British Museum

American  

noun

1. a national depository and museum in London, England, housing important collections in archaeology, art, and natural history.

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British Museum British  

noun

1. a museum in London, founded in 1753: contains one of the world's richest collections of antiquities and (until 1997) most of the British Library

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Example Sentences

The tapestry will be leaving Bayeux for only the third time in its history before being put on display for nine months at the British Museum.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

He had revered the British Museum since he was a teenager and was incensed by the idea that a theft was continuing and that it was being perpetrated by a curator.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Shortly before Gradel died April 28 at the age of 61, the museum presented him with its British Museum medal in appreciation for his efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

I got to know Ittai well because, after the initial story broke, we made a podcast for BBC Radio 4 called Thief at the British Museum alongside a film for BBC Two and iPlayer.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Their walk would conclude at the brand-new British Museum, where they would spend the remainder of the afternoon touring the galleries and perhaps pop in on a lecture or two.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood