The British Museum
JASON
Last year I went to London for a few days. While I was there I wanted to visit the British Museum. I had to wait for half an hour in line because it was a Saturday. I’m glad that I didn’t have to pay for the entrance, as it is free. I also joined one of the free tours and had the chance to walk around the museum with a guide. I learnt a lot by listening to our guide. He gave us some information about the galleries and objects in the museum. My favourite one was a mummy of an old woman named Katebet. It wasn’t very big, but I thought that it was very interesting. When the guide told us to look carefully, I could see more details like the ring she was wearing. I couldn’t take any photos of it because they didn’t let people use cameras in some galleries. I had a great day at the museum and I will definitely go there again.
JENNY
I love learning about the past. The British Museum was a great place to learn more about the past. There were seven galleries in it. Each gallery was dedicated to the highlights of each continent. My favourite one was the Anatolia and Urartu Room in the Middle East Gallery. They had more objects from Turkey than the museums here. I loved the gold jewellery and figurines from the Hittite period. Two hours after I entered the museum, I realized that I was still on the same floor, so I decided to take a break. I went to the Court Restaurant, which was on the roof. I had a great lunch but it was a little expensive. Next time, I think I will bring my own lunch to the museum.
JANET
I went to the British Museum three times. The first one was when I was just 16 years old and I remember saying that I hated it. It was a school trip so there were many teenagers and a teacher who was trying to control them. Then I went there again for a project. It was for my art class and I had to write a paper on Greek Art. I went there again last month. I was always interested in ancient Egypt and my mum said that there was a special exhibition at the museum. It was called “Sunken cities: Egypt’s lost worlds”. I think that was the most amazing thing I saw in my life. It was about a sunken city in the Mediterranean Sea, which scientists discovered twenty years ago.