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British Museum

noun

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



British Museum

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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The next time it will be possible to see the nearly 1,000-year-old work of art should be when it goes on display at the British Museum in September next year.

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The closure – long planned – is what gave Macron the opportunity to perform his act of cultural diplomacy, committing France to loaning the tapestry to the British Museum for a year from next September.

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Today's focus is closer to home and an exhibition that the British Museum expects will be one of its most popular ever, a once-in-a-generation show.

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The huge embroidery - which is widely believed to have been created in Kent - will go on display at the British Museum in London next year.

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