The museum, in the Bloomsbury area of London north of Covent Garden, documents the story of human culture and history from its beginnings to the present. With more than eight million items in its collection it’s among the largest and most comprehensive in the world. With nearly one hundred galleries, explore the various geographical departments.<\/p>\n
Egypt and Sudan<\/strong> Greece and Rome<\/strong> The Middle East<\/strong> Prehistory<\/strong> Asie<\/strong> Also in the museum, Ethnographic material from Africa, Oceania and the Americas, African arts, collections originate from the Pacific Ocean from New Zealand to Hawaii, and the Americas 19e<\/sup> and 20e<\/sup> century collection, including items related to the Inca, Maya, and Aztec cultures. The department of Prints has in its collection drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Durer, Rubens, Rembrandt, Goya, and many more.<\/p>\n\n
\nIncluding one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of Egyptian antiquities from\u00a0 c. 10,000 BC to present days, including the famed Rosetta Stone, 140 mummies, coffins, and much more.<\/p>\n
\nWith more than 100,000 items from the early Bronze Age to the establishment of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire, including ancient jewelry and bronzes, Greek vases, Roman glass, mosaics, and more.<\/p>\n
\nIncluding Mesopotamian antiquities, Syrian sculptures, Babylonian and Sumerian antiquities, Islamic art from Spain, and more.<\/p>\n
\nIncluding some of the earliest objects made by humans in east Africa 2 million years ago, Prehistoric and neolithic objects from other parts of the world, the art and archaeology of Europe, Ice Age art, and more.<\/p>\n
\nNumerous items covering the material culture of the Asian continent from the Neolithic period to present days. The collection includes items from China, India, Japan, Korea, and others with a beautiful Chinese ceramics\u2019 collections.<\/p>\n