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Once considered a backwater of crusty Old Master dealers, London is now a contemporary art powerhouse, with more creative and commercial artistic clout than anywhere outside New York.

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Inspired by: London’s Art Scene — by Alice Rawsthorn, Published May. 2007

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Hotels (2)

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    Brown's Hotel

    Luxury hotelier Rocco Forte restored this historic treasure beyond its former glory, and his sister, Olga Polizzi, transformed the public spaces an

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    Claridge's

    A classic that’s as popular now as it was in the 20’s, this spot in chichi Mayfair is the epitome of elegance. The Art Deco details are sublime, as

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    Tate Modern Restaurant

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    Scott's

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    Bistrotheque

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    St. John

    Housed in a whitewashed old smokehouse, St. John couldn’t be called a gastropub. But owner Fergus Henderson is a canonized figure on the revitalize

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    Wolseley

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    Bibendum

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Activities (26)

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    Addison Lee

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    Zoo Art Fair

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    Frieze Art Fair

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    Sadie Coles HQ

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    Victoria and Albert Museum

    Within this labyrinthine collection of stately buildings covering 12 acres lie more than 27,000 pieces and 43,000 photographs: everything from Celt

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    Magma

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    Whitechapel Gallery

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    Tate Britain

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    National Gallery, London

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    British Museum

    Quite simply, this is one of the world’s finest museums. Founded in 1753, it covers more than two million years of history from every continent, in

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