Each culture has the ability to see the world in a very specific way

LONDON - Every culture has its uniqueness. The challenge for the British Museum to be an encyclopedic one is to showcase not only the exclusiveness of cultures but the coherent interconnectivity among them, says the British Museum's director Hartwig Fischer.

"What we are looking at is the incredible diversity ... And at the same time we look at that common ground, the shared humanity, and these two things need to be brought to light and have to be made accessible," Fischer says.

The British Museum has unveiled a 10-year and beyond transformation plan which includes bringing back its Reading Room and major refurbishments of galleries in a bid to take the museum to "the next level".