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Visit the British Museum to see two million years of human history and culture from around the world. Book online, plan your visit, and discover exhibitions, events, collections, and more.
- Exhibitions and Events
A British Museum Touring Exhibition. Drawing attention...
- Collection Online
Shop. Collection online allows access to almost four and a...
- Membership
Browse the British Museum Magazine archive, watch special...
- Visit
Immerse yourself in two million years of human history, art...
- Learn
The British Museum's learning team create and deliver...
- 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...
- Tours and talks
Travel around the world in 90 minutes on our guided...
- 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. [3] 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 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, its architecture, its research and its controversies.
