The British Museum Highlights Tour especially for families with kids

Schedule

Sat, 18 Feb, 2023 at 11:00 am to Sat, 27 Jan, 2024 at 02:00 pm

Location

The British Museum | London, EN

Highlights and stories to entertain children aged 8 to 16 years in this 2.5 hour tour with a break at half-time for a snack and a rest.
About this Event

A tour specially to engage young people with object-based story telling.
We'll see the must-see highlights in one of the greatest museums in the world. Find out the fascinating stories behind the objects delivered in an entertaining style for young budding history lovers.
We'll ask all the big questions , why were these objects made, how did they get here, all told by former official British Museum tour guide who knows the museum so well he's even had sleepovers in the mummies gallery.
Some of the highlights in this tour include

the museum building itself, with its glass roof and the troublesome diving birds
the museum's founder and his relationship with chocolate
the Rosetta Stone, and the teenage boy-king who needed allies; how it was discovered and how hieroglyphs were deciphered
the Egyptian gallery and the bust of Pharoah Rameses II; how did they manage to get a 8 tonne statue out of the desert? With a circus strongman of course who could lift 17 people!
the Parthenon sculptures (the ‘Elgin Marbles') and the stories behind the Greek mythology.
Anglo Saxon buried gold of Sutton Hoo and how it was dug out of the ground.
Roald Dahl's tale of two Suffolk farmer who found a huge hoard of Roman Silver.
The most famous chess set in the world that influenced the Harry Pottter film
The Mayans, Aztecs
A little mermaid
Mummies and more
The oldest board game in the world which is 4,500 years old - I'll teach you how to play it!

REVIEWS from Parents:
"Amazing morning with Loona. This tour was for my husband and I and our 13 year old twins. Loona is a historian who was very engaging & excellent at storytelling. Loved every minute of the tour. Thank you Loona for a top class tour which we would really recommend to anyone who loves history or stories! The museum is fantastic but far too big to tackle without a tour guide in my opinion." Majella, Dublin
"Loona is the best of the best! My whole family enjoyed his storytelling and all the insights he gave us! My 15 year old said to give a great review and put exclamation mark at the end of the every sentence! That’s how good he is! We wish we didn’t have to rush the last part of it to catch another appointment! If we come back, we would book a full day with him if that’s an option!" Dandan, Austin, Texas
"Loona was excellent !! Just can not add to that our family loved his knowledge and excitement about the exhibits. The background as to how the various items came to be at the museum was very interesting and great context." Bill, Fort Smith, Arizona
“A first class tour guide, an excellent group facilitator and a charming person. He is inspiring, enthusiastic and with endless historical knowledge – which makes me hungry for more. We covered past history (oh so colourful…talking about the inspiration and resilience of people) and right up to the present day….Loona had a story for everything.I won’t spoil it for you by sharing too much ..just to say it really gave me an insight and food for thought.” Sue Goldstein
“From my experience Loona’s tours are head and shoulders above other tours. I will definitely be going on more tours with him and am going to enquire about a tailor made tour with him too.” Julie Bennett, tour guideThe tour guide
I'm Loona Hazarika of Let's Discover London and I've guided thousands of people around my birthplace London since 2006.
I've appeared on TV documentaries such as BBC TV’s The ‘Hairy Builder’, BBC1's The Repair Shop and SKY Atlantic’s ‘Urban Secrets’ and gave two of the British Museum's offical tours for 5 years. I'm a regular speaker for several online platforms and have a Masters degree from the University of Cambridge. For my other guided walks please see my Eventbrite collection here
Tour details:
2.5 to 3 hours approximately. We will take a short break at half time if you want to freshen up with a drink from the museum cafe or sit down (please note, drinks are not allowed in the galleries)
Children must be accompanied by adults.
Adults must be accompanied by children.How to join the guided walk:
Book your tickets here.
I'll email you with the exact details of the meeting place well in advance of the tour and give you my phone number (whatsapp or SMS is best).
If you have any questions just contact me. I can also guide school groups.
For more of my tours please visit our website Let's Discover London.
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