British Museum

**British Museum**
	national museum in the Bloomsbury area of London The museum's main entrance
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Instance of	national museum,; non-departmental public body,; art museum
Named after	British people;
Location	British Museum, Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom
Street address	Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG, UK;
Architect	Robert Smirke;
Has part or parts	British Museum Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan; British Museum Department of the Middle East; British Museum Department of Asia; British Museum Department of Coins and Medals; British Museum Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory; British Museum Department of Prints and Drawings; British Museum Department of Greece and Rome; King Edward VII Galleries; Parthenon Marbles; King's Library;
Founded by	Hans Sloane;
Heritage designation	Grade I listed building;
Inception	1753;
Date of official opening	1759;
Visitors per year	6,701,036 (2013); 6,820,686 (2015); 6,695,213 (2014); 6,420,395 (2016); 5,820,000 (2018); 6,239,983 (2019); 4,868,176 (2004); 4,536,064 (2005); 4,837,878 (2006); 5,418,265 (2007); 5,932,897 (2008); 5,569,981 (2009); 5,842,138 (2010); 5,848,534 (2011); 5,575,946 (2012); 5,906,716 (2017); 1,275,466 (2020); 1,327,120 (2021);
Sponsor	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport;
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	51° 31′ 10″ N, 0° 07′ 37″ W
Authority control
	Q6373; ISNI: 0000 0001 2342 8817; VIAF ID: 134857252; GND ID: 38379-X; Library of Congress authority ID: n79107735; Union List of Artist Names ID: 500125180; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 11871460b; IdRef ID: 026472309; CiNii author ID (books): DA00592486; IMDb ID: co0105278; National Diet Library ID: 00640103; SBN author ID: CFIV001896; OpenStreetMap relation ID: 177044; Libraries Australia ID: 35022119; Open Library ID: OL52264A; NKCR AUT ID: ko2002147948; National Library of Israel ID (old): 000024990; Biblioteca Nacional de España ID: XX102968; NORAF ID: 90929335; NUKAT ID: n98069016; National Heritage List for England number: 1130404; GitHub username: BritishMuseum; PLWABN ID: 9810548375205606; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007259036205171
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English: The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture situated in London, England.

Deutsch: Das British Museum ist ein Museum über menschliche Geschichte und Kultur, dass sich in London befindet.

Español: El Museo Británico es un museo de historia y cultura humana ubicado en Londres, Inglaterra.

Français : Le British Museum est un musée d'histoire et de culture humaine situé à Londres, en Angleterre.

Italiano: Il British Museum è un museo di storia e cultura umana situato a Londra (Inghilterra).

日本語: 大英博物館はイギリスのロンドンにある歴史と文化を扱う博物館である。

Türkçe: British Museum , İngiltere'nin Londra şehrinde Dünya'nın her yanından getirilen seçkin Eskiçağ yapıtları ve etnografya koleksiyonlarını kapsayan müze.

British Museum

	Native name	British Museum
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 31′ 10″ N, 0° 07′ 37″ W
	Established	1753
	Web page	www.britishmuseum.org
	Authority control	: Q6373 VIAF: 134857252 ISNI: 0000 0001 2342 8817 ULAN: 500125180 LCCN: n79107735 NLA: 35022119 WorldCat

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