Hey dear community, at the beginning I would like to welcome you all to my new post and hope you have a great start to the new weekend! In this post I would like to share something about my diverse journey in London and am happy if you can learn new things and like the article.
Even before I was in London, it was clear to me that I would plan to visit the British Museum and when I was there, I finaly realised this goal and visited this famous museum. I went there relatively early and when I arrived it was a bit confusing first because I queued up at the wrong line and so that others do not make the mistake, it is important to know that the main entrance requires a reservation and for everyone else the entrance is on the other side of the museum so you have to walk around once and there you can enter the museum. Admission is free, which is unique here in every respect for what is offered, but there are possibilities everywhere to leave a donation, which I can of course only recommend to everyone who wants to promote culture and very important is also to take a lot of time with you. Worldwide, it's considered one of the oldest museums that was already created in the 18th century and the collection actually contains millions of different objects from pretty much all countries in the world, which is why it can even be called one of the largest art collections in the world.
There is also a special connection to the British government and the parliament is considered one of the largest promoters and it has developed into one of the most important showpieces that contains some of the most recognisable exhibits in the world. One of the biggest highlights is probably the mystical Rosetta Stone from ancient Egypt and some of these treasures are even considered priceless, but at the beginning of the foundation the collection was much smaller and was expanded over the centuries. The base of the British Museum is a private collection of a renowned doctor who has collected works from different continents and at the beginning, the collection was still housed in a simple residential building and was later replaced by a more stable building and in the 19th century, the collection migrated to the building that people know today. With so many objects it needs in any case a separate system and the collection is divided into different areas so that the visitors do not lose track but it's still a bit confusing and I can recommend to take a look at the map again and again so you not to go down with the enormous size.
There are also good news for the people who use the Internet because the leaders have introduced their own online program and digitised a large part of the objects, which can be of great importance especially for the people who do not visit the country. The initiatives to promote science are also praiseworthy because the museum is leading numerous important projects to advance research, but there is also always negative feedback from different countries that insist on getting their objects back and this refers especially to those from the colonial era. I actually spent the whole day here from opening to closing and this is a must for every visitor to bring a lot of time and a clear head because there can quickly be a flood of information with all objects. There are everywhere options to buy something to eat or drink and I visited an Italian restaurant there which prepares excellent food but there are also many other dishes to buy like in the cafeteria. At the end of the article, I would just like to recommend every visitor to the city to come here because otherwise something will definitely be missed and it's very important to plan a lot of time and it may well be that one day is not enough and it can also come down to a visit of two days but one day should normally be enough.
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.