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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British Museum

He described France allowing it to come to the UK and be displayed at the British Museum as "an enormous act of diplomacy".

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

However, the British Museum said the embroidery was "virtually unchanged" with thread breaks, measuring a few millimetres at most, not considered significant damage.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Visitors flocked to the British Museum in London on Thursday as the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition opened its doors to the general public.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

During Wednesday's speech at the British Museum, Macron hailed the UK's release to Ukraine of information on components for the long-range missile, SCALP, the French-produced version of the UK's Storm Shadow.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

I found myself in the British Museum, at first content, reading English Renaissance literature.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez