Showing newest posts with label UK museum. Show older posts
Showing newest posts with label UK museum. Show older posts

Thursday, 2 April 2009

British Museum (Part 2)

~Ancient Egypt~
This is my favorite gallery, i spent almost 1 hour in it. Among all museums I visited in US and UK, British Museum have the most mummies, and the related stuffs.





This kind quite special, different with what we usually see in the first picture. (sorry, I forgot to take a picture about the explanation, I also forgot what I read already.)


The following picture show us the possible appearance of the tomb of Hor.
(mean how they organize all the stuffs)


Mummy with the the CAT scan.


CAT scan for the mummy above.


The coffin.


Shabtis box.


Shabtis box.


Canopic chest.

Wednesday, 25 March 2009

British Museum (Part 1)

I have been visiting a lot of museum in London. So far British Museum is my favorite museum. A lot of things to see inside. If you happen travel to London in future, put this museum in your list. Entrance is FREE!

I will visit this museum again, because 2 hours in this museum was not enough for me to discover.






~Ancient Greece and Rome~






1) Venus
2) Statue of Dionysos
3) Lely's Venus


many of these statues are missing some parts...




Will share more with you next post...

Sunday, 8 March 2009

Imperial War Museum

Imperial War Museum. Look at the name, you know that every things inside this museum is regarding to the war.


British 15-inch naval guns is locate in front of the museum.


This is part of the Berlin Wall.


This is the symbol for remembering the war


Inside the museum


Something about war in Malaysia. (Click on the pictures to enlarge, if you wanna know more detail.)




The uniform they were wearing.


You probably saw these 2 types of car in the old movies about war. The left hand side is the first aid car.


Share some pictures here with you guys, too much, can't post all here. :D






Monday, 2 March 2009

Sherlock Holmes (名侦探 - 福尔摩斯) - Part 2

The pictures inside 221b, Baker Street.

After enter from the front door, this is ground floor hallway.


Study Room, shared by Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.










Sherlock Holmes' Bedroom


Doctor Watson's Bedroom




Mrs. Hudson Room (the landlady)


Display of the Sherlock Holmes stuffs.




If you read the case of The Greek Interpreter, you will feel familiar with this cane chair. This is the original cane chair used by the artist Sidney Paget. This Original Cane Chair to be Displayed to mark the 150th Anniversary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Birthday on 22nd May 2009.


Some of the memorabilia from the adventures:
(left) A Scandal in Bohemia.
(right) The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax.


(left) The Final Problem.
(right) The case of The Red Headed League.


The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton


The Sherlock Holmes Museum is open every day 9:30 am -6pm (except Christmas Day)
Admission: Adult £6, Child (Under 16) £4.