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2. www.british-history.ac.uk › survey-london › vol38Natural History Museum | British History Online

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   5 days ago · Preliminary plans by Owen: the Queen's Gate site. The present site: Fowke's competition design. The appointment of Waterhouse and his plan of 1868. The development of plans 1870–2. The building of the museum 1873 onwards. Later developments. Footnotes. CHAPTER XIII - Natural History Museum.

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   5 days ago · An amazing great bustard gets ready for a new nature exhibition. Birds: Brilliant and Bizarre, now on view at London's Natural History Museum, showcases the extraordinary qualities of...

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   2 days ago · May 24, 2024, 5:03 AM ET (BBC) Natural History Museum explores how birds evolved from dinosaurs. Natural History Museum, British natural science museum that has national and international responsibilities for taxonomic and associated research based on its outstanding collection of specimens and its extensive libraries.

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5. www.standard.co.uk › culture › complete-guide-londonOur guide to the museums in London you should visit, from ...

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   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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   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.

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   5 days ago · Details. Natural History Museum. Cromwell Road. London. SW7 5BD. Contact: View Website. Transport: Tube: South Kensington. Price: £16.50, children £9.95. Dates and times.

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   When was Natural History Museum published?

   • Originally published by London County Council, London, 1975. This free content was digitised by double rekeying and sponsored by English Heritage. All rights reserved. 'Natural History Museum', in Survey of London: Volume 38, South Kensington Museums Area, ed. F H W Sheppard (London, 1975), pp. 201-216.

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   Where is the Natural History Museum?

   • Interior of the Natural History Museum, London. The museum was formerly an integral part of the British Museum, which originated in 1753 when the government acquired the collections of Sir Hans Sloane. Under the superintendency of Richard Owen, the natural history collections were moved to the current premises, which opened to the public in 1881.

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   Why has the Natural History Museum been extended?

   • It has been extended a number of times, mainly to provide storage and facilities for the museum’s services. By act of Parliament in 1963, the Natural History Museum gained its own board of trustees and became fully independent of the British Museum.

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   When did the Natural History Museum become independent?

   • By act of Parliament in 1963, the Natural History Museum gained its own board of trustees and became fully independent of the British Museum. In 1986 the trustees took over responsibility for the adjacent Geological Museum, to which there is now direct access from the Natural History Museum.

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   2 days ago · How much of London can you really cover on a long weekend? Quite a lot, actually. Explore art and artifacts at famous museums, marvel at UNESCO World Heritage Sites, sample food at the city’s oldest street market, and drink plenty of pints at historic pubs.