British Museum - London, England, UK - There's a Book About It on Waymarking.com

Wikipedia (visit link) informs us:

"The British Museum is a museum dedicated to human history, art, and culture, located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection, numbering some 8 million works, is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence and 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. The museum first opened to the public on 15 January 1759, in Montagu House in Bloomsbury, on the site of the current museum building. Its expansion over the following two and a half centuries was largely a result of an expanding British colonial footprint and has resulted in the creation of several branch institutions, the first being the British Museum (Natural History) in South Kensington in 1881. Some objects in the collection, most notably the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, are the objects of controversy and of calls for restitution to their countries of origin."

As for the book, Good Reads (visit link) informs us:

"The British Museum
by R.G.W. Anderson
3.91 · Rating Details · 11 Ratings · 2 Reviews
The British Museum is an international institution, with vast universal collections actively curated and constantly growing. This souvenir book defines the role of the museum and allows a behind-the-scenes view of excavations, cataloguing, conservation, and scientific research. Colour photographs, maps and time lines illustrate and introduce the many and varied civilizations represented in the museum and a number of the artefacts and treasures on display. (less)
Paperback, 64 pages
Published 1997 by British Museum Press
Original TitleThe British Museum
ISBN 0714121193 (ISBN13: 9780714121192)
Edition LanguageEnglishsettingLondon, England (United Kingdom) "

ISBN Number: 0714121193 Author(s): R.G.W. Anderson

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