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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.
5 days ago · Updated: May 29, 2024. By Jessica O'Neill. Taking a tour of the British Museum is one of the most famous things to do in London. Home to more than eight million objects, (though not all on display) the collection is huge! Many people head straight for the Rosetta Stone or the Parthenon Sculptures.
2 days ago · Estimated Value: Priceless (collective value in the billions). These classical Greek marble sculptures were part of the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens. Acquired by Lord Elgin in the early 19th century and later sold to the British Museum, they include some of the finest examples of ancient Greek art.
3 days ago · One of the world’s most famous museums, the British Museum hosts a staggering eight million objects from around the planet, charting thousands of years of human history, from breathtaking Roman...
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22 hours ago · The statue of Poseidon was the largest sculpture in the pediment until it broke into pieces during Francesco Morosini 's effort to remove it in 1688. The posterior piece of the torso was found by Lusieri in the groundwork of a Turkish house in 1801 and is currently held in the British Museum.
5 days ago · "Now our generation is calling out across the world, and across Britain, for an architectural practice with the imagination, the sympathy and the vision to help us rebuild and restore the most...
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5 days ago · This enjoyable new exhibition tells the story of our feathered friends via slick tech and the NHM’s vast collection of stuffed birds. While its permanent collections are showing their age now ...
