The British Museum English Guide Includes map

by The British Museum

This practical guide is split into seven main sections, each covering a key geographical area or historical period: Africa, the Americas, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Rome, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

An introduction to the collections in each of these areas is followed by a curated selection of key objects, arranged by room number to help orientate your visit.

Following this are seven themed galleries: Enlightenment, Collecting the world, the Waddesdon Bequest, Living and Dying, Clocks and watches, Money, and Prints and drawings. Fully illustrated in colour, there is a complete map of the Museum at the front of the guide, which gives detailed directions.

This is a perfect companion for visitors who want to savour the highlights of the collection.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, History, Reference

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2016

About the author

The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London.

Reviews

[Diogo Almeida]

This practical guide is split into seven main sections, each covering a key geographical area or historical period: Africa, the Americas, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Rome, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. An introduction to the collections in each of these areas is followed by a curated selection of key objects, arranged by room number to help orientate your visit. Following this are seven themed galleries: Enlightenment, Collecting the World, the Waddesdon Bequest, Living and Dying, Clocks and Watches, Money, and Prints and Drawings. Fully illustrated in colour, there is a complete map of the Museum at the front of the guide, which gives detailed directions. This is a perfect companion for visitors who want to savour the highlights of the collection.

[Stewart Jarvis-Grove · Rating 3 out of 5]

It has become a habit to buy a book from wherever I visit this last couple of years and last week I visited the British Museum for the first time and purchased this guide book and used the map to find my way around the place.

Now settled back at home I gave it a read through. Full of interesting information on what I remember seeing. Well laid out with very good clear pictures and short descriptive text makes it a nice easy read.

Highlights of the museum visit for me were the Rosetta Stone, Sutton Hoo helmet, the Egyptian mummies and sarcophagi and the early artwork from the Netherlands.

[Abbie C · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an excellent guide to many of the amazing artifacts in the British Museum. I am a person who loves to understand the things I see in museums, so this book was quite helpful in getting a snapshot into some of the museum's most notable pieces! The color coded map in the front flap is also quite handy for your visit.

[GONZA · Rating 4 out of 5]

Visitato con Felix, Biljana e Rainer, piú altri tre milioni di persone.

[Jovana Iv · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! I was a great reminder of my visit to the museum last year

[Faith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice little guide. Highlights select artefacts from each gallery.