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Welcome to the British Museum. Experience cultures across the globe, from the dawn of human history to the present. Plan your visit. Pause. Discover two million years of human history and culture. Free entry – book online. Open today: 10.00–20.30. Last entry: 20.15. Exhibitions and events. See all exhibitions and events. Legion.
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This tour visits displays that include human remains. The...
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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 ...
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. Enlightenment ideals and values – critical scrutiny of all assumptions, open debate, scientific research, progress and tolerance – have marked the Museum since ...
The British Museum is one of the world's best-known and most-visited museums – and it's free and open to all. The history of the Museum helps us understand how and why it looks like it does today, but also gives an insight into the way in which collectors of the past viewed their world and how their knowledge of the world grew.
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