Assignment 2 Museum of London

I didn’t get much out of the Museum of London, but there were some pretty neat things I saw just out on display. The ancient things were quite interesting to me, like the remains of the different animals and the remains of humans from way back. There were also tools and pottery that were used back when the Romans were settled in London as well. I felt like the museum could have been set up better such as being in a better order and not having a big room with multiple cases and no real order marked on where to go.

Another interesting thing I saw were the different houses that were built as time went by and how they were constructed. It still amazes me how small the houses were and even in London today, the houses aren’t as big as I’m used to back in the States. The furnishings in the house were also semi interesting and it seemed like they got a little more detailed every time there was a time period. The houses were made of basic materials that they would be able to find easily and were easily usable and maneuverable.

The thing I found most interesting were the videos they had showing on the plague and the great fire. The videos went into great depth and explained what happened, where it was, who was affected, how long it lasted, what happened after and all the information people want to know about the important times in London’s history, but it was presented in a nice, appealing way. The one on the fire started from the beginning and told how it was started in a bakers shop and ended up spreading out and how it had a map of where the fire had done damage in London after every day the fire was going on. The one on the plague talked about how many people were killed from it, not only in London, but also everywhere it had been. I can’t imagine living in a city where there had been a fire that destroyed a pretty good section of the city and also a plague that killed thousands and thousands of people.

The lower part of the museum wasn’t quite as interesting to me. There was a touch screen thing that had occupations from that would be possible and you could read about them and then take a quiz to see if you’d be hired for the particular job. It was fun going through that and seeing the different things that would be expected out of certain jobs and what all had to be done. After that was more of a fashion section. I don’t really care for fashion, so I just went through it and glanced at some of the things and moved on through the rest of the museum. Overall, I’m glad I was able to go to it, but it wasn’t one of the most entertaining or interesting things I’ve done in my life.