Sunday, August 2, 2009

Recommended Museums In London

By Olive Jillian Carter

There are many reasons to visit Britain. There are many great artifacts to see all over the country. Museums are of course, the main resource for historical and cultural wealth, a lot of which can found in the country's capital of London.

The British Museum holds a huge wealth of Art collections and historical artifacts from all around the world. The collections of exhibitions and artwork number to the thousands spanning across 2 million years of Human History. They are the finest and most unique items which range from the earliest human technology to the Medieval Iron works we have a comprehensive collection of thousands of artifacts and a huge amount of factual information which makes the whole visit and inspiring and educational.

The Bank of England Museum, (another museum of note) contains artifacts from the bank throughout history, such as books, paintings, banknotes, prints and silver. They also have a range of gold bars on display ranging from Roman times to modern day. As well as this, weapons like muskets and pikes that would have once been used to defend the bank are on display.

The Design Museum aims to interest everyone in modern design, displaying exhibitions on historical design, modern design and contemporary design and has received huge acclaim for these areas, recognising it as one of the leading museums of modern and contemporary design in the world.

The Imperial War Museum came about in 1917 when the Cabinet decided that a National War Museum should be set up to collect and display material relating to the Great War, which was then still being fought. The interest taken by the Dominion governments led to the museum being given the title of Imperial War Museum. It was formally established by Act of Parliament in 1920 and a governing Board of Trustees appointed.

The famous Madam Tussauds wax museum was a tribute to the lady herself. She became settled in Baker Street Bazaar after spending much of her life as a travelling artist, where she made and sold her life-sized wax models. The now famous chamber of horrors that can be found inside the museum, was first dubbed so by Punch magazine as it consisted of a selection of gruesome French revolution models. Shed had huge success by the time she died in 1850.

The Natural History Museum first opened its gates to the public on Easter Monday, 1881, its origins began more than 250 years ago. Sir Hans Sloane died in 1753 and during his life had collected what he called natural curiosities and he left his collection to the nation. Sloanes artifacts were originally housed in the British Museum, but as more and more pieces were added, the elements of natural history began to need their own home. The superintendent of the natural history section Sir Richard Owen convinced the government that they needed a new museum.

Of course in order to get the most from each of these places, it will most likely take more than one day, and therefore some top accommodation is a must. There are many great hotels all dotted throughout London, most of which are situated within walking distance of fantastic cultural or historical landmarks.

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