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One of my goals was to visit the British Museum. We didn't go when I was in England in 1950, but I'd heard a lot about it. I particularly wanted to see the Rosetta Stone and the Elgin Marbles. (As a youngster, I used to envision regular marbles when I heard the name Elgin Marbles.) I went to the website of the museum, because I knew that I, at least, wouldn't last for the whole thing, so I wanted to pick one section to look at in depth. I didn't think that I needed to look at stuff that I could see at the Smithsonian at home, so it should be something unique to the British Museum. What I picked was Roman Britian. After we saw the Roman Britain section, we went down to the lobby (we had entered from the back), and Bob sat down while I reconoitered. I was thinking I'd go to the bathroom and that we could get something to eat. But it was Saturday and the museum was quite crowded. So I never did either of those things. I came back and got Bob and we went to see the Rosetta Stone, and I tried to explain why it was important. Then we went and sat in the room where the Elgin Marbles were displayed for a bit. After that we left by the front door, and discovered that there was a Roman festival in the forecourt. Leave a Comment Phone: (+44) 020 7323 8299(informationDirections: BloomsburyWebsite: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk Other Contact: information@thebritishmuseum.ac.
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This museum is a "must" whilst in London. The collection includes art from all over the world such the ancient Egypt, Assyria, Far East etc. Between September 2007 and April 2008, the Chinese museum of Terracotta Army has sent 25 of their somewhat 7000 soldier figures to London. The figures were buried underground to protect the 1st emperor of China in his afterlife and they are more than 2300 years old. The Chinese exhibition will costs approximately $100.000/month for the BM. This is in addition to the transportation costs from China, which shouldn't be too cheap, I'd imagine. However, as a visitor to the museum, you'll pay only £12 to see these amazing works of art, so I think this is a really great opportunity to go and see them. In addition to soldier figures, the exhibition will include 2 horses, acrobats, jogglers and perhaps even a strongman that were buried the emperor for his after life amusement :-) There will also be about 100 other objects from the era, telling a story of the emperor. I'll be definitely going. Are you? Admission to the permanent exhibitions is free. Phone: 020 7323 8299Directions: Tube: HolbornWebsite: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
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