Dad sets world record visiting 42 London museums in a day
Dad sets world record visiting 42 London museums in a day
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A dad has set a new world record for the most museums visited in a day with a whirlwind trip around London. Ben Melham has broken the Guinness World Record for most museums visited in 24 hours after rushing between sites such as The Tower of London, The National Gallery, The British Museum, The London Transport Museum and The Natural History Museum.
More unusual sites that Mr Melham visited included London Mithraeum, The Cartoon Museum, The Bow Street Police Museum, The Camera Museum and The Clockmakers’ Museum. In total, Mr Melham visited 42 museums in a day on October 25, smashing the previous record of 33 museums set by Sujoy Kumar Mitra and Swaroop Dawrani in Delhi earlier in the year.
The 42-year-old works in the museum sector as an operations consultant and believes that growing up in London fuelled his lifelong passion for museums. He explained that his children Matilde and Henrik inspired him to attempt the record. Mr Melham said: “This record began as a conversation with my children about how hard it could be to break a world record while we were reading their Guinness World Records book together.
“They were with me for some of the world record museum visits and helped with the whole attempt.”. He added: “London was an obvious choice for this attempt. With over 200 registered museums, it is one of the world’s great museum cities, offering a unique diversity - from renowned institutions like the British Museum and the V&A to smaller gems like the Bank of England Museum and the Bow Street Police Museum.
