The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture, located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million artefacts is the largest in the world, documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. Established in 1753, it was the world's first public national museum, and in 2025 it received 6,440,120 visitors, the second most visited attraction in the United Kingdom.
Facts
LocationGreat Russell Street, London, England 1 Architectural Style Building Type Construction Floor Area (sqm) Visitor AccessFree admission, except for loan exhibitions 1 Connections
In Form
Greek Revival museum building in London, designed by Robert Smirke.
In Movement
Robert Smirke's Greek Revival design.
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. British Museum (Wikipedia)
WikipediaInfobox, location field
Great Russell Street, London, England
Building section
The Greek Revival façade facing Great Russell Street is a characteristic building of Sir Robert Smirke
Lede, first sentence
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London.
Growth and change section
The dilapidated Old Montagu House was demolished and work on the King's Library Gallery began in 1823.
Admissions section
Like all UK national museums, it charges no admission fee except for loan exhibitions.
Building section, facade description
The Greek Revival façade facing Great Russell Street is a characteristic building of Sir Robert Smirke
Building section, floor area figure
covering an area of over 92,000 m2 (990,000 sq. ft)
Genre reference
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture, located in the Bloomsbury area of London.
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