Most museums have trouble coping with the crowds generated by blockbuster exhibitions. John Stones road tests three current shows and concludes that the signage could be much improved
Picture the scene: you're in a crowd, being jostled around and struggling to see where you should go. But you're not trying to get on a rush-hour Tube, or worse still, shopping at Ikea on the weekend. Instead you have paid handsomely for the privilege of attending a blockbuster exhibition.
London is currently home to the global travels of three such beasts: From Russia, a politically sensitive show of early 20th-century paintings at the Royal Academy, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at The O2 dome, and The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army at the British Museum. In each case, the exhibits are stunning enough to draw crowds, but how well does the design and signage of each manage to deal with them?
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