Changes, changes, so many changes. Many hours of my life were spent in the British Museum and the British Reading Room within back in the early 1990s when I was working on my Master of Arts degree and I felt that I knew the place rather well.
British Museum Front Entry
The exterior looked the same as we walked towards the steps from Great Russell Street. But the internal changes were apparent within a few seconds of entry — and as we stepped from the outer lobby into the new inner courtyard, I heard myself say aloud, “Whoa! This is stunning!””
British Museum Inner Court
I’ve had several of these moments in the last few days. It would be simplistic to expect the London that I loved to stay in a time capsule, but the changes I see both inside and outside of iconic buildings is prompting a sense of amazement.
The reframing of the space inside the British Museum has been done in such a way that it adds both drama and aesthetic pleasure to a visit there. I am therefore pleased to allow the cobwebs of my personal memory be swept away by the new broom of such stunning architectural design.
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