

Art History UK
The charismatic guides of this boutique cultural tour company will bring the treasures of London alive through tours, talks and walks around the capital
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Founder Rose Balston (pictured left in the Sir John Soane's Museum) has been named a Condé Nast Traveller London Art Expert
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Private tours can be organised to suit your particular interests, from 21st-century Street Art to the Italian Renaissance
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Unrivalled acccess to galleries, museums, houses and collections, often including locations not open to the public
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Exclusive dinners or luncheons at London's prestigious clubs and restaurants
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Off-the-beaten track locations
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Engaging and knowledgable guides
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Corporate tours or evening art shots that fit easily with business trips
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Day-long, afternoon or evening events to suit your schedule
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Treasure Hunts especially designed for children
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Mark Hedges, editor of Country Life mgazine, says of his experience with Art History UK: 'We were inspired to levels of wonder'
Examples of participating locations:
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Leighton House Museum (pictured in background), a Victorian treasure house
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Westminster Abbey, with a rare trip to the triforium
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The Wallace Collection, an 18th-century town house with an astonishing collection. Breakfast, dinner or drinks can be arranged
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British Museum Print Room, full of works by Michelangelo, Durer and Rembrandt
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Spitalfields, with private access to Dennis Severs' House, a seldom-opened Georgian/Victorian house developed by a 20th-century American
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Tate Modern, where an expert will tell the stimulating story of contemporary art
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St Paul's Cathedral (left), Sir Christopher Wren's masterpiece
Example of a public day tour: Wellington & Waterloo at Apsley House. Revealing the private life of Britain's great military commander, whose superb art collection includes works by Rubens, Velazquez, Corregio and Rembrandt. ₤42 ($65) per person

