British Museum Guide BM 4.6.95

The wonderful collection of this app covers all the important highlights across the length and breadth of the museum, and across all its well known departments.

- Famous Egyptian antiquities .. Rosetta stone, Old kingdom sarcophagi, Mummies
- Assyrian artefacts. Palace reliefs of Lion hunts and world famous Lachish reliefs
- Greek antiquities... Parthenon sculptures, Nereid monument
- Beautiful statue from ancient India of Nataraja, Saraswati, Garuda and Tara
- Chinese masterpieces.. David vases, Jade carvings, Ru bowls and more..
- Highlights of the British Bronze age... Gold cape, Ringlemere gold cup, Rialton gold cup..
- Viking and Anglo Saxon artefacts.. Lewis chess men, Sutton Hoo helmet
- Roman hoards of Britain.. Mildenhall treasure, Hoxne pepper pots...
- Persian highlights.. Oxus treasure, Immortal army, Cyrus cylinder

The app provides an excellent tour that can be finished within the hour. The step by step guidance with clear instructions on where to go and what to see will be an invaluable tool to aid in your visit. If time, however, is not a constraint, you can choose a longer tour or explore the museum at length, for which the app has all the necessary information.

Complete list of features

- Route planner to design your itinerary
- Interactive maps to navigate the museum
- Guided short tours
- Excellent images and info on 500 highlights
- Audio playback of descriptions

Take this app with you on the day and it will keep you well informed and help you navigate through the myriad of rooms with relative ease. Worth mentioning that this app also doubles up as an audio guide, which will save you a small fortune (roughly $9/€ 8/£7 for a similar guide at the museum).