The Best London Museums To Follow On Instagram

The Museums at Night festival might be over for another season (it'll be back in October if you missed it this time) but you can still keep in touch with your favourite London museums 24/7 on Instagram. Here's our pick of the most popular, according to follower numbers*.

10. Royal Museums Greenwich

Comprising the National Maritime Museum, Royal Observatory, The Queen's House and the Cutty Sark, RMG's 850 followers are treated to gorgeous architecture and some cool shots of that famous clipper.

A photo posted by Royal Museums Greenwich (@royalmuseumsgreenwich) on Apr 15, 2015 at 7:53am PDT

9. London Transport Museum

Join LTM's 930 Instagram followers for snaps of transport posters, classic design, teasers from LTM Lates and buses. Lots of buses.

A photo posted by London Transport Museum (@ltmuseum) on Nov 26, 2014 at 10:14am PST

8. Imperial War Museums

The family of five museums (including our city's IWM London, Churchill War Rooms and HMS Belfast) have 1,265 Instagram followers. There's plenty of poignant #onthisday action here to reflect on.

A photo posted by Imperial War Museums (@imperialwarmuseums) on May 7, 2015 at 6:07am PDT

7. Horniman Museum and Gardens

The Horniman's 3,120 followers can view images as varied as the museum providing them. Taxidery, tea, teeth, and of course, that walrus.

A photo posted by Horniman Museum and Gardens (@hornimanmuseumgardens) on Mar 26, 2015 at 11:13am PDT

6. Wellcome Collection

The Wellcome Collection entertains more than 3,500 followers with Instagrams inspired by sex, sculpture, interior stills and staircases.

A photo posted by Wellcome Collection (@wellcomecollection) on May 8, 2015 at 12:28pm PDT

5. Natural History Museum

With over 5,500 followers, the NHM takes fifth position in our chart. Some of its popular tags include #TaxonomyTuesday and #FossilFriday. Plenty of beautiful butterflies to swoon over at this time of year too.

A photo posted by Natural History Museum (@natural_history_museum) on Apr 21, 2015 at 3:20am PDT

4. Science Museum

Almost 17,000 followers can contemplate prisms, skulls and satellite images from the Science Museum's Instagram stream.

A photo posted by Science Museum (@sciencemuseum) on Apr 28, 2015 at 3:52am PDT

3. Design Museum

London's Design Museum Instagram feed has 23,000 followers enjoying behind-the-scenes updates on exhibition design, signage and yet more staircases.

A photo posted by Design Museum (@designmuseum) on May 11, 2015 at 1:42am PDT

2. The V&A

The V&A's 81,000 Instagram followers suck up a sexy stream of historical nuggets, retro exhibitions and current fashion and design trends from London's great cathedral of art and design.

A photo posted by Victoria and Albert Museum (@vamuseum) on Apr 29, 2015 at 8:08am PDT

1. British Museum

The top spot goes to arguably London's most famous museum. With 112,000 followers, the British Museum's Instagram feed could be described as 'of the world, for the world.' Plenty of #onthisday action here, and the images are as varied as the museum inspiring them.

A photo posted by British Museum (@britishmuseum) on Apr 30, 2015 at 10:42am PDT

Did we miss your favourite London museum on Instagram? Let us know in the comments below. And don't forget to follow us, if you haven't already.

*follower numbers correct as of May 2015.