How Many Museums Are There In Bristol?

Bristol is as much known for its maritime history as for the number of museums it houses reflecting the local culture as it evolved throughout the centuries; the city is home to quite a number of museums dealing with various themes.

Some of the famous museums that could be mentioned are Red Lodge, Blaire Castle House Museum, Georgian House, City Museum and Art Gallery, British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Bristol Industrial Museum which recently expanded in to the Museum of Bristol, ss Great Britain and At-Bristol. Some other museums located in Bristol are Royal West Academy of England, Helicopter Museum, Fleet Air Arm Museum and Haynes International Motor Museum.

Most of the museums are theme oriented like the At-Bristol is a science and natural history museum, the ss Great Britain the world's first ocean liner is a museum in itself, for a detailed account of Britain's industrial past the Museum of Bristol is the place to visit, relive the days when the sun never set on the British Empire at the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum. Bristol is also known for its historic hose museums like the Red Lodge, Blaire Castle House Museum and Georgian House.