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After a quick library orientation this morning, I made my
way into Central London to go and see the British Museum. I was delighted that
there were signs everywhere to direct you to the museum, as once I got off from
Russell Square Station; I wasn’t exactly sure how to get to the museum.
I made my way into the museum from a back entrance. I was
eager to go and see the Egyptian Exhibit with all the mummies. However, I was
somewhat disappointed that there weren’t any mummies on display. The mummies
that they had were all wrapped in linen and you could see the outline of the
figure ,but not the actual corpse like I had wanted to see. None the less the
coffins for the mummies had very elaborate art work on them. It was also
interesting to learn about how different object were placed with mummies, and
how each object had its own meaning.
One of the more interesting exhibit halls I made my way
through was the Ancient Roman and Greek exhibit. I have always been fascinated
with the Roman empire. It was really cool to see gladiator helmets and swords.
The most impressive works were the Roman sculptures. There was one head
sculpture of a peasant that looked extremely realistic. Even the head sculptures
of the different Roman Emperors were immensely detailed. Many of the head
sculptures of the Roman Emperors were used as a forum of propaganda/ marketing,
for the Emperors to garner support from the locals.
My favorite room that I saw was the Enlightenment room. As
far as the eye could see there were books and various relics and sculptures.
The ambiance of the room was very exciting and I spent a good part of my time
in there.
I then made my way to go and see the Rosetta Stone and then
the Elgin Marbles. I do not know exactly why but it was extremely cold I the
Eglin Marbles room. My assumption is that it somehow helps preserve the
marbles.
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