Museum Info
Located in Bloomsbury near the Holborn underground station is the remarkable British Museum. With a conveniently accessible transport, nearby attractions and restaurants, the Museum is an ideal day out in London.
We had entered the spiral building – the heart of the museum – where we were stunned by the beautiful dome-shaped translucent roof. We got some snaps and enjoyed the early atmosphere of people gathering and admiring the hall with a silent gasp accompanied by a smile.
We collected a map and started the journey through time from the latest of currencies in 2017 to the most ancient sculptures of the world that remain to this day!
The museum uniquely offers exhibits on various topics which last around a month or two showing great information about the context. If you get a chance, although I haven’t been to any of the shows, I think it would be a greatly informative experience.
Collections
The British Museum is famously known for its unparalleled collection of interesting galleries and wonderful topics. With a wide range of history to cover from the conveniently designed building, we entered into the Romans.
Greece and Romans
The museum, from the very first step into the Romans collection, where we strengthened our knowledge, had manageable and conveniently specified information. Above all, the content was simple and relevantly organised for quick glances or extensive acknowledges. In the Romans and Greece sections, we found extravagant information about the powerful emperors including, Alexander the Great and magnificent architectures involving the Parthenon. There were quite extraordinary collections in these rooms with some interesting information from as old as 3000 BC – prehistoric Greece.
For the Roman architecture, we must appreciate a visit to this collection that displays over 100,000 objects in the department with various objects including jewellery, weapons, marbles and metals.
Ancient Egypt
We entered the more colossal rooms and understood by the figures that it was the Ancient Egypt. With interesting information displayed in an ordered path, packed with great structures and historical figures, we found the Ancient Egypt department a classic visit in the British Museum. Although the British Museum is said to have objects from around the world, we found these colossal rooms jointly immersive with the Roman rooms.
There were huge objects laid out in the rectangular rooms with convenient information. As we walked around these objects, the combination of the information and the large structures themselves had our eyes stuck with imagination. It was a great experience; a visit to the British Museum is quite incomplete without the historical figures in the Ancient Egypt department.
African Culture
With several items from multiple rooms, the African spirit is spread around the British museum with interesting objects and work. The illustrations, artwork, and cultures were displayed to portray the true history of the African culture. There are a few rooms where you observe interestingly attractive objects however, the artwork is one to be appreciated.
Unlike the Roman and Egyptian collections, you experience a more museum-like display with few architectural objects and extensive display objects. Don’t miss out reading the information; we found a tree which was made out of weapons and read the info to find out the remarkable significance of the tree. Like us, you could find minuscular detail even in your abrupt departure.
Conclusion
The above three largest collections that are explored fantastically in this museum, make the visit a treat for the eye and a chance to increase the knowledge. I was slightly disappointed that the other collections, specifically, Asia, and the Americas, weren’t as popular in the museum, nor where they as exhilarating as the above three. If you’re looking for a museum where you can find a convenient collection with Roman, Egyptian and African history explored mostly and an expediently accessible building too, the British Museum is probably for you.
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