Highlights of the British Museum - Private Tour

 

London is renown the world over for its spectacular museums, and the best way to see the best of the best in the city is to be led through by a private, expert guide. Highlights - Tour the British Museum, one of Britain’s preeminent museums for history and culture. - Navigate to the highlights of its millions of objects, from Vikings and samurai to Egyptian mummies. - See the Rosetta Stone: the key which unlocked modern understanding of Ancient Egypt. - Explore the museum’s must-see’s, including the Easter Island statue, and the Elgin Marbles, and the Lewis Chessmen, which are 12th century, walrus ivory chess pieces from Scandinavia. - Finish your tour inside the sweeping Main Hall of the museum, where your guide will direct you to other curiosities you can explore or point you in the direction of the best places to eat in Bloomsbury. Your private tour of two of London’s best museums will help you navigate through the immensity of the collections to the must-see highlights, along with any curiosities which intrigue you. First, start at one of the oldest museums in the world, it houses millions of items in over 70 galleries. Comb some of humankind's greatest archaeological artefacts, and learn of their significance. See relics and artistic curiosities from lost times and civilizations – from mummies, priceless armour, and ancient coins to architectural marvels. Hear of their discovery, from the adventures of old British explorers, medieval tomb raiders to spoils of war. You will see the Rosetta Stone, the Easter Island Moai, the Sutton Hoo, the Lewis Chessmen, and the Parthenon marbles, as well as many other remarkable objects as part of an unmissable day of discovery and mystery. Your tour ends inside the Main Hall of the British Museum, where your guide will happily point you toward some of the museum’s more obscure artefacts or will direct you to some of the best places to eat in Bloomsbury.