The British Museum & London's National Gallery: Private Tour

Overview

Explore two of the world's pre-eminent museums with a private guide. See the best of the British Museum and the National Gallery in half a day. First, explore the British Museum’s highlights, including the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon marbles from Greece, and the Egyptian mummies, along with any other of the museum’s millions of curiosities that pique your interest. Next, walk from Bloomsbury with your guide to Trafalgar Square, home of the National Gallery, a beautiful building, opened to the public in 1824. Here, your guide will take you through the vast collection of art, from the Italian Renaissance, Baroque, Dutch Golden Age, Romantics, Impressionists and many more. See world-famous art and learn about their many hidden meanings, and the dramatic lives of the artists themselves. Your tour finishes inside the gallery, for you to explore further at your leisure. Your guide can also make recommendations for the surrounding area, such as Westminster and Covent Garden.