THE BRITISH MUSEUM The British Museum is one of the greatest and best-known museums in the world. It was founded in 1753. It is officially described as being the National Library and Museum of History, Archeology, Art and Ethnography. One of the most interesting rooms in it is the one in which one can find the collection of sculptures from the Parthenon in Greece. Greek statues of men and horses are beautifully arranged in this room, and in a smaller room next to it there is a model of the Parthenon as it was in its original beauty.One of the rooms of the British Museum is devoted to Egypt and has enormous statues and sphinxes; in another room there are Egyptian mummies in painted cases. In the British Museum one can also find the room devoted to Roman sculpture. There also extremely important ethnological collections, including exhibits from the Pacific islands (such as ancient Polynesian idols), and America (such as the Aztec sculptures). African civilization is also well represented. There is also a priceless collection of medieval objects of art from all the countries of Europe.  |
