The British Museum

Founded in 1753, the British Museum was the first national public museum in the world. Its permanent collection, numbering some eight million works, documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. Highlights include the Egyptian mummies, the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, and the Sutton Hoo treasure. It is renowned not only for the scope of its collections but also for its role in scholarship and public engagement.

Founded in 1753, the British Museum was the first national public museum in the world. Its permanent collection, numbering some eight million works, documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. Highlights include the Egyptian mummies, the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, and the Sutton Hoo treasure. It is renowned not only for the scope of its collections but also for its role in scholarship and public engagement.