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

A British Museum spokesperson said: "All residents are still able to book tickets as part of the general sale on the 21 October."

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The British Museum said that while residents were offered the chance to secure tickets before wider release, these were on a "first come, first served basis".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

After seven years of diplomatic wrangling, England and France struck a deal to temporarily bring it to the British Museum in London.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

A British Museum spokesperson said the museum was "committed to making the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition as accessible as possible" and had worked with specialist access consultants.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

First the theater, and now a trip to the British Museum; surely this had been their most educational day in London yet.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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