The British Museum London
The British Museum is the one of the top visited sights in London as it is considered to be one of the greatest museums in the entire globe when it comes to human culture and history. Nationally, the British Museum was ranked number one and globally it was rated third. These rankings were awarded to the British Museum because today it has a permanent collection of about eight million historical works, which fall in the category of the most comprehensive, finest and biggest collection in the world. Moreover, these fine collections of the British Museum come from all the continents in the world. These historic collections illustrate and document the tale of human culture till today right from the beginning. So those who have a deep interest in history will find a lot at this museum and the tour of the British Museum will be not less than a treat for them.
Visit: The British Museum Website
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History of The British Museum:
The British Museum was built in 1753 and since that time, this museum has mainly had collections of famous scientist and physician Sir Hans Sloane. However, the British Museum was opened quite late for general public on January 15, 1759. Later, due to the British colonial trail, this museum saw extensive expansion as a result of which several branch institutions were created. -
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Collections to See in The British Museum:
- Antiques
- Coins
- Medals
- Natural History Specimen
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Tickets and Entry
The admission in the British Museum is free of charge for all visitors. However, during exhibitions visitors have to purchase tickets, but members can enter into the venue free of charge. The charges of a ticket for an adult entry in exhibition are £14, for 16 to 18 years old and students' tickets are priced at £12. Children under 16 years of age can access free of cost in an exhibition. For online booking of exhibition tickets, click here or use the information provided in STEP 5 to contact authorities of the British Museum. -
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Operational Hours of The British Museum:
The operational hours of the British Museum are from 10:00 to 17:30 on a daily basis. -
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Contact The British Museum:
General Enquiries: +44 20 7323 8299
Fax: +44 20 7323 8616
Email: information@britishmuseum.org
Exhibition and Events Ticket Booking: +44 20 7323 8181
Fax: +44 20 7323 8616
Email: tickets@britishmuseum.org
Membership: +44 20 7323 8195
Fax: +44 20 7323 8985
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Location of The British Museum:
The British Museum, Great Russel Street, London WC1B 3DG, United Kingdom. -
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How to Get to The British Museum:
By Tube
The British Museum is about 6 minutes by walk from Tottenham Court Road tube station, as the gap between them is about 0.3 miles. In order to finish this journey in 6 minutes, patrons should head in north direction on Tottenham Court Road/A400 towards Hanway Street from this London Underground then, turn right onto Great Russell Street to find the destination on the left. Directions from Tottenham Court Road tube station to The British Museum.
By Bus
British Museum (Stop OA) is the bus stop that is just 11 seconds walk away from the British Museum, as the distance between them is no more than 49 ft. Bus users can bridge this gap if they head southwest on Great Russell Street towards Museum Street. Bus numbers that have stops at British Museum (Stop OA) are 7 and N7. Directions from British Museum (Stop OA) to The British Museum.
