Old within the new

I visited London. It's one of the busiest and most developed city in the world. NEW - I should call it. Within this NEW city are at least 8 different museums. Probable many more hidden to a visitor who was there for only several days.

So many museums, each containing different sets of history. I was thinking - the old within the NEW? Was it because of their history that made London what it is today? Or has London got so caught up with their history that they are not willing to embrace their future?

(On the right is a statue of a warrior on a horseback taken at the British Museum)