Major forms of art in Britain

1)museums and galleries

The largest and most important is the British Museum最大和最重要的是英国博物馆

2) music

People in Britain are interested in a wide range of music, including classical music(古典音乐), rock and pop misic, Jazz , folk and Light Mucic. In the early 1960s a new pop culture—beat（披头士）, emerged in Britain’s Liverpool. It was started by a group of young people called Beatles.

英国人喜欢各种各样的音乐，包括古典音乐，摇滚和流行音乐，爵士乐，民间音乐和轻音乐。20世纪60年代，一种新的流行文化—披头士，出现在英国的利物浦。这是由一群年轻人组成的乐队叫披头士乐队，又称甲壳虫乐队。

3) Drama

Britain is one of the world’s major centres for theatre,and its dramatic tradition is reflected in the excellent quality and range of its theatre.英国是世界上最主要的剧院中心，其戏剧传统从其剧院的质量及范围即可看出。

Arts festivals 艺术节

The most famous is the Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama.It takes place for a period of 3 to 4 weeks between August and September.最著名的是爱丁堡国际音乐戏剧节。该节在八、九月间举行，历时3-4周。

films 电影

In November each year the National Film Theatre hosts the London Film Festival.每年11月国家电影院主办伦敦电影节。

Literature and libraries 文学和图书馆

There are several thousand libraries throughout the country,including the great “copyright”libraries,which are entitled to receive a free copy of every book published in the United Kingdom;libraries of other universities and learned institutions and the Public libraries.全国有几千所的图书馆，包括‘版权所有’大图书馆。这些图书馆有权免费得到在英国出版的每一本书的样本，此外还有其他大学、研究所的图书馆和公共图书馆。