Visiting the British Museum? Here's what you need to know. What is it? Founded in 1753, the British Museum was the first national public museum in the world, granting free admission to all ...

From the private collection of Sir Hans Sloane in 1753, the British Museum has grown to become one of the world's most ...

from rare survivors of Hans Sloane’s collections that formed the foundation of the British Museum in 1753, to specimens currently in preparation in our beetle colonies. Since the early 1970s, the ...

For the second year running, the British Museum has topped the list of the United Kingdom’s most-visited attractions, drawing ...

After his death in 1753, Sloane's will allowed Parliament to buy his extensive ... The government agreed to purchase Sloane’s collection and then built the British Museum so these items could be ...