British Museum London

Few places on this Earth can be as rich in history and culture as the United Kingdom, and few parts of the UK are as rich in history as London. It is in London that all of the decisions that have made the UK what it is today were made. As London has changed and developed, modernised and become a technologically advanced metropolis, the changes that have happened may seem profound, but at its heart London remains the city that houses the government, the monarchy and the major headquarters of just about every body that has (or wishes to have) a say in the destiny of all parts of the United Kingdom. As a measure of this cultural and historical significance it is worth paying a visit to the British Museum.

Just as London itself reflects a world of cultural diversity and remarkable co-operation, the British Museum exhibits works not only from Britain, but houses travelling exhibitions showcasing the best of the world’s art. The idea, the belief, and the symbolic message is that, just as the British Museum hosts works of art and historical showpieces from throughout the world – the world’s finest pieces – so the City of London hosts the greatest people and one of the most diverse cultural spreads of any city in the world. To visit the British Museum is to see the best and most interesting features that humanity has to offer. And with entry free of charge, the British Museum is something that really must be experienced.

The Museum has the greatest collection of historical artifacts and tomes under a British roof.. The exhibitions change monthly or bi-monthly and, although there is a small charge for some of these, there is always something worth seeing, whenever you may be in London.

The British Museum’s collections contain more than seven million objects. To gather together such a collection to Museum has required a quarter of a millennium. Founded in 1753, when its collections were based largely on those of the physician Sir Hans Sloane – whose name is today borne by more than one street in London – the Museum opened in earnest to the public in 1759. And until 1997 and the opening of the British Library, the British Museum was the only building to host a museum of antiquities and a national library under the same roof.

The British Museum is located in Great Russell Street, and is easily accessed from any one of four tube stations (Russell Square, Goodge Street, Tottenham Court Road and Holborn). It is, without a doubt, one attraction that you should certainly visit when you are in London. Anyone with an interest in World history, British history or learning of any kind will find things under this roof that will make them certain that London was not a wasted visit.