The British Museum: 250 Years
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It is visited by 4.5 million people from all over the world each year, it is free and it is currently celebrating its 250th anniversary. Back in 1753 the British Museum was founded following the bequest of Sir Hans Sloane's own collection of antiquities to the British nation. The inspired idea to bring together a collection of artefacts, paintings, books and curiosities for everybody to enjoy free of charge was 'an extraordinary experiment in public education'. This pictorial history of 250 years of the British Museum takes a decade-by-decade look at its expansion and its acquisitions which included the Parthenon sculptures, the Sutton Hoo ship burial, Viking hoards, medieval manuscripts, Wedgwood pottery, Chinese paintings, Egyptian mummies and so much more.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0714127868
ISBN13:9780714127866
Release Date:December 2003
Publisher:British Museum Press
Length:64 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
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