The British Museum
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The British Museum is a public museum of human history, art and culture in Bloomsbury, London.
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What's on here
Politics on the Move | Basement Seminar
Friday, 18:00Free
Free exhibitions and displays
Until 29 Nov
Korea Exhibition At British Museum
Until 31 Jan 2027
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Wednesday, 17:3071.21 USD
The Bayeux Tapestry at The British Museum
Until 11 Jul 2027
Be part of history
Until 11 Jul 2027
Why go
- The Elgin Marbles and Greek antiquities.
- Egyptian, Greek, Middle Eastern, Chinese and Sub-Saharan African art and artefacts.
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 20:30Show all
Monday10:00 – 17:00
Tuesday10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday10:00 – 17:00
Thursday10:00 – 17:00
Friday10:00 – 20:30
Saturday10:00 – 17:00
Sunday10:00 – 17:00
Don't miss
- Rosetta StoneSee the stone that helped decipher hieroglyphs.The British Museum
- MummiesSee part of the largest collection of mummies outside Egypt.The British Museum
- Elgin MarblesSee the museum's collection of Parthenon sculptures.The British Museum
Interesting facts1
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The permanent collection contains eight million artefacts and documents human culture from its beginnings to today.
British Museum - Wikipedia
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History
Sir Hans Sloane’s collection formed the basis of the museum established in 1753. It opened at Montagu House in 1759, with galleries and a scholars’ reading room. The collections grew to include Greek vases, Egyptian sculptures and the Rosetta Stone, Parthenon sculptures, and objects brought back by explorers.
- 1753The British Museum was established with Sir Hans Sloane’s collection, which he bequeathed to King George II for the nation.
- 1757Its founding collections included the Cottonian, Harleian and Old Royal libraries, the Old Royal Library, and the Lindisfarne Gospels and sole surviving Beowulf manuscript.
- 1759The museum opened to the public at Montagu House. Its first galleries and scholars’ reading room opened on 15 January.
- 1772The museum acquired its first significant antiquities: Sir William Hamilton’s collection of Greek vases.
- 1778A display of objects brought back by Captain James Cook and other explorers showed visitors previously unknown lands.
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- 1802King George III gave the museum the Rosetta Stone after the Battle of the Nile brought more Egyptian sculptures into the collection.
- 1806The museum acquired Parthenon sculptures removed from the Acropolis; it purchased them in 1816.
- 1822Neoclassical architect Sir Robert Smirke planned the quadrangular building that largely survives today.
How to get there
- TrainTravel to Tottenham Court Road tube station, which serves the museum on Great Russell Street.
Sources: British Museum - Wikipedia · London/Bloomsbury - Wikivoyage (see) · British Museum - Wikipedia · British Museum - Wikipedia · checked 5 Oct 2026
Where
Great Russell Street, London
- Website
- britishmuseum.org/
- Phone
- +442073238181
Questions and answers
How do I get to The British Museum from central London?
Take the tube to Tottenham Court Road station; the museum is on Great Russell Street.
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