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Currents
December 2019
Globetrotter
By: Max Edwards
Dinosaurs in London
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From Currents
“Globetrotter” confesses to being an avid
museum-goer, often planning a trip around a collec-
tion. For travelers, museums offer a glimpse of a
culture’s values, of what is deemed worthy of study
and preservation. A museum visit anchors travel
memories which, in time, tend to blur.
London, with more than 170 museums, has sev-
eral not to be missed:
1) The British Museum (Parthenon Sculptures,
the Rosetta Stone)
2) The National Gallery (works by da Vinci,
Michelangelo, Rembrandt, van Gogh, Picasso)
3)
The Natural History Museum (80 million
specimens, and the foremost of its kind in the world)
4) Imperial War Museum (a perspective of war,
with models of warcraft)
5) Victoria & Albert Museum
(displays of decorative art,
design, textiles, fashion)
6) The Tate Modern (modern
and contemporary art, with inno-
vative special exhibits)
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Sightseeing in London, amidst
grand buildings echoing an illus-
trious history, can be fatiguing. A
museum visit offers an antidote to
big-city bustle—a chance for
reflection, and for the calming dis-
traction of intellectual focus.
For curious children, and for
adults open to discovery, the Nat-
ural History Museum is peerless.
Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5:50
p.m., except on December 24 –
26, admission is free (except for
special exhibits). Access in South
Kensington is easy, Underground
or by bus. Enter from Cromwell
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