The Grand Court of the British Museum is located in the center of the British Museum. It was opened in June 5438+February 2000 and is the largest covered square in Europe. The top of the square consists of 1656 pieces of glass with strange shapes. In the center of the square is the reading room of the British Museum, which is open to the public.
The British Museum is open to the public free of charge for several months except 1972. In 2002, the museum faced a serious financial crisis, and even was forced to close for a few days because librarians protested layoffs. A few weeks later, a Greek statue was stolen, mainly because of the lack of security personnel.
The reading room of the British Museum used to belong to the British Library, but the library reading room has been moved to the library building and is now the reading room of the museum.
At present, the British Museum is divided into 10 branches: Ancient Near East Pavilion, Coins and Commemorative Coins Pavilion, Egypt Pavilion, Ethnic Pavilion, Greece and Rome Pavilion, Japan Pavilion, Medieval and Modern Europe Pavilion, Oriental Pavilion, Prehistoric and Early Europe Pavilion, Prints and Sketches Pavilion and West Asia Pavilion.
A famous collection
Taoist figures in the British Museum
Collection of British Museum
Blue and white porcelain mandarin fish pattern plate in Yuan Dynasty
Rosetta stone in Egypt (the most precious Egyptian cultural relic acquired by Britain after Napoleon's defeat in Egypt)
Marble sculpture of Parthenon in Athens (acquired by 18 16, now demanded by the Greeks).
The head of Pharaoh Amon Hopt III (purchased at 1823).
Ramses II (18 18 donated by British Consul General in Egypt).
Franks jewelry box (1867)
Portland vase (Portland vase)
Admission to the British Museum is free.
Opening hours:
Opening hours of the museum
Saturday to Wednesday: 10:00- 18:00
Thursday and Friday: 10:00-20:30
Opening hours of the square
Monday: 09:00- 18:00
Tuesday and Wednesday: 09:00-2 1:00
Thursday to Saturday: 09:00-23:00
Sunday: 09:00-2 1:00
Address: Big Russell Street, London, WC 1b3dg. Take the London Underground and get off at holborn, Tottenham Court Road, Gucci Street or Russell Square.
Opening hours: 9: 00-2 1: 00.
Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 1788
Ancient Egyptian art is the most famous collection in the British Museum, second only to the Egyptian Museum. It has a large number of fine works, such as the famous Rosetta stone, Yani's book of death, and the bust of Ramses II. It is one of the most outstanding works in ancient Egyptian art. The collection of Greek and Roman departments is another bright spot. The three statues of the goddess of fate from the Parthenon in Athens and the architectural remains of the Parthenon are the most fascinating artistic treasures of the British Museum. The collection of oriental cultural relics in the British Museum is also wonderful, mainly including works of art from China, India, Japan, Korea, Persia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Among China's collections, the Picture of Women's History by Gu Kaizhi, a painter of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, is the most striking, and the exquisite Shang and Zhou bronzes and a large number of Dunhuang cultural relics that Stein brought to Britain at the beginning of the last century are also extremely important treasures.
I want to see these exhibits for at least two days.
Website: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/