点评:The British Museum is one of the best free things that you can do in London. However it is so big that it is easily overwhelming. With limited time we picked a few highlights that we wanted to target and then allowed ourselves to browse a little.
On my must-see list was The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein. It is one of the most intriguing paintings with a strange, hidden skull in the forefront of the canvas. Viewed from a certain angle, the skull appears. Move a little, and it disappears and morphs into the painting. If you have kids with you, this will get their attention. You will find it in Room 4.
We also wanted to see the Michelangelo’s "Manchester Madonna," (Room 51) which I’d not seen before. Only partly finished, these sketches have ghostly figures in the background that hover around Mary.
You could easily spend hours here but if like us, you have limited time, then it’s helpful to have pre-planned what you want to see and what you will (reluctantly) skip.
TIP:
If you can, try to make one of the free guided tours. They are on Tues, Wed & Thurs from 3 - 4pm. Unfortunately our timing didn’t coincide with the tours this time but we have done them before and they have been fabulous.
翻译:大英博物馆是伦敦最棒的免费景点之一。然而,它规模庞大,很容易让人眼花缭乱。由于时间有限,我们挑选了几个重点景点,然后随意浏览了一下。
我的必看清单上是汉斯·霍尔拜因的《大使》。这幅画作引人入胜,画布正面隐藏着一个奇特的骷髅头。从某个角度看,骷髅头会显现出来。稍微移动一下,骷髅头就会消失,融入画作之中。如果你带着孩子,这幅画会吸引他们的注意。你可以在4号展厅找到它。
我们还想看看米开朗基罗的《曼彻斯特圣母》(51号展厅),我之前从未见过。这些速写只完成了一部分,背景中有一些幽灵般的人物围绕着圣母玛利亚徘徊。
你很容易就能在这里待上几个小时,但如果像我们一样时间有限,那么提前计划好你想看什么,以及哪些地方(勉强)可以略过,会很有帮助。
小贴士:
如果可以,尽量参加免费的导览游。导览游时间为周二、周三和周四下午3点至4点。可惜我们这次的时间与导览游的时间不符,但我们以前参加过,感觉非常棒。