The British Museum is the oldest, and one of the largest museums in the world. Where else can you see some of the greatest treasures of all time under one roof? The British Museum holds in trust for the nation and the world a collection of art and antiquities from ancient and living cultures. Housed in one of Britain’s architectural landmarks, the collection is one of the finest in existence. The museum celebrates its 250th anniversary this year and will see the re-opening of the King’s Library. Don’t forget to visit the impressive library in its center.
The initial collection was bequeathed by Sir Hans Sloane, a Chelsea doctor in 1753. It became a magnet for all the loot being amassed by the British Empire through the nineteenth century. In the 1880s the natural history collections were transferred to South Kensington .Key Exhibits include the Rosetta Stone, the Lindisfarne Gospels, Egyptian Hall, the Tomb of Payava, the Elgin Marbles & the Sutton Hoo treasure (British Museum). The Magna Carta (British Library). The British Museum is one of the worlds finest museums.
To see : the Rosetta stone ( room 25), statue of Ramesses II( room 25), the Parthenon frieze ( room 8) , the mummies and Egyptian sarcophaguses ( room 60 and 61) , papyrus, the Gutenberg Bible ( room 32) , the Ming vases ( room 33), Islamic art ( room 34), British Library ( Magna Carta, Lewis Carrol, Charles Dickens, Bach, Beattles ...room 29 to 32)
