Świetne-filmy.com

At the peak of its empire, England collected art and artifacts as fast as it collected colonies. The British Museum is the showcase for those extraordinary treasures, and is "The" chronicle of western civilization. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.

Rick Steves Steve Rick Rick Steeves pbs Europe travel Britain British museum London Rosetta history art

The British Museum in Holborn, central London, is your complete guide to human history and culture. Its collections, which number more than 13 million different items from around the globe, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present. This episode explores the architecture of the museum, and visits just a few of the many galleries of objects on offer. The Queen Elizabeth II Great Court is a covered square at the centre of the British Museum designed by the engineers Buro Happold and the architects Foster and Partners. The Great Court opened in December 2000 and is the largest covered square in Europe. The roof is a glass and steel construction with 1656 uniquely shaped panes of glass. At the centre of the Great Court is the Reading Room vacated by the British Library, its functions now moved to St Pancras. The Reading Room is open to any member of the public who wishes to read there.

london landscape tv british museum hd

British Museum London: Video and Audio Tour from Tips For Travellers. For more, visit my site at www.tipsfortravellers.com

British Museum London: Video and Audio Tour

A brief documentary about british museum from tourist point of view.

british museum documentary clip film university manam82

A visit to The British Museum in London. #21 - Most Discussed (Today) - Education - Australia #81 - Most Viewed (Today) - Education - United Kingdom #12 - Top Rated (Today) - Education - Australia #64 - Top Rated (This Week) - Education - Australia

british museum egypt ancient rome greece elgin marbles mummies london england united kingdom holborn history bronze age

Award winning London Walks tour of The British Museum

tour walks British Museum

Music: Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony no 5 in D minor op (performed by Leonard Bernstein)

The British Museum London. Londyn Shostakovich Bernstein

Tony Robinson on why he loves the British Museum. Discover more at: nmolp.britishmuseum.org

Tony Robinson British Museum Game of Ur

View the entire Assyrian Lion Hunt from the British Museum collection. See these amazing panels showing the slaughter of powerful lions by King Ashurbanipal. In ancient Assyria also, lion-hunting was a sport reserved for kings. These hunts were symbolic of the ruling monarchs duty to protect and fight for his people. Reliefs found in a former palace in Nineveh dating from about 645 BC in the British Museum in London show King Ashurbanipal hunting lions.

Lion Hunt Assyrian King Ashurbanipal Nineveh british museum slaughter ancient history relief symbol power lion-hunting sport

Preparing pieces of papyrus ready for display in the exhibition Journey through the afterlife: ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

papyrus webteam youtube

Five members of the art activist group Culture Beyond Oil poured non-toxic black oil around the British Museum's world famous Easter Island sculpture, in protest at BP's sponsorship of the museum.

bp british museum tate art not oil

Bear with me. I'm trying to determine the best program to use for the best results. This is a short tour of the British Museum done several years ago for some 5th graders who never got to see it. Music by the Canadian Brass from the CD "The Essential Canadian Brass".

British Museum London England UK Greek Roman Egyptian Celtic Anglo Saxon

Ron Mueck's technician Charlie Clarke talks of Mueck's technical proficiency, the detail of his sculpting process and the importance of scale. Neil MacGregor (Director of the British Museum) wonders at the limitless nature of what can be achieved in sculpture with scale, materials and texture. www.britishmuseum.org

Mueck mask British Museum Neil macgregor sculpture

The British Museum in London is incredible. Here are a few examples of what you will find. The Standard of Ur, Assyrian palaces of Nineveh and Nimrud, and the Elgin Marbles.

British Museum standard of Ur Assyrian Nineveh nimrud Eglin Marbles

Mummies, tomb effigies of medieval kings and queens, you name it. These museums are some of the best in the world and are both located in London England. Artifacts feature Henry the 8th and the tudor time period and ancient egyptian mummies as well as ancient greece, etc. Also has alot of british historical pieces dating back to thousands of years BC! There is even a real viking helmet found in the river thames which date way back. This is a great place to explore history and learn more about britain and it's history along with the rest of the world. Features artifacts from Elizabeth the Golden age and medieval times. Great tourist destinations. Also features famous artwork which belongs to the Queen and some of Leonardo Davinci's notebooks!

Tudor British museum victoria and albert museum british history ancient egypt mummies artifacts tourism tombs effigy viking London english history henry VIII famous museums museum England europe european history chinese history documentary inspirational art art history humanity ireland heritage history britain london tourism loreena mckennitt ancient greece greek gods leonardo davinci

With Bruce filming with his handycam Ben Hammott takes the chest and its contents to be analyzed at the British Museum in London. The items turn out to be a 1st century drinking cup; a 1st century, Jerusalemite, ungentarium or ointment jar ; and a 1st century alabastra phial containing a rolled parchment, which was later dated by Oxford University to the 15th century.

bloodline bloodline-themovie jesus mary magdalene magdalena priory of sion rennes-le-chateau Da Vinci Code

Harrods, Kensington High St.,Tower of London, Museum Tavern, British Museum tour, Chinatown, Mezzo Restaurant.

Harrods Kensington High St. Tower of London Museum Tavern British Museum tour Chinatown Mezzo Restaurant.

A view of the British Museum's Ancient Egypt Hall and Reading Room in 1929. A public place to escape -- or to be fenced in. (Dica de Fátima Nascimento)

hitchcock british museum

A tour in the Ancient Egypt area at the British Museum, London.

Egypt British Museum

Music: Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony no 5, Finale

British Museum London Londyn Shostakovich

Rediscover the lost world of Moctezuma at the British Museum this autumn with an exhibition exploring the life of the last Aztec emperor.

art history museums exhibitions London

Part two!!! Music video (or slide show, whatever) of pictures from the British Museum, the Egypt section. The song is Rumours of Egypt by David Arkenstone. Note: I changed some things in order to not show people, so if things are weird, that's why. Comments and ratings are great, though I really just put this up so people could have a little view of the British Museum (which is HUGE!). Also, those last few shots aren't from the Museum, but from the British Library :)

british museum egypt library london england arkenstone irish rumours of history mummies tomb mummy cat nile

Korean Air latest featured aircraft to commemorate the sponsorship of the British Museum.

Korean Air Skyteam Korea Seoul Asia World Asiana 大韓航空 天合聯盟 韓亞航空 대한항공 아시아나항공 大韩航空 韩亚航空 Travel Airlines Boeing B747 British Museum Art

In light of their American-themed exhibition, the British Museum celebrate American Independence Day with America's own dance - the Lindy Hop. Featuring a great performance by the Jiving Lindy Hoppers, the original sound quality in the hall was so bad I've had to overdub a version of Sing Sing Sing - hope you like it! If you enjoyed this, please see my other videos of dance-related events.

Jiving Lindy Hoppers British Museum Independence Day 2008

DEDICATE TO ALL PEOPLE WHO DO NOT WANT TO SUPPORT THE PARTHENON MARBLES RETURN TO HOMELAND WHERE THEY BELONG! Please feel free to leave your comments!

PARTHENON MARBLES BRITISH MUSEUM 3D MOVIE ΠΑΡΘΕΝΩΝ ΠΑΡΘΕΝΩΝΑΣ ΑΚΡΟΠΟΛΗ ACROPOLIS ΜΑΡΜΑΡΑ ΕΛΓΙΝ Elgin Marbles elgin parthenon

The British Museum, in London, is widely considered to be one of the world's greatest museums of human history and culture. Its permanent collection, numbering some eight million works, is amongst the finest, most comprehensive, and largest in existence and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. The British Museum was established in 1753, largely based on the collections of the physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane. The museum first opened to the public on 15 January 1759 in Montagu House in Bloomsbury, on the site of the current museum building. Its expansion over the following two and a half centuries was largely a result of an expanding British colonial footprint and has resulted in the creation of several branch institutions, the first being the British Museum (Natural History) in South Kensington in 1887. Some objects in the collection, most notably the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, are the objects of intense controversy and of calls for restitution to their countries of origin. This video features views of both the museum exterior and the museum interior, including the great hall with it's grand latticed glass roof, and some of the galleries.

British Museum museum London edutainment exhibit Hajj tourism tourist travel destination attraction visitor History Culture Adventure Events Landmark England Holiday Europe Visit Visit Britain The British Museum tourist attraction visitor attraction exhibition gallery architecture architainment Places

Larry Berman, the senior curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian and Near Eastern Art at the Museum of Fine Art in Boston, explains what's happening in a monumental limestone relief of the Battle of Til-Tuba in 635 BC during which King Ashurbanipal lead an army that defeated invading Elamites and beheaded the king. This is part of the MFA exhibit: Art and Empire: Treasures from Assyria in the British Museum. www.metrowestdailynews.com

ghsvid ghsnevid Larry Berman MFA Boston museum Assyria Elamites Til-Tuba

A video showing the British Museum in London. See the Great Court, the Ancient Egyptian statues, Elgin Marbles, and other famous exhibits. Read more at www.londondrum.com The video is provided by www.londondrum.com, a tourist guide to London with information about all the best places to visit, a calendar of upcoming events, and a London chat forum.

british museum british museum london british museum uk the british museum the british museum london london london museum london museums london drum londondrum.com londondrum london sights london sightseeing london attractions british museum great court elgin marbles parthenon marbles greek marbles rosetta stone sutton hoo ancient egypt egyptian mummies

On Friday 11 November 2011, students from the University of the Arts London took over the British Museum for one exciting night curating projects for the public to enjoy that were inspired by the exhibition everyone's talking about -- Grayson Perry's The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman. Find out more about the Grayson Perry exhibition and book tickets here: bri.mu Tweet @britishmuseum using #graysonperry and #graysonperrylate

university of arts exhibitions london art craft silent disco fashion print screen music late night museums london The Arts Friday Live

40 singers perform Tallis Spem in Alium in the Enlightenment Gallery. Brilliant!

british museum flashmob choir tallis

The Rosetta Stone Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, 196 BC www.britishmuseum.org www.ashmolean.org A valuable key to the decipherment of hieroglyphs, the inscription on the Rosetta Stone is a decree passed by a council of priests. It is one of a series that affirm the royal cult of the 13-year-old Ptolemy V on the first anniversary of his coronation. In previous years the family of the Ptolemies had lost control of certain parts of the country. It had taken their armies some time to put down opposition in the Delta, and parts of southern Upper Egypt, particularly Thebes, were not yet back under the government's control. Before the Ptolemaic era (that is before about 332 BC), decrees in hieroglyphs such as this were usually set up by the king. It shows how much things had changed from Pharaonic times that the priests, the only people who had kept the knowledge of writing hieroglyphs, were now issuing such decrees. The list of good deeds done by the king for the temples hints at the way in which the support of the priests was ensured. The decree is inscribed on the stone three times, in hieroglyphic (suitable for a priestly decree), demotic (the native script used for daily purposes), and Greek (the language of the administration). The importance of this to Egyptology is immense. Soon after the end of the fourth century AD, when hieroglyphs had gone out of use, the knowledge of how to read and write them disappeared. In the early years of the nineteenth century, some 1400 years <b>...</b>

makedonia macedonia greek is greece alexander great skopian skopiani hellas war army truth cyprus alliance

Elgin Marbles - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ( en.wikipedia.org ) The Elgin Marbles, known also as the Parthenon Marbles, are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures, inscriptions and architectural members that originally were part of the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens. Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 17991803, had obtained a controversial permission from the Ottoman authorities to remove pieces from the Acropolis. There is controversy as to whether the removed pieces were purchased from the ruling government of the time or not . From 1801 to 1812 Elgin's agents removed about half of the surviving sculptures of the Parthenon, as well as architectural members and sculpture from the Propylaea and Erechtheum. The Marbles were transported by sea to Britain. In Britain, the acquisition of the collection was supported by some, while many critics compared Elgin's actions to vandalism or looting. Following a public debate in Parliament and subsequent exoneration of Elgin's actions, the marbles were purchased by the British Government in 1816 and placed on display in the British Museum, where they stand now on view in the purpose-built Duveen Gallery. The legality of the removal has been questioned and the debate continues as to whether the Marbles should remain in the British Museum or be returned to Athens <b>...</b>

''elginmarbles'' '' britishmuseum'' acropolismuseum'' ''lordbyron'' ''ελγίνειαmάρμαρα'' ''Παρθενών'' ''Acropolis'' ''Parthenon'' Λόρδος Βύρων Μουσείο Ακροπόλεως greekculpture''

The Hoxne Treasure was found in 1992. It consists of 14865 coins (of which 14205 were silver), with the latest dated to AD 408. The treasure was thus buried not before that date. It also includes 29 pieces of jewellery, 78 silver spoons, 20 ladles, a silver vase handle in the form of a tigress, and four silver pepperpots, one of which is in the form of an empress, and some other objects such as 9 toilet utensils. Several objects are inscribed with names, eg the ten references to Aurelius Ursicinus. However, it is impossible to know who owned the treasure. It may have been bullion that had been requisitioned to pay off barbarians and was in transit. It may have been buried by its legitimate owner or owners, or it may have been buried by thieves. It remains a spectacular collection which bears witness to the wealth some of the richest members of Romano-British society owned in the province's last days.

Roman Britain Hoxne Treasure Archaeology

A guided study tour of the British Museum displaying stolen African artifacts. A description of facts found through primary research methods. (Clip 3 of 3)

Manu Ampim British Museum Museum Tours Egyptian Artifacts Ancient Egypt Nubian Artifacts Kemet Africa Ancient Nubia Ancient Kush African History African Heritage True History True African history

Alexander the Great - Alessandro Magno. Publio Elio Traiano Adriano: Adriano.

British Museum Alexander the Great Alessandro Magno Adriano Travel Culture History Publio Elio Traiano Adriano

The Tower of Babel Bible Story And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the children of men builded. And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Genesis xi, 1-9.

Chaldean Nebuchadnazzer Babylon Ishtar Iraq Alqosh Mesopotamia Suryoyo Syrian arab assyrian baghdad zakho ankawa telkef British Museum ancient tower bc history rome italy south america jesus brazile jew daniel bible greece world middle east asia juliana jendo assyrianiraq sourath batnaya tesqopa mangesh alqush iraqi chaldo vatican pope gaza holy land france russia latin jewish chinese jordan qatar kuwait god language old testament

Tim Noble and Sue Webster describe themselves as artists of circumstance. Walking through the Egyptian galleries they were inspired as to how to use the mice, shrews and toads they had collected. Curator Neal Spencer highlights the appropriateness of such a display, given that in Ancient Egypt animals were bred, slaughtered and mummified in their millions. www.britishmuseum.org

Noble and Webster Statuephilia Egypt British Museum mummies mouse shrew toad animals sculpture

The Japanese Exhibition At The British Museum,LondonThe origins of the British Museum lie in the will of the physician, naturalist and collector, Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753). Sloane wanted his collection of more than 71000 objects, library and herbarium to be preserved intact after his death. He bequeathed it to King George II for the nation in return for payment of £20000 to his heirs. If refused, the collection was to be offered to centres of learning abroad. A large and influential group of Trustees was charged with overseeing the disposition of his estate. The King had little interest but Parliament, led by the Speaker, Arthur Onslow, was persuaded to accept the gift. An Act of Parliament establishing the British Museum received the royal assent on 7 June 1753. This stated that the funds for the purchase and storage of the collections should be raised by public lottery. The Cotton collection of manuscripts, given to the nation in 1700, was attached to the new museum and £10000 was expended on the purchase of the Harleian collection of manuscripts. A new Board of Trustees was established. The foundation collections largely consisted of books, manuscripts and natural history with some antiquities (including coins and medals, prints and drawings) and ethnography (the study of cultures). In 1757 King George II donated the 'Old Royal Library' of the sovereigns of England and with it the privilege of copyright receipt. The Museum was first housed in a seventeenth-century <b>...</b>

samurai swords awesome japanese exhibition art the british museum london japan relaxation relaxing calming

Artist Jane McAdam Freud talking about her collaboration with the British Museum. Discover more at Creative Spaces: nmolp.britishmuseum.org

Jane mcadam Freud British Museum 2-D 3-D artist sculpture shabti

This is a collection of just some of the exhibits at The British Museum. It is a fantastic museum, and exceptionally large. It's taken me two trips of almost 6 hours each to cover about 3/4 of the museum. If you go, I urge you to take your time. Anyway, these are just some of my favourite pieces. My website: www.OrenBoder.co.uk My Twitter www.twitter.com My Store: www.OrenBoder.co.uk Liked this video? - Click like! =p Music: Sovereign by Kevin MacLeod.

The British Museum british museum history archaeology Egypt Egyptology London Culture Documentary Greek Roman Italy Greece Rome Incan Crystal Skull Annunaki Ancient ancient history TTTT Together To The Top

Pictures of my visit to the British Museum in London last November 18, 2006

British Museum London

A look around the British Museum's Romano Estruscan rooms.

british museum roman etruscan emperors portland

A story of daring and intrigue - archaeologists discovered the treasures of Afghanistan's nomadic ancestors but then had to hide them to keep them safe. The treasures were on display at the British Museum from 3 March - 17 July 2011 in the exhibition Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World. Find out more about the British Museum and its current exhibitions here: www.britishmuseum.org You can also find out more by following @britishmuseum on Twitter and liking our Facebook page www.facebook.com/britishmuseum

Afghanistan hidden treasure nomad gold ancient exhibition british museum

A clip from Jules Dassin's 1962 film Phaedra, an updated version of Euripides' Hippolytus. In the film, Melina Mercouri plays the eponymous tragic heroine who falls in love with her stepson, Alexis/Hippolytus, played by Anthony Perkins. In this extremely ironic scene, Mercouri meets for the first time and falls in love with her stepson, in of all places the British Museum surrounded by the Parthenon Marbles. Mercouri, of course, for years spearheaded the campaign for the return of the Marbles to Greece.

Jules Dassin Melina Mercouri Anthony Perkins Phaedra Parthenon Marbles British Museum

The Thetford treasure was found in the late 1970s at Thetford in East Anglia by a metal-detector user. He didn't report it immediately and by the time he did reveal the find the site had been built over. However, if he hadn't found it when he had, no-one else would have found it so it's just as well it was discovered at all. It consists of 81 pieces including gold bracelets, gold rings, silver spoons, and a gold buckle. There are said to have been coins of Magnus Maximus (383-388) found with the hoard but those were dispersed before being recorded. They support the stylistic dating of the hoard to the end of the 4th century AD. Most of the jewellery has no traces of use, suggesting the owner was a jeweller and this was his stock. However, inscriptions on some of the spoons refer to the pagan woodland deity Faunus, an oddity so well into the Christian era. It is possible the owner had links to the late-Roman pagan revival, a response to the disillusionment with Christian faction-fighting. References on the spoons to drinking reflect an enthusiasm in Roman religion for insights gained through drunkenness, similar to those who believe narcotics offer the same route.

Roman Britain Thetford Treasure Archaeology Faunus

Tiglath-Pileser the 3rd (745-727 BC) is referred to in the Bible primarily as "Pul" (see 2 Kings 15:19-20 & 1 Chronicles 5:26). This was thought an innacuracy of the Bible until the British Museum found this mural which mentions Tiglath-Pileser the 3rd was also called Pul. Later historians do not mention this, implying the Biblical writer must have lived during the time of Pul.

Jay Smith British Museum Tour part Tiglath-Pileser the 3rd Pul Scripture Old Testament authenticity reliability