Y5 Trip to British Museum, London

Year Five set off for our first trip of 2025 to the famous British Museum in London. We arrived at Purley Station to start our journey to London Victoria. As soon as we had arrived, the children set off for the underground which took us to Warren Street. A short walk to get to the museum to see the wonders of Ancient Egypt!

We explored the Egyptian galleries and rooms which were full of wonderful ancient artefacts that really did bring our topic to life! One of the galleries explores death and the afterlife, something which held particular significance and meaning for the ancient Egyptians.

Mummification, magic and ritual are investigated through the objects on display here. These include mummies, coffins, funerary masks, portraits and other items designed to be buried with the deceased. The children also saw one of the Museum’s best-known collection items from Egypt which is the Rosetta Stone.

The class completed an activity trail from the Museum. The children are now fully prepared with ‘sticky’ knowledge all about the ancient Egyptians.  

Mr Hatton