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The British Museum

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The British Museum
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Listed monument · From 1753 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 artefacts is the largest in the world. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. Established in 1753, the British Museum was the world's first public national museum. Read on Wikipedia · From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Hours Mon to Thu, Sat and Sun 10:00 to 16:45
Friday 10:00 to 20:15
Address Directors House, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DE
Phone +44 20 7323 8000
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