ACTIVITY 8: Museums

British Museum.
- When was it founded?
- What kind of collections can we find in it?
- From what cultures can we find objects in the British Museum?

Natural History Museum.
- When was it founded?
- How many specimens can we find in it?
- What can we find in total in the museum?

 

Madame Tussaud's.
- What can we find in this museum?
- What is the name of the woman who create this museum?
- Name three persons that have a sculpture in Madame Tussaud's museum and add also a picture.

 

National Gallery.
- Where is located the National Gallery?
- When was it founded?
- In what consists of the permanent collection?

 

Tate Modern.
- Where is it housed?
- What kind of art we can find in Tate Modern?

 

You can find all the informations in these web pages:

http://www.visitlondon.com/city_guide/detail/285709.html
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/aboutus/about.html
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/world/world.html

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/history-architecture/index.html
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/history-architecture/our-collections/our-collections.html

http://www.madame-tussauds.co.uk/history.htm
http://www.madame-tussauds.co.uk/

http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/the-national-gallery.php
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/about/history/establish/establishment.htm
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/collection/default.htm

http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/the-tate-modern.php

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