There are so many museums in London that you can't see all these colorful museums in one day. The following is a list of "must see" museums for studying in London. Let's have a look.
1, Imperial War Museum
The Imperial War Museum in Sasik District was first opened on 1920. In the past few decades, it has expanded its scope many times to let the public know about some modern wars and war experiences. This awesome building is located in the former site of Bethleem Royal Hospital, which is a scenic spot worth seeing. In addition to the amazing buildings, there are HMS Resolution and HMS Ramillies' two-door 15 inch naval guns to welcome tourists. As soon as you enter, the atrium is a military feast, and the eyes of any military history lover will be confused, including Mark V tanks, V-2 and Polaris missiles, jets, and many other military relics. Special exhibitions include World War I trench exhibition and Holocaust exhibition.
2. Museum of Natural History.
The Natural History Museum is one of the most iconic museums in London. It is located in Kensington Exhibition South Road and is one of the three major museums on this street. The building contains more than 80 million pieces, covering five categories: botany, mineralogy, zoology, paleontology and entomology. Paul von Hintze Hall, the most famous place in the Natural History Museum, once had a complete plaster model of Liang Long dinosaur bones, and now it has a complete blue whale skeleton. Through rich exhibitions and specimens, visitors can wander between the animal kingdom and the evolutionary history of mankind, and then spend a full and exciting day here.
3. Victoria and Albert Museum.
Victoria and Albert Museum (V & ampa) It is the largest applied and decorative art design museum in Britain. For those who are interested in art and fashion, this is a place not to be missed. There are a lot of works of art in this museum, including Asia, furniture, textiles and fashion, sculpture, metalwork, ceramics and glass, as well as words and images. This museum has the largest collection of post-classical sculptures in the world and the largest collection of Italian Renaissance works except Italy. There are so many arts and crafts that it takes great efforts to explore them. Besides permanent exhibitions, will the Victoria and Albert Museum introduce some new and unique exhibits?
4. British Museum
Located in Burry, Bloom, the British Museum is the first national museum in the world and the largest of its kind. It was opened to the public on 1759 and soon collected a large number of cultural relics from all over the world. There are as many as 8 million cultural relics in the museum, but only 80 thousand can be exhibited at a time. Many departments of the British Museum include: ancient Egypt and Sudan, Greece and Rome, Middle East, Britain, Europe and prehistoric times, coins and medals, Africa, Asia, Oceania and America. This museum is a dream place for history lovers. Spending a day here will give visitors a broader understanding of human culture and history.
5. London Traffic Museum.
Nothing represents London better than a red double-decker bus or a black cab. Visit the London Traffic Museum, and you will see the steam engines in the early railway power era, the early red buses and the famous black taxis. Located in Covent Garden Square, the museum has been open for decades and has received thousands of tourists. Although the main target of this museum is those who are interested in transportation, it is also for "outsiders" who want to taste the essence of London and Britain.