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British Museum

Great Russell Street, Greater London WC1B 3DG

The British Museum

The British Museum is known to be the oldest public museum in the world, having been established over 250 years ago in 1753. It is considered to be one of the finest museums worldwide for human history and culture. The museum has a permanent collection of eight million treasures originating from all continents that illustrate the way human culture has shaped over the years from the beginning of our existence, to the present day. Some of the museum's more popular exhibits include the Egyptian Mummies, the Rosetta Stone and the Lewis Chessmen.

The museum shop stocks a wide range of products from books to clothes and accessories. Reserve your table at the Court restaurant, with its spectacular glass roof or visit one of the Court cafés in the north-east and north-west corners of the Great Court or the Gallery café is a great family friendly place to enjoy your lunch.

Admission free.

http://www.britishmuseum.org

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