British Museum, London

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Housing a large collection of world art and artefacts spanning several millennia, the British Museum is yet another impressive London museum. It also holds temporary world-class exhibitions of international art. The museum was founded in 1753 and moved to its current location, though in a previous structure, in 1759. In 1842, the older building, known as Montagu House, was demolished to make way for the stunning Neoclassical edifice we see today, designed by Sir Robert Smirke. In 2000, the museum completed an incredible renovation that transformed the interior courtyard into a large covered square, harmoniously blending a modern glass ceiling with Neoclassical stone architecture. It was the work of Foster + Partners, an architectural firm responsible for numerous high profile projects, including the HSBC Tower in Hong Kong, 30 St Mary's Axe (the Gherkin) in London, and Hearst Tower in New York City. Note that entry into the museum is free.

As an ex-Londoner the British Museum is one of the few things I really miss. Being free you can pop in just to spend ten minutes looking at an old favorite, and you would have to spend a long time here indeed before you'd had a good look at everything. I think that it's difficult to spend much over a couple of hours in any museum without getting satiated. And the breadth of the BM's collection is such to give one severe indigestion if not treated carefully.

I suppose I do believe that the various lumps of the Parthenon snapped up by Lord Elgin should go back to Greece. I'm not so sure about the Rosetta Stone. I bet there's another one just like it buried somewhere in the Delta. There's too much to really be able to name names: I'm very fond of the collection of Cycladic sculptures and also of the galleries of middle-eastern upper paleolithic and early bronze age artefacts. But there's always something new to amuse. move or intrigue you here.

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The must see of the Greek period at the British Museum is a wing with the size of the original Parthenon, where we can see the numerous fragments of the original Parthenon that are housed at the British Museum.

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Since the British Museum is so big, and has so much to see, I decided that instead of trying to see the most possible rooms, I should focus on seeing some periods in detail.

One them was the Egyptian period and the BM fabulous collection of mummies.

If you are interested in this period, save a couple of hours of your time, because there is so much to see.

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The British Museum has one of the greatest collections of "old stuff" in the world. And Norman Foster's great glass-covered court, which is one of the most interesting spaces in London, or anywhere else for that matter.

This was one of the most successful of all the various "millennium projects" in Britain. It was a project that was undertaken in association with the move of the British Library from its long-standing home here in one wing of the museum to its new location by St. Pancras Station. Foster supervising re-organizing the established galleries, expanding into the space previously occupied by the Library, and covering the grand central courtyard with a brilliantly designed glass cover.

You can come to the BM every year on every visit to London, and never exhaust the riches of the permanent collection. Not to mention the special exhibits. Oh yes, and those famous ruins from Athens are still here.

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I have been to the British Museum twice... The museum is free, which makes it a great value, considering how vast and culturally/historically significant the collections are.

The magnificent Great Court, the Rosetta Stone, the breathtaking Parthenon marbles, the Easter Island figure, the Lewis Chessmen....what a wonderful place! Plan on spending a morning or afternoon, so much amazing stuff to see. Anyway my favourite part was the Ehyptian session: very impressive collection of Egyptian mummies, Assyrian reliefs (including the epic winged lions at the entrance to the exhibit), and Greek sculptures from the Parthenon

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This great building seems to be a big greek temple, full of ionic columns. And it's right, because that's what you will find inside. Ancient art and architecture ...and people everywhere. Obviosly this is one of the most popular places in London!.

Great collections and famous items here and there. If you like art and culture, another great place to see and hours of amusement. Prepare a pair of good comfortable shoes!.

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The British museum is a marvel of an museum witch architectonics is wonderful just fitting for housing an unmatched collection of the worlds treasures. The natural stars of it being the Elgin marble from the Parthenon in Athens and the Rosetta stone that opened the reading of the Egyptian hieroglyphs.

To the left of the main entrance you find a great tribute to the start of natural science or experimental philosophy as it was named at the time. As its also starts of the search and collection of artefacts for the better understanding of the world around us that was founded in Brittan in the eighteenth century.

And an other great thing to mention -there is no admission to be paid for a visit to the museum.

A world level must see in my book.