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Welcome to the British Museum - discover two million years of human history and culture.
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The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the world. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present.
- 7 June 1753; 270 years ago
- Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG, England, United Kingdom
The first national public museum of the world. The British Museum is unique in bringing together under one roof the cultures of the world, spanning continents and oceans. No other museum is responsible for collections of the same depth and breadth, beauty and significance. Its eight million objects allow us to explore the extraordinary ...
2 days ago · British Museum, in London, comprehensive national museum with particularly outstanding holdings in archaeology and ethnography. Among its most famous pieces are the Elgin Marbles, the Rosetta Stone, and treasures from the ship burial found at Sutton Hoo.
Home. About us. The British Museum Story. Share the page. The first national public museum of the world. The British Museum was founded in 1753 and opened its doors in 1759. It was the first national museum to cover all fields of human knowledge, open to visitors from across the world.
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