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Get closer to the British Museum collection and immerse yourself in two million years of history, across six continents. Collection online allows access to almost four and a half million objects in more than two million records.
- Coffin
Base and lid of the anthropoid wooden inner coffin of...
- Galleries
Below you'll find a list of galleries on the lower floor,...
- Egypt
Some of the British Museum's best-known collection items...
- Death and Memory
Search the collection Explore the theme of death and memory....
- Guide
You can find individual records on Collection online by...
- Americas
The Americas encapsulate the remarkable narratives of...
- Collections Search
Free entry Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG +44 (0)20...
- Oceania
The British Museum has some of the world's most important...
- Sculpture
Brass (heavily leaded zinc-brass) head cast using the lost...
- Amphora
[Text from BM catalogue of vases] Pottery: black-figured...
- Coffin
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All titles are inspired by the Museum's collection, presenting new insights into both familiar and unknown objects and periods of history. The Museum also offers a number of free online academic publications, including a range of titles within the Museum's Research Publications series, Online Research Catalogues and the journal British Museum ...
The British Museum Archive is a unique record of the Museum's activities since it was founded in 1753. It preserves the story of the Museum, the history of the collection, its collectors and the people who worked here. The Archive is a resource for researchers, academics and members of the public.
Crossing different academic disciplines and parts of the world, our research provides new information and perspectives on the collection and the ancient and modern cultures it represents.
