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Women Who Travel Podcast: How to Museum With The New Yorker's Rebecca Mead
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Earlier this year, New Yorker writer Rebecca Mead reported on the scandals taking place within the British Museum—and its own history of cultural theft that continues to define how we approach it as a museum today. Lale joins Rebecca on the ground in London to learn more about the institution she grew up visiting—and more broadly, how to tackle some of the world’s biggest museums in a way that’s both fulfilling and, well, fun.
Lale Arikoglu: Hi there. Welcome to Women Who Travel, where I'm on location at London's British Museum. I'm joining New Yorker staff writer Rebecca Mead, and we'll be walking you through some of its galleries and looking at celebrated exhibits that Rebecca has chosen, as well as some less famous attractions that are full of surprises.
Massive museums can be overwhelming, so we're here to talk about how to strategize one. We'll hear ideas on how to get a unique experience that veers away from what guidebooks suggest. Plus, there are tips for you if you want to plan it all out in advance, or if you want to roam spontaneously, or head directly for one exhibit that's special to you.
Well, we're going in. There is a massive queue outside, which I've never seen before because growing up in London, you could sit on the steps and wander in whenever you wanted.
Rebecca Mead: Once you're in, you can sit on the steps for as long as you like, so that's still good.
LA: Yeah, because also one of my favorite things to do when I'm in London and when I was growing up here is actually just using the museum as a shortcut, because there's a back door, and so you can just walk all the way through and miss all the traffic and the crowds.
RM: It's so fantastic to be in here right now before anybody gets in. It's like you sort of want to go skating on the marble here because it's all so smooth.
LA: Connor, you work here at the museum. Tell us what you do.
Connor Watson: I am senior press officer here at the British Museum.
LA: So you must get to walk around when it's empty like this quite a lot.
CW: Yes.
LA: What a treat.
CW: It's a massive privilege to be here, getting here before the public opens, when they've gone at the end of the day. You try and find as much time as you can to walk around the galleries and see the objects.
LA: Where's your favorite place to sit when no one's around?
CW: In the great court, just because it's so stunning. Especially if it's raining, you can hear it on the roof. It's fantastic, especially at night. Egyptian Sculpture Gallery is so striking, but I also really like going into Asia Gallery at the back of the museum and the Ming vases and the pots
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