• Founded in 1753, the British Museum first opened its doors to the public in 1759 as the first national museum to cover all fields of human knowledge.
  • Some of the most popular galleries at the British Museum are dedicated to Ancient Egypt.
  • Visitors who plan on going to the British Museum more than once over the course of a year may want to think about becoming a museum member.
  • The most remarkable halls of the British Museum include the Ancient Egypt (the best collection of Egyptian artefacts after the Egyptian Museum in Cairo)...
  • Shop online The British Museum shop has a range of unique gifts, replicas...
  • Our first London Streets Treasure Hunt is a completely self contained experience, starting outside the British Museum and taking you all the way to Trafalgar Square.
  • British Museum Paris’teki Louvre Müzesi’nden sonra dünyada en çok ziyaret edilen sanat müzesidir.
  • Brazilian artist swaps historical coin in British Museum for a fake. Ilê Sartuzi put original coin in museum donation box as part of project about number of foreign...
  • Parliament stepped in and on June 7, 1753, an Act of Parliament was approved which established the British Museum.
  • Green Route The Green Route links St Pancras and King’s Cross stations in the North with Covent Garden, via the British Museum.