How to Get to the British Museum and What to See

No trip to London would feel complete without a visit to the world-famous British Museum.

The museum can stand toe-to-toe with any of the finest repositories of art and history in the world and stand a good chance of coming out on top, and, aside from its pedigree, it’s a beautiful example of the Romanesque architecture the Victorians found so appealing.

If you’ve got a love of history and are staying at the Montcalm Hotel Marble Arch, we’ll cover everything you need to know about getting there and what to see.

How to Get There

Happily, you’ve got a couple of choices when it comes to making your way from Montcalm Hotel Marble Arch to the British Museum.

Your first option is to put on your walking shoes and make the 25-minute or so journey there on foot. The walk is an enjoyable one, taking you along the length of the famous Oxford Street. All you need to do is skip across Park Lane and get onto Oxford Street. Then you travel along Oxford Street until you reach Hanway Street on your left. Follow the street until you find Bayley Street and take a right. This will lead you along Bedford Square and onto Montague Place, by which time you should see your destination right ahead.

However, if you’re not in the mood for walking, you can always hope on the Tube for the ten-minute journey. Just jump on a train at Marble Arch Station and take the Central Line all the way to Tottenham Court Road and, just like that, you’re there!

What to See

The British Museum has a huge collection of artefacts, artworks and much more, but they also regularly display items on loan from other large institutions. As such, there’s an ever-evolving range of things to see. The British Museum is so vast and well-stocked that it’s worth taking the time to explore and delve into all the nooks and crannies of the place. And, if you tire yourself out getting to the museum, you’ve only got a short hop back to our Boutique hotels London UK.

But, if you’re after something in the form of an exhibition, the British Museum has a couple of current events that might pique your interest.

The first thing to check out is ‘Prints of War and Peace’. This exhibition covers the work of noted artists Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, who worked in the early 20th century trying to articulate his experiences during World War One. It’s a stunning collection and a unique insight into someone who saw the very worst excesses of war.

The other ongoing exhibition you need to see is ‘I Object: Ian Hislop’s Search for Dissent’. This is a thoroughly original idea for an exhibition, delving into cultural artefacts of cultures and peoples traditionally on the losing side of conflicts and history. The focus is on looking at the remains of those who didn’t have a chance to write the history books, but instead remain in the shadows of history.