I visited this museum while I was doing a course in Cambridge, and the building itself is extremely impressive. It was constructed in the nineteenth century, and it has lion statues outside. Inside, the first thing you see is a huge hall, with marble in fantastic colours, and again some outstanding statues.

In addition, you have a wonderful mixture of exhibits to look at. This is not one of the biggest museums in the world, but it has a very valuable and interesting collection. I personally loved the Egyptian section, where there are some wonderful ‘mummies’ and masks to see, as well as some very ordinary everyday items, which show you what life was like in Ancient Egypt. I had never seen anything like that before, and it was fascinating.

The other exhibits I would recommend are the paintings. There is a little of everything, including some early Italian pictures, and some very famous Impressionist paintings by well-known artists.

I would recommend this museum to everyone; there is certain to be something you will like and in addition there is a very pleasant café to relax in and a shop which sells good quality souvenirs.