Hey everyone, at the beginning I want to welcome you all to my post and hope you have a great start to the new week so far! In my new post I would like to share something about my trip in London and am happy if you like my post.
A few days ago I already wrote an article about why London is one of the most important cities when it comes to global financial markets and who is more interested in it, you will find my article here. A formative visit for me in this respect was the visit to the Bank of England Museum which is located right in the centre of the city and was opened for the reason so that visitors can learn more about the history of money and what role London plays in it. I was really surprised how diverse the museum is and it was much bigger than imagined at the beginning. The collection includes thousands of different pieces and I can't say exactly how many there are, but it has to go into the thousands and from historical testimonies to modern things that characterise the financial system, pretty much everything can be found there. I could also see things here about modern forms of money such as cryptocurrencies and I was surprised when I even saw a hardware wallet in the museum. A large part is also interactive and already in the first exhibition room there is a riddle to solve, but I do not want to spoiler too much here because of the fun of potential visitors, but it can be roughly said that there are many objects where the visitors themselves can become active.
The museum itself is located in the building of the bank and to find it, you have go around the building once and admission is free, but it is important that visitors have to go through a security check beforehand. The journey to the museum is really simple and the nearest stop is the Bank Station and also those who should arrive with other means of transport have enough opportunities to find themselves here and I can recommend everyone who plays with the idea as I to explore the whole area because there is much more to see here about the financial system. Particularly interesting is also the place in front of the royal exchange where there is a small pyramid which shows some interesting facts and in the immediate vicinity there are also some statues which represent important personalities just like amazing architecture. The visit took about two hours for me and even when it comes to opening hours, visitors are relatively flexible because it's open pretty much all week and it also has to be mentioned that it's a well structured and modern museum.
In addition, I would plan an extra hour to get to know the whole area and I would also like to give a special recommendation and visitors should definitely visit the Royal Exchange and take the opportunity to drink a traditional British tea at the old tea house Fortnum and Mason which have one of their branches here. To go into more detail about the museum, the entire history of banking is discussed and of course it is also associated with the economic development as well as the colonial power of the British Empire and some original testimonies from these times can be found here. Which role the goldsmiths have played in this respect is also illuminated here which had a very important meaning and as if that is not special enough, of course, the present is also discussed and explained what tasks the Bank of England plays in the current time. For anyone who should be interested in the financial markets, this museum should not be missed and I would also describe it as rather unknown compared to the other sights and it's especially interesting when it comes to learning things about the system of London and taking a look behind the scenes.
Many thanks for stopping by and I hope you could learn something new and like my post and appreciate my effort! I captured these pictures with my Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm and iPhone 16.