Manchester Museum, Manchester, England United Kingdom

Manchester Museum is Manchester's main museum devoted to history and natural history. There are many different sections and there is a lot to see, so again I focused on what interested me most. My favourite section was the archaeology section - unfortunately part of this was closed due to refurbishment, a new gallery will open in September 2012. However, the parts that were still open I liked very much, as the small statue of a dancing woman in Picture 2. The Ancient Egypt section, or again: the parts of it that were open, was very interesting, too. Another collection I found fascinating was the Numismatic Collection of coins around the world.

The highlight for most people might be the Natural History section, including a giant dinosaur skeleton and a room full of stuffed animals, I rather skipped all this. The only part I had a quick look at was a room with displays about the universe, the planets etc (see main picture), and another one about the development of the earth. Picture 3 shows the trunks of fossilized trees, the background showing what Britain looked like millions of years.