International Museum Day—Let’s visit London museums online!

The International Museum Day is held on 18 May every year and was established by ICOM (International Council of Museums) on 18 May, 1977.

Release time : 2020-05-21 20:54:21

source : London & Partners

have accelerated the digital process and transformation, they have launched their own online platforms, online exhibitions, so that people can explore their favorite museums without stepping out of their rooms.

The British Museum

——Immersive experience with the history at hand

Prestigious National Museum of England, as the one of the world's four major museums located near Russell Square in London, England. The British Museum is founded in 1753, it’s the world's oldest and most magnificent comprehensive museum.

Until today, the British Museum not only has a 92,000 square metre exhibition space, but also a warehouse with nearly 22,000 square metres for the unexhibited collection. The museum has a collection of more than 8 million pieces, and the actual exhibition in the museum is less than 1% of the total collection, the variety is extensive and number is staggering.

The British Museum has launched a "virtual museum tour" that not only brings people directly into the museum through Google Street View, viewers can also tour the major exhibition halls without leaving home, and download the official audio guide, providing you an all-round tour.

London Science Museum

——Education for fun, learning knowledge while playing games

The Science Museum, founded in 1857, is a comprehensive museum integrating natural sciences, science and technology, astronomy, and mathematics. Its broadness is second to none in the world.

There are 70 exhibition rooms in the museum which contains about 200,000 items, and is divided into 7 floors. Here you can see the clock of the 14th century , the steam engines and trains of the early 18th century, tractors and combine harvesters of the early 19th century, the first general-purpose computer, the lunar module and the return module invented in the mid-20th century, etc. It visually shows the progress the proud mankind has made to the world.

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