Top UK Destinations for Chinese Objects and Chinoiserie Interiors Part 1.
This is a four-part blog it is an introduction to where you can find Chinese artifacts, objects, and Chinoiserie interiors in the UK. So, if you are thinking of booking an around the UK whistle-stop tour based on some of the most beautiful sites and rare objects in the world maybe this could be of use. We are going to start with London, move up through Hertfordshire, and Cambridgeshire all the way up to Durham, the Borders of Scotland, Lothian then back down the other side to just inside Wales back into England to Derbyshire, Warwickshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxford, Gloucester, Somerset, and Dorset. Taking in large and small museums and beautiful country houses. Part 1. British Museum Great Russell St, London WC1B 3DG https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/galleries/china-and-south-asia The British Museum has been acquiring Chinese material since the time of its founding collection, that of Sir Hans Sloane, in the 18th century. [1] Features from the galleries include ic