The British Museum is a fascinating but also challenging place to visit. The sheer number of artefacts and stories to discover can be quite daunting.
This tour will guide curious visitors along a fun and often surprising narrative to discover the beauty of ancient civilisations, to come up close to staggering works of art, and hear how some of these artefacts arrived inside the museum.
There are hidden mythologies, art, mysticism, and history galore, but there are also running controversies in regards to several artefacts on display. Some of the stories are to do with violent colonial exchanges, looting, or other questionable practices of ownership. I try to explain their arrival at the museum and update on their complicated status. Some of these stories may not be very pleasant, but knowing about them generates constructive discussion of the issues involved.
I would like to walk and talk about all this together on a 2.5 hour tour. Some of the subjects we’ll cover will be:
- Ancient Greek temples and gods
- Deities and warrior kings from Mesopotamia
- Roman artwork and legacy
- Aboriginal weapons
- Anglo-Saxon and Viking hoards
- Mesoamerican rituals
- Royal treasures from the Kingdom of Benin
- Statues and temples from India
- Artefacts from China
- Statues and mummies from Egypt
- …and many more fascinating bits of history.
The tour generally runs for 2 hours and 30 mins.
The cost is £120 for up to 2 people, and £20 for any extra person.
Contact me to book a tour at: ziliodan@gmail.com
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