Provincial, state, or municipal museums, galleries, art centers, and local organizations.
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The University of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum in central Oxford holds European paintings, sculpture, prints, and archaeology; its permanent collection is free to visit Its rooftop restaurant and shop make it easy to spend a half day.
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is known for Pre-Raphaelite painting, ceramics, and metalwork; it sits in the city centre and is free to enter Its Edwardian building faces Chamberlain Square.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow's West End holds European old masters, Scottish painting, and decorative art; entry is free The building itself, opened in 1901, is part of the appeal.
National Museum Cardiff in the Welsh capital shows Welsh art, Impressionist paintings, and natural history collections; the permanent galleries are free Its art galleries sit alongside dinosaur and mineral displays.
The Sainsbury Centre at the University of East Anglia in Norwich holds world art and modern works in a Norman Foster building; the permanent collection is free.
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University's art and antiquities museum, holds European paintings, illuminated manuscripts, ceramics, and furniture in the city centre; entry to the permanent collection is free.
The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow combines anatomy, coins, Mackintosh design, and paintings in its museum and art gallery; admission is free It spreads across several buildings on the Glasgow campus.
The Ulster Museum in Belfast brings together Northern Irish art, history, and natural science collections beside the Botanic Gardens; admission is free Its galleries mix fine art with costume, glass, and archaeology.
The Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh covers Renaissance to Scottish Colourist painting on the Mound; the permanent collection is free It is the oldest of the National Galleries of Scotland venues.
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Birmingham holds European old master paintings, Impressionist works, and decorative art; entry is free Its coin collection is also notable.
The Whitworth, part of the University of Manchester, focuses on modern and contemporary art, textiles, and watercolours in south Manchester; general admission is free Its park-side setting makes it a quiet break from the city centre.
Walker Art Gallery in central Liverpool holds Pre-Raphaelite paintings, Victorian art, and sculpture; entry to the permanent collection is free It shares a building complex with the World Museum and Central Library.