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

Once at the British Museum, the tapestry will be removed with the same care and manpower as was required for its storage, before being laid out – flat, not vertically – for display.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The British Museum has postponed a Jewish Culture Month event on ancient Israel and Judah over fears of planned protests.

From BBC • May 28, 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

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