BRITISH MUSEUM

The British Museum is dedicated to Human history, art and culture, and is located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its collection and works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It originates from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present.

The British Museum was established in 1753, largely based on the collections of the physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane. It is ranked 1st nationally and 5th globally for the number of visitors. The area is about 807,000 square ft in 94 galleries. The centre of the museum was redeveloped in 2001 to become the Great Court, surrounding the original Reading Room. The museum inside is divided into10 departments which are the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, Greece and Rome, Middle East, Prints and Drawing, Prehistory and Europe, Asia, Africa,Oceania and the Americas, Coins and Medals, Conservation of Scientific Research and lastly Libraries and Archives. 

Reading Room