• The British Museum (BM) was the first national public museum in the world. Its permanent collection, over 8 million works, is amongst the largest and...
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  • British Museum, London, United Kingdom. 1,648,857 likes · 30,628 talking about this · 1,426,994 were here. A museum of the world, for the world.
  • The British Museum was founded in 1753 to house an impressive private collection of about 71,000 cultural artefacts and natural history specimens.
  • British Museum, in London, comprehensive national museum with particularly outstanding holdings in archaeology and ethnography.
  • Get closer to the British Museum collection and immerse yourself in two million years of history, across six continents.
  • The British Museum is the most popular visitor attraction in Britain, with over 6.5 million annual visitors.
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  • The British Museum was founded in 1753 by Sir Hans Sloane. A physician by trade, Sir Hans Sloane was also a collector of objects from around the world.
  • The British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. Over 6 million visitors every year experience the col...