Art n’ About

You’ve ticked the biggy boxes – the British Museum / Gt Russell St, WC1 / 7323 8299 / britishmuseum.org; the National Portrait Gallery / St Martin’s Pl, WC2 / 7306 0055 / npg.org.uk / which also houses a first-rate Brit restaurant; the V&A / Cromwell Rd, SW7 / 7942 2000 / vam.ac.uk; the Natural History Museum / Cromwell Rd, SW7 / 7942 5000 / nhm.ac.uk; Westminster Abbey / SW1 / 7222 5152 / westminster-abbey.org; and the Tower of London / Tower Hill, EC3 / 0844 482 7777 / hrp.org.uk; but when you’re not in the mood for the great unwashed (avoid w/ends wherever possible), here are the lesser-knowns that you really should know...