The Museum first opened its ... took over and came up with a new plan for the South Kensington site. Waterhouse used terracotta for the entire building as this material was more resistant to Victorian ...

Following the sudden death of the architect originally appointed to design the Natural History Museum, Alfred Waterhouse ... Waterhouse’s original individual architectural drawings, a single volume of ...

The British Museum is both an architectural beauty and a trove of ... Pick the exhibits that most interest you, and plan return trips if you feel so inclined. If you want a little help navigating ...