The World of Stonehenge

Sue and I went to the World of Stonehenge exhibition at the British Museum at the weekend. It traces the … More

Of Nero and Thomas a Becket

My first trip into Central London for nearly 18 months was to visit the British Museum to see a couple … More

British Museum

Being a history buff, the British Museum is probably my favourite of the many museums in London. The collection dates … More

Natural History Museum

By the middle of the 19th century it was becoming evident that the British Museum collection was outgrowing its home … More

Roman Medical and surgical instruments

It is interesting that apart from the materials from which they were made the Roman doctor /surgeons instrument kit resembles … More

Greek Doctor Frieze

This image of a doctor’s surgery is taken from a Greek vase made in Athens about 480 to 470 BCE. … More

Pompeii and Herculaneum

Originally posted in July 2013 Went to see the British Museum Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition over the weekend. It was … More

Hokusai exhibition

Yesterday evening Sue and I went to see the exhibition of Japanese art by Katsushika Hokusai at the British Museum. … More

The Celts at the British Museum

I have got into a bad habit when major exhibitions occur. I don’t go initially because they will be too … More

The Meroe head

This fantastic piece of sculpture is currently on exhibition at the British Museum. The Meroe head was originally part of … More