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Key Highlights: Located in Trafalgar Square, it houses a world-class collection including Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, Seurat’s Bathers at Asnières, and Monet’s The Water-Lily Pond.

Why Visit: It offers a comprehensive journey through Western European painting. Its Impressionist wing is a "must-see," featuring the very masterpieces that defined the movement's focus on light and color.

Pro Tip: Admission is free, but it is highly recommended to book a timed entry slot online in advance to avoid long queues at the entrance.

Key Highlights: Housed in a former power station on the South Bank, it features a massive selection of modern and contemporary art, including significant works by Monet and Bonnard.

Why Visit: It shows how Impressionism paved the way for modern abstraction. The sight of Monet’s late, large-scale canvases in this industrial, high-ceilinged space is truly unique and powerful.

Pro Tip: Head to the viewing level of the Blavatnik Building for a stunning 360-degree panoramic view of the London skyline and St. Paul's Cathedral.

Key Highlights: A hidden gem in Somerset House, home to Manet’s last major work, A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, and an incredible range of Gauguin and Cézanne paintings.

Why Visit: Unlike larger museums, it offers a more intimate and luxurious viewing experience. It is widely considered to have the finest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art in the UK.

Pro Tip: After viewing the art, enjoy the elegant atmosphere of the courtyard at Somerset House, which often hosts beautiful seasonal installations.

Key Highlights: While famous for design, the V&A holds an exquisite collection of oil sketches by John Constable, whose studies of light and sky deeply influenced the French Impressionists.

Why Visit: It provides the "missing link" between British landscape painting and French Impressionism. The museum’s ornate architecture and the world's oldest museum café are masterpieces in themselves.

Pro Tip: The V&A is enormous; focus on the "Paintings" galleries (Level 3) if you specifically want to see the romantic landscapes that inspired the Impressionist movement.