Shared British Museum Highlights Tour
Skipping the line is a great way to save time and cut straight to the good stuff, and also gives us flexibility on entry times if needed. Once inside the museum, our experienced and qualified guides will give you the context needed to understand why artefacts are important and relevant to us now, as well as discussing some of the thornier aspects of retaining world treasures collected during Britain’s colonial period.
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Shared British Museum Highlights Tour
What's included in Shared British Museum Highlights Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
The British Museum
Founded in 1759, The British Museum boasts a collection of at least 8 million objects from across the world. Started from one man’s obsession with collecting objects from the past, you could spend years seeing everything on display - so make it easy for yourself and let How to do History navigate the museum for you, on this alternative trail through the nation’s best known (and contentious) museum, through the well known and not-so-well known galleries, taking an awe-inspiring historical trip through India, China, Egypt and more. Never mind The Rosetta Stone, what about medals from the Indian Uprising of 1857? An ancient board game from Mesopotamia? Or fragments of the world’s first library? Not your average tour of The British Museum: the tour will also feature issues confronting the museum in the 21st century as well as honest and insightful stories from the past in the here and now.
Inclusions
- Guides: English
- Line skip ticket
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Our meeting point is outside the Starbucks on Great Russell Street, across the road from the entrance to the British Museum.
