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Explore the British Museum collection and journey through two million years of human history.
Discover what's on at the British Museum from our special exhibitions to family activities and exclusive Member events.
Get closer to the British Museum collection and immerse yourself in two million years of history, across six continents. Collection online allows access to almost four and a half million objects in more than two million records.
Aug 24, 2020 · 14 things not to miss at the British Museum We're excited to be reopening after our longest peacetime closure, so you can discover – or rediscover – two million years of human history! As part of the new Museum experience, we have created a one-way route around the Ground floor galleries that lets you safely enjoy incredible objects from ...
Explore more than 60 galleries at the British Museum from home. Our gallery pages feature a range of exciting resources, including virtual tours with Google Street View, object highlights, timelines, family activities and facts.
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.
View the layout of the British Museum and see a map of the 60 galleries, Members' Room, education centres, toilets, lifts, cafes and restaurants. Information on where you can find paper and digital copies of the Museum map.
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.
Explore the British Museum on your own or with a guide. Choose from our Spotlight, eye-opener and LGBTQ tours, lunchtime gallery talks or 'journey around the world' in 90 minutes. Get to know the collection on a tour, at a talk or at our Hands on desks.
