British Museum The British Museum (also known as the British National Museum and the British Museum) is the oldest and largest museum in the world. Together with the Metropolitan Museum in the United States and the Louvre in France, it is known as the three major museums in the world. The British Museum was built in 1753 and officially opened to the public on January 15, 1759. The treasures collected in the museum mainly come from the wars in Britain from the 18th to 19th centuries The main victimized countries are Greece, Egypt and China.
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