Emperor Maximilian’s triumphal arch at the British Museum
A massive triumphal arch is on display in the British Museum at the moment, but unlike the grand stone arches dotted around Imperial cities, this one is made of paper.
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Witches at the British Museum
As we approach Halloween, the British Museum has put on an exhibition of witches and wicked bodies as shown throughout history.
Museum Meals – The British Museum
Popping into the British Museum to have a look at a new exhibition and feeling peckish, I considered which of two options could be tried out. The main restaurant, or the canteen style offerings that fill the back end of the Great Court.
The endless fascination with Sherlock Holmes at the Museum of London
Sherrinford Holmes was a great detective whose exploits have thrilled millions of people for nearly 130 years. Or at least, that is what nearly happened, as Serrinford Holmes was the original, if unused name for the more famous Sherlock Holmes.
One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing
Mark a date in your diaries for one of the greatest movies ever made will make a rare return to the big screen next month.
Museum Meals – The Geffrye
It’s not often that you have to walk past a dozen other people’s dining rooms in order to have your own lunch, unless you work in a hotel, but that is how the Geffrye museum is laid out.
Museum Meals – Horniman
One of South London’s major cultural hubs is the legacy of the English obsession with a cup of tea although today it is probably more famous for a very badly stuffed walrus.
World’s oldest clock museum to move home
The world’s oldest clock museum has closed to the public — because it is about to move home.
Modern shabtis in ancient settings – for one day only
Dotted around a museum filled with ancient Egyptian relics can be found a very modern take on an ancient religious art form. Ancient Egyptian shabtis were figures placed in tombs, to work for the deceased in the afterlife, but the…
Museum Meals – Museum of London
The venue has two cafes, one small tea&cake venue at the end of the main tour around the building, and another slightly grander affair right next to the main entrance.
Museum Meals – London Transport Museum
This museum cafe is probably one of the most instagram’d cafe’s in London, for its cappuccino coffees are famous for the tube roundel they use as a stencil for the chocolate dressing.
The mathematical secrets of The Simpsons and Futurama
If you are a Simspons (and/or Futurama) fan, then the Science Museum is laying on an event that may appeal.
Science Museum to Open New Communications Gallery
This October, the Science Museum will launch what it says will be the first permanent gallery in the UK dedicated to the history of information and communication technologies.
This Friday — visit the Clown’s Museum in Dalston
For a good many years, once a month, the clowns come out to play, but not any more. A church they played in has turned into a school, so the clowns are in a side room.
Seagulls on the roof of the British Museum
A bizarre sight at the weekend as a load of seagulls seem to have taken a liking to the front part of the British Museum’s glass roof.
The fragment of London’s Roman Wall hidden in a car park
Dotted around London can be found various remnants of the original Roman Wall that once encircled it, yet one fragment is rarely seen, despite being in full view of those who know where to find it.
Old and modern photos of London Bridges – blended
The Museum of London Docklands has released some hybrid photographs showing ‘then and now’ views of London and its most iconic bridges across the ages.
Just two more dates to visit the Kirkaldy Testing Museum
A small rarely opened museum filled with a huge Victorian testing machine has secured a 2 month extension on its lease offering potentially just a few more chances to visit.
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