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

The British Museum said it is not financially feasible to set up an online platform for residents and it may exclude people, as well as the codes being vulnerable to be shared further.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

"As a publicly funded museum, the British Museum has a responsibility to make sure the arts is for the many, not the few."

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The British Museum is also under fire over prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The British Museum says it will provide an audio-described tour of the Bayeux Tapestry after a blind man threatened legal action over a lack of access for visually impaired visitors.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

What I learned from my year at the British Museum and from my summer at home, other academics have learned; others have known the impossibility of going home, going back.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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