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The British Museum vs Wallace Collection
Both are recommended by professional travelers. Overall, British Museum is preferred by most writers compared to Wallace Collection. British Museum ranks #2 in London with accolades from 14 publications such as Lonely Planet, Frommer's and Afar Magazine.
The British Museum
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Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
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Fodor's
"This celebrated treasure house, filled with plunder of incalculable value and beauty from around the globe, occupies an immense, imposing neoclassical building in the heart of Bloomsbury."
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Concierge
"One of the single greatest museums in the world, the British Museum houses collections that date from the prehistoric to the modern—in sum, the works of mankind."
Frommer's
"If the museum has one central, unifying theme, it's to provide an overview of the development of human culture, illustrated with items from all of the world's major civilizations."
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Travel + Leisure
"Founded in 1753, it covers more than two million years of history from every continent, including the first known image of Christ, the oldest man-made tools on earth, and the Rosetta Stone."
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Frommer's
"In fact, it’s the top attraction in the country—6.8 million people a year. Put on your walking shoes because it’s huge."
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Wallace Collection
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Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1U 3BN
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Fodor's
"This exquisite labyrinth of an art gallery is housed in Hertford House, an 18th-century mansion that was bequeathed to the nation, along with its contents, by the widow of Sir Richard Wallace."
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Stay for lunch at the restaurant, which is elegantly sited in a glass-roofed courtyard.
Concierge
"A treat along the lines of the Frick in New York, wherein the setting is as much of a draw as the art, the Wallace Collection is spread out over the 28 rooms of a gracious mansion in the West End."
Frommer's
"This collection, built up over 2 centuries by one of London's leading aristocratic families, is a contrasting array of art and armaments."
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Let's Go
"The ground floor’s four Armoury Galleries boast scads of richly decorated weapons and burnished suits of armor, while the State Rooms hold a collection of sumptuous Sèvres porcelain. "
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The largest private art collection, bequeathed to the nation in 1900, can be found in Hertford House, a beautiful private mansion in Marylebone."
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