London has over 100 museums and art galleries. And their spatial distribution mirrors the city's wealth demographics.
“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.” (Pablo Picasso)
There are parts of London that are positively littered with museums and art galleries. But there are also vast swathes of the city where you would have to walk for many miles before you reached one of these secular temples.
You can use the map above to examine the geographical distribution of London's museums and art galleries. Use the filter to choose a borough and the map will automatically zoom into that part of town. Then, hover your cursor over any of the dots and a lightbox will appear, displaying the name of the venue, its street location and its postcode.
As noted at the top of this page, there is an almost perfect match between the distribution of these centres of curated art and culture and the distribution of the city's wealth, as exhibited in average property prices. This is illustrated in the two static images shown below. And for a more dynamic view of property prices, you can also head over to the section of our site that deals specifically with average home prices.
