British Museum is one of the free museums in London and one of the best history museums in Europe. A vast part of the museum is dedicated to Ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece. Then the others: Americas, India, Asia and Middle East. Beside those permanent exhibitions there are changing exhibitions - you can check what's on trough the excellent website of the museum.
Like all major museums British Museum requires several visits to cover all sections. My advice is to check on the website what are you interested in and then go straight to see your top 10 inside.
Written May 6, 2008
Address: Great Russell Street, WC1
Phone: 0 20 7323 8299
Website: www.britishmuseum.org
I'm not a big fan of museums for a variety of reasons, but the biggest reason is that I believe a country's treasures should be left there unless given or loaned to a museum by that country.
That said, there are some really interesting exhibits to view at the British Museum. Plan to spend a little time walking through the exhibits as there are a tremendous number of them. It's like taking a walk through history.
Updated Apr 27, 2008
Address: Great Russell Street, WC1
Phone: 0 20 7323 8299
Website: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
For me this is the best museum in London, thoroughly enjoyed it and wouldn’t mind a second visit. The highlight of the museum for me was the Rosetta Stone. The entrance for this museum is free and take your camera with you as photography is permitted. Check out the photos I have posted.
Written Apr 10, 2008
Address: Great Russell Street, WC1
Phone: 0 20 7323 8299
Website: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
Many would hoff at the fact that I would be stuck in a museum while i could be doing so much other crazy stuff in the city, i would point to the reason that it was raining outside, and more importantly it is FREE! The rosetta stone was definately a highlight, and as a offspring of mesoptomia, all the babylon, Ur and Sumur civilization stuff like the Standard of Ur, the grand Lion gates of babylon which protect the city from intruders, the jewelry from babylon, the reconstruction of the Pantheon in Greece.
This museum is so big, which sections changing often, and feature presentations which require separate ticket purchases. There was even a section dedicated to Islamic civilization, ancient egyptian and Greek masterpieces. wow! Im all museumed out!
Written Mar 30, 2008
Address: Great Russell Street, WC1
Phone: 0 20 7323 8299
Website: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
The British Museum is home to a huge ancient Egyptian collection, including the Rosetta Stone, which enabled us to understand hieroglyphics. There are also Greek and Roman antiquities, including the controversial Parthenon marbles. These are only a few of the thousands of artifacts from all over the world.
Written Feb 24, 2008
Address: Great Russell Street, WC1
Phone: 0 20 7323 8299
Website: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
This is one of my favorite places in London. First of all, admission is free which is always a plus and I can litereally spend an entire day here if I wanted to. This museum contains loads and loads of famous artifacts. Some of these include the Rosetta Stone, the Sutton Hoo burial, portions of the Dead Sea Scolls and pieces of the Parthenon from Greece. There is a huge Egyptian exhibit with loads of mummies to delight the kids and even a moai all the way from Easter Island. This is a must see when in London!
Written Feb 7, 2008
Address: Great Russell Street, WC1
Phone: 0 20 7323 8299
Website: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
It's easy to spend weeks in this museum and still discover new things. A very good first introduction is the British Museum walk by London Walks. We were taken to some of the highlights, the layout of the museum was explained and at the end we could stay in the museum and see some more. As always, the tour guide stayed for some time and anwered questions.
The most impressive item in my mind is the Rosetta Stone. A dictionary in stone is amazing and to think that someone was able to figure out what it means is even more amazing.The most touching exhibition piece was a letter by a Roman mother to her son, a soldier stationed in England hundreds of years ago. She is worried that he might be cold, as she heard the climate there was very harsh.
Mothers really haven't changed at all.
Written Jan 19, 2008
Address: Great Russell Street, WC1
Phone: 0 20 7323 8299
Website: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
This was a much desired visit - my last visit was made in 1996. So a good few years later I made a second visit. I am sure there are lots of things I could say about the Museum. It was founded in 1753, and apparently the collection spans over 2 million years of human history.
There are some "Don't Miss!" exhibits as declared by the museum itself - lots of Egyptian antiquities, the Rosetta stone and the Parthenon Sculptures to name but three exhibits.
There are a number of food outlets - and from my most recent visit - all I can say is that it is very over priced, with a limited menu and inflexible service by the staff. Only a personal opinion you understand.
Written Jan 3, 2008
Address: Great Russell Street, WC1
Phone: 00 44 (0)20 7323 8299
Website: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
All I can say is "aay Caramba"
Oh my, what a fantastic display of history and all of this for free, no cost to get in, although not the case from special events but then again if you want to attend those that's your decsion. Dennis and I checked out so much goods and paid nothing, it was fantastic!! You have to see the British Museum, all necessary information is better viewed on the website that's listed below just cause they update everything all the time. Collections from all around the world includes fantastic history from the Middle East, what you see at the museum may even be bigger than collections existing in the countries that these valuables came from!! Fantastic, I'd Say so!
Written Dec 23, 2007
Address: Great Russell Street, WC1
Phone: 0 20 7323 8299
Website: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
The British museum is one of the world's finest and most impressive museums. You could easily spend a day or more there. With limited time on a vacation 2-3 hours would be a reasonable amount of time to get an overview. A great idea is to get there early. The crowds get big after about 10.00am. Better for your photos too!
Updated Dec 1, 2007
Address: Great Russell Street, WC1
Phone: 0 20 7323 8299
Website: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
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