1. London’s First Public Museum: The British Museum The British Museum was established in 1753. It was the first free national public museum dedicated to world culture. Its vast collection ...

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

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 ...

Originally founded in 1753 to document human history, art and culture, the British Museum is based inside a large Robert Smirke-designed complex constructed during the early to mid-19th century. The ...

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 ...

The British Museum is both an architectural beauty and a trove of some of the world's most noted antiquities. It's arguably the best museum in all of London. What's more, it's free to visit.