Australian Garden at the British Museum

The British Museum is always a good option for whiling away a few spare minutes (or hours!). All of the permanent displays and many of the temporary exhibitions are free of charge and there is so much there you couldn't possibly see it all in one visit.

They are currently running an Australian Season. This includes a number of related events (film screenings, music etc) and couple of special exhibitions which open later this month - one on Australian prints and drawings and one on baskets and other containers made by indigenous Australian communities. Already opened in the Museum forecourt is an Australian landscape garden which was created in partnership with Kew. It's divided into sections to reflect the varying habitats of different parts of the continent with appropriate plants, trees and other features such as rock outcrops for each. Here are a few more pictures from my recent visit to the garden: