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London is a capital of culture. It is an amazing place to learn more about history, music, art, science, among others. There is a vast array of museums to choose from and the best part of it, is that some of them are free.
Therefore, I decided to list four free museums that I have visited:
Natural History Museum
Address: Cromwell Rd, Kensington, London SW7 5BD
Established in 1881, this museum exhibits life and earth science specimens. It features 80 million items within five main collections: entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology, botany and zoology. Furthermore, the museum is famous for the exposition of dinosaur skeletons. Interesting fact: some specimens were collected by Charles Darwin. In 2017, 4.4 million people visited the museum.
The museum is organised in four zones: blue zone, green zone, red zone and orange zone. The blue zone is dedicated to dinosaurs, mammals, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, marine invertebrates, human biology and images of nature. The green zone features birds, minerals, treasures, The Vault, Hintze Hall, Creepy Crawlies, Fossil Marine Reptiles and Fossils from Britain. The red zone exhibits volcanoes, earthquakes, lasting impressions, restless surface, Earth Hall and Stegosaurus, Human Evolution, From the Beginning and Earth’s Treasury. The orange zone is dedicated to the Darwin Centre and the Wildfire Garden.
Science Museum
Address: Exhibition Rd, Kensington, London SW7 2DD
Founded in 1857, the Science Museum comprises a collection of over 300,000 items. The museum is a popular tourist attraction, attracting 3.3 million visitors annually.
On the ground floor, you can learn more about the British industry and technology, explore the medical and human impact of the WW1, explore the space, see iconic objects that have been created in the past 250 years and so much more. The first floor focuses on the unexpected properties of different materials. The second floor is dedicated to India, Medicine, Mathematics, Information Age and Atmosphere. The third floor is mainly about aircraft.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Address: Cromwell Rd, Knightsbridge, London SW7 2RL
The Victoria and Albert Museum is also known as V&A and was established in 1852. It is the world’s leading museum of art and design and it has a permanent collection of over 2.3 million objects. Named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, the museum attracted around 3.4 million visitors last year.
V&A has six floors. The ground floor focuses mainly on Europe (The Rise of France, The Masquerade, City and Commerce, among others). The first floor is dedicated to Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Islamic Middle East, etc), Europe (Inside the Church, The Treasury: Metalwork, among others) and Materials and Techniques. The second floor is about Europe again (Portraiture, Public Entertainments, Chinoiserie, etc). The third floor focuses on Europe & America and Internationalism and Modernism. The fourth floor is dedicated to Europe (Neo-Classicism, etc). I can’t remember what the fifth-floor exhibits but the sixth floor is about furniture and ceramics.
British Museum
Address: Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG
Established in 1753, the British Museum documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. It has a permanent collection of around 8 million works.
The ground floor is dedicated to Ancient Egypt (Egyptian sculpture), Ancient Greece and Rome (Athens and Lycia, Greek vases, The world of Alexander, etc), Americas (North America and Mexico), Asia (China and South Asia, Korea, India: Amaravati, among others) and Middle East (Assyrian sculpture and Balawat Gates, etc). The upper floors focus on Europe (Medieval Europe 1050–1500, Roman Britain, Britain and Europe, etc), Ancient Egypt (Egyptian life and death, Mummies, Sudan, Egypt and Nubia, among others), Asia (Japan), Ancient Greece and Rome (Greek and Roman life, Roman Empire, Ancient Cyprus) and Middle East (Mesopotamia, Ancient South Arabia, Ancient Levant). The lower floor is mainly about Africa.
Although I’ve said these museums are free, some temporary exhibitions may incur an admission fee.
These museums are huge so be ready to walk a lot. Plus, since all of them are popular you may have to cue for a bit of time to get in. Also, the museums have facilities such as cafes, toilets, receptions, among others. Unfortunately, I can't talk about how expensive the cafes are because I always bring food with me whenever I visit new places.
For more information about the museums, check out their official websites:
I have learned some cool things after visiting these museums so if you are planning on visiting London I highly recommend you check out these places!
*Most images are mine except for the ones of the Science Museum*
*Most images are mine except for the ones of the Science Museum*
What do you think about these museums?
I hope you have a lovely day!
Jesika x
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