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Ancient civilizations, the History of Art, religion
and ritual, languages and translation, are just a few
of the things you can learn about in the VERY LARGE
museum.
A mix of archeology, history and art will give you an
incredible insight of our past. The Museum has 3 floors,
and please remember you cannot see everything in one
visit (or in half a dozen). Here you can see the famous
Rosetta Stone, an incredible collection of Egyptian
artifacts and mummies, as well as dazzling parts of
Assyrian gates and walls.
It has two and one half miles of galleries displaying
artifacts from almost every aspect of international
cultural history. Some of the highlights of the British
Museum are the Rosetta Stone, the Celts and the Lindow
Man, the Elgin Marbles in the Parthenon Galleries, the
Sutton Hoo and Mildenhall treasures, the Portland Vase,
the Lindisfarne Gospels and the Arts of Korea. The Roxie
Walker Galleries of Egyptian Funerary Archaeology presents
the British Museum's unparalleled collection of Egyptian
mummies.
If you're a museum geek easily plan for this stop to
last a day. If you're just looking to check it of the
"must see" list, the highlights can probably
be done in an hour.
You can also marvel at the museum's Great Court with
a magnificent glass and steel roof by Sir Norman Foster.
Don't leave without a peek into the Reading Room in
the center...a jaw dropping library.
In addition to all this, there are special exhibitions
and daily gallery tours and talks.
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