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Wallace Collection vs Science Museum
Both Wallace Collection and Science Museum are rated highly by expert writers. On balance, Wallace Collection is preferred by most professionals compared to Science Museum. Wallace Collection is ranked #5 in London with accolades from 9 reviewers like Michelin Guide, Fodor's and Travel + Leisure.
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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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Science Museum
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Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD
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Fodor's
"This, one of the three great South Kensington museums, stands next to the Natural History Museum in a far plainer building."
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Concierge
"Covering all aspects of science, technology, and medicine, the Science Museum is the star of the trio of museums on Exhibition Road (the others are the V&A and the Natural History Museum)."
Time Out
"The Science Museum features seven floors of educational and entertaining exhibits, including the Apollo 10 command module and a flight simulator."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"This temple to the sciences - 5 floors covering 5ha in all - is remarkable for the richness of its collections, and for the methods it employs to engage visitors."
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Travel + Leisure
"Families flock to this museum, as do school kids taking part in field trips (380,000 visit as part of a school group each year)."
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