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1. www.britishmuseum.orgBritish Museum

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   Visit the British Museum to see two million years of human history and culture from around the world. Book online for free entry, exhibitions, events, activities and more.

   • Exhibitions and Events

     Discover what's on at the British Museum from our special...

   • Collection Online

     Collection online allows access to almost four and a half...

   • Membership

     Browse the British Museum Magazine archive, watch special...

   • Visit

     See getting here. Book tickets. View Museum map. Immerse...

   • 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...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › British_MuseumBritish Museum - Wikipedia

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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.

   • Established: 7 June 1753; 270 years ago
   • Location: Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG, England, United Kingdom

   • Director: Hartwig Fischer

4. www.britishmuseum.org › about-usAbout us | British Museum

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   Learn about the British Museum, the first national public museum of the world, and its eight million objects from diverse cultures and periods. Explore its history, architecture, research and governance, and how to visit or contact it.

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     Museum Tour 🇬🇧- Inside the British Museum, a taster tour - Discover years of human history & culture

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     British Museum recovers 268 more missing or stolen objects that have been found across the world after legal action was launched against curator and director resigned

     On Friday the museum announced that a total of 626 items, out of around 1,500 missing or stolen objects, had been found and returned to London.away as North America.

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     The British Museum holds thousands of items from Indigenous Australia. Why can't they return them?

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     British Museum Recovers Further 268 Stolen Objects From Collection

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     British Museum Recovers Nearly Half of Its 1,500 Missing Objects

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7. www.britishmuseum.org › about-us › british-museumHistory | British Museum

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   Learn about the origins, growth and development of the British Museum, one of the world's best-known and most-visited museums. Explore how the museum's collections reflect global networks, imperial expansion and human history, and how the building reflects changing technologies and styles.

8. www.britishmuseum.org › about-us › british-museum-storyThe British Museum Story

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   Learn how the British Museum became the first national public museum of the world in 1759, covering all fields of human knowledge. Discover its history, values, collections and research.

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   Why should you visit the British Museum online?

   • 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.

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   How much does the British Museum cost?

   • The museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and as with all national museums in the UK it charges no admission fee, except for loan exhibitions. Although today principally a museum of cultural art objects and antiquities, the British Museum was founded as a "universal museum".

   British Museum - Wikipedia

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   How many galleries are there at the British Museum?

   • 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.

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   How many objects are in the British Museum?

   • The original 1753 collection has grown to over 13 million objects at the British Museum, 70 million at the Natural History Museum and 150 million at the British Library. The Round Reading Room, which was designed by the architect Sydney Smirke, opened in 1857. For almost 150 years researchers came here to consult the museum's vast library.

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