical journey around the UK
Explore more with Google Earth
Harry Potter: A History of Magic
Discover more wonders from the British Library's exhibition
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The Art
From Old masters to Pop Art
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Zoom into treasured pieces
From stained glass, to tapestries to royal standards
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Popcorn Shells
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The Wren Window
Explore the Wren Window of St Lawrence Jewry
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Ann West's Patchwork
Explore this 19th-century patchwork masterpiece in exquisite detail
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Monet: The Thames below Westminster
An in-painting tour from the National Gallery, London
Spotlight on: London
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life...
London Transport Museum
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Serpentine
United Kingdom
Barbican Centre
United Kingdom
City of London Corporation
United Kingdom
London Museum
United Kingdom
The Victoria and Albert Museum
United Kingdom
Somerset House
United Kingdom
Freud Museum London
United Kingdom
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace
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What stories does London hold?
London Transport Museum
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London Through the Lens of Black British History
Black Cultural Archives
See the Thames in a new light
London's bridges, illuminated
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Re-discover the Serpentine Pavillions
An artful oasis in the middle of Hyde Park
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2016
Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei
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2015
selgascano
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2016
Bjarke Ingels
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2017
Francis Kéré
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2018
Frida Escobedo
Machine learning Experiment: Poem Portraits
Create a Poem Portrait
Machine learning Experiment: Please feed the lions
Feed the Lion your words
All the world's a stage
Draw back the curtain of top performing arts
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Behind the scenes with RSC
Royal Shakespeare Company
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The Role of the Theatre Designer
National Theatre
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Behind the Scenes at Sadler's Wells
Sadler's Wells
Collection
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
United Kingdom
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Royal College of Music
United Kingdom
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Georgian Theatre Royal
United Kingdom
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Northern Ballet
United Kingdom
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Living Archive: Creating Choreography with Artificial Intelligence
Delve into the ground-breaking experiment of creating a tool for choreography powered by machine learning
Launch experiment
Create your own choreography with the help of Wayne McGregor's archive
25 years of dance in one place
The Fashion
The home of Saville Row and the mini-skirt
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A fashionable history
The birthplace of mini-skirts, and bespoke suiting
The Politics of Fashion
The Victoria and Albert Museum
Jean Muir: a fashion icon
National Museums Scotland
London: Home of Menswear
British Fashion Council
The Craftsmanship of Alexander McQueen
British Fashion Council
The United Kingdom of Fashion
By Caroline Rush of the British Fashion Council
Re-discover the Commonwealth Fashion Exhibition
Walk the halls of Buckingham Palace
Immerse yourself in style
Fashion experiences in 360 degrees
Fashioning the Future with British Icons
Join master shoemaker Manolo Blahnik in Virtual Reality
See the coreset that blends fashion and fine art
Get into the stiches and seams
Zoom into masterful creations
Dragon robe for a woman, embroidered silk with fur lining, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
V&A
Alexander McQueen fabric swatch, SS17
British Fashion Council
18th Century Mantua
V&A
Marshall and Snelgrove evening coat
V&A
Explore more fashion history
With the British Fashion Council
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The History
People and events that changed the world
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A history lesson with the Black Cultural Archives
A celebration of black history is a celebration of British history
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The Development of Black Cultural Archives
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London Through the Lens of Black British History
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The Black Women's Movement
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Why I am no longer talking to white people about race
Dive into the Black Cultural Archives
A celebration of Black History is a celebration of British History
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Celebrating gender equality
From women's suffrage protests, to female MPs
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Sisterhood is Powerful: UK Posters
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Creating the Women's Equality Party
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A brief history of British women MPs
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Signs of Change
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Making the Fawcett statue
Road to Equality
Celebrating the stories behind 100 years of women's rights in the UK
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Discover the stories behind our buildings
Through Historic England's incredible photography collection
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Sites of protest and sabotage
Historic England
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More is More: Post-Modern Architecture in England
Historic England
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10 places that have influenced classic stories for children
Historic England
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Licence to Chill: 10 of England's most haunted pubs
Historic England
Quick fire history lesson
British pioneers and creators to know
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People of Science: Alan Turing
The Royal Society
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People of Science: Charles Darwin
The Royal Society
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Take a Tour of Virginia Woolf’s Life in London
Get an insight into what inspired the author with Street View
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A Virtual Literary Tour of the Brontë Sisters
Discover the places that inspired the work of the three sisters
Take a private tour of Royal Houses
Self guided, in 360 or with an expert, you decide!
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Explore the treasures in Clarence House
Clarence House
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Learn about the restoration of Dumfries House
Dumfries House Estate
Online Exhibit
Walk around the gardens of Highgrove
Highgrove Gardens
The Charities of The Prince of Wales
Explore stories from King Charles III's life and his work supporting heritage and the arts.
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The Durbar Room, Osborne House
Walk through with curator Michael Hunter
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Buckingham Palace
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Dumfries House
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Windsor Castle
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Clarence House
Stories of invention and discovery
Discover ground-breaking innovations, creativity and exploration
Scientific superpowers, Dr Jess Wade
Who invented the internet?
Scientific superpowers, Dr Ying Lia Li
Who invented the toilet?
The Story of the First Programmer
Ada Lovelace: the Victorian woman who traded in poems for coding
Opening Night of Television
Alexandra Palace
How Alexander Graham Bell Invented the Telephone
National Museums Scotland
Muybridge's Pioneering Motion Pictures
Kingston Museum
Scottish inventions that rocked the world
National Museums Scotland
Explore the collections
The Royal Society
United Kingdom
Science Museum
United Kingdom
The National Museum of Computing
United Kingdom
Bletchley Park
United Kingdom
Francis Crick Institute
United Kingdom
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Explore centuries of science
A journey of invention and discovery
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England through its objects
Learn from the English Heritage experts
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Meet the curator, Kevin Booth
Online Exhibit
Why I Love… This Headless Statue
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Meet the curator, Matt Thompson
See more from English Heritage sites across the country
Step into England's story
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Get your greenery fix
Learn about the breadth of green spaces across the UK
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Women Celebrated by Registered Parks and Gardens
Historic England
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The RHS Chelsea Flower Show
RHS Lindley Library
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Lutyens and Jekyll, a garden design partnership
Hestercombe House & Gardens
Online Exhibit
The art of maintaining the Royal Gardens of Highgrove
Highgrove Gardens
Spotlight on: Edinburgh
There’s no leaving Edinburgh, No shifting it around: it stays with you, always
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7 Things You Might Not Know About Edinburgh Castle
The historic fortress at the heart of Edinburgh
3D Object
Explore Edinburgh Castle in 3D
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Coast to Coast
National Library of Scotland
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The life and legend of Mary, Queen of Scots
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Complex Creations: Lochcarron Tartan
British Fashion Council
The Museum of the World with the British Museum
Launch experiment
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Frrom dinosaurs and miniskirts to queens and talking lions
The Art
Old masters through to fashion photographers
The Fashion
The home of Saville Row and the mini-skirt
The History
From Roman forts and beyond
The Unexpected
Myths, magic, and real life dragons
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