The British Museum

London, United Kingdom

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A museum of the world, for the world. Discover over two million years of human history and culture. Some of the world-​famous objects include the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures and Egyptian mummies. www​.british​mu​seum​.org

History

Established in 1753.

The British Museum was the first national public museum in the world. From the beginning it granted free admission to all ‘studious and curious persons’. Visitor numbers have grown from around 5,000 a year in the eighteenth century to nearly 6 million today.