British Museum

By Aron M, Year 8

During our most recent Making Memories activity, Year 8 visited the British Museum in London.

This was very exciting due to the sheer number of amazing artifacts it holds, such as the Rosetta Stone, several mummified corpses, and Anglo Saxon armour. This was the first time I had visited this museum, and I immediately noticed the colossal size of the building, on top of which there was a sculpture showing several humans, each more advanced than its predecessor. This is called The Progress of Civilisation. I felt that it was impressive, and symbolic of how far humans had advanced.

I  was really eager to see the Rosetta Stone. It is a black stone, half my size, covered in writing. It fascinated me as I knew that its discovery had helped unravel the ancient Egyptian language of hieroglyphics.

I am grateful that we get to enjoy these Making Memories outings as it is nice to take a break from normal lessons but still learn new things in a fun and engaging way.