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Explore two million years of human history and culture across more than 50 galleries and exhibitions. Book online for free entry, plan your visit, join as a member and shop online for inspired products.
- Exhibitions and Events
Take a look at our past exhibitions and enjoy the articles,...
- Collection Online
Collection online allows access to almost four and a half...
- Tours and Talks
Travel around the world in 90 minutes on our guided...
- Visit
Immerse yourself in two million years of human history, art...
- Learn
The British Museum's learning team create and deliver...
- Membership
Browse the British Museum Magazine archive, watch special...
- Support us
The British Museum relies on support from a wide range of...
- Out-of-hours tours
This tour visits displays that include human remains. The...
- Object trails
Choose from a selection of object trails around the British...
- Food and drink
This atmospheric restaurant is perfect for marking a special...
- Exhibitions and Events
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
Learn about the British Museum's history, governance, collections and stories. Explore the diversity of human cultures from small communities to vast empires, and how they are interconnected by the eight million objects in its worldwide collection.
Learn how the British Museum, one of the world's best-known and most-visited museums, started in 1753 as a free, national, public museum with a collection of natural and artificial rarities. Discover how the museum's collections have grown over time and how they are displayed in its historic building and galleries.
Learn about the first national public museum of the world, founded in 1753 and covering all fields of human knowledge. Discover how the Museum's collection has grown over the centuries, how its buildings are of national importance, and how its people have shaped its research and values.
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