Local history
Find out about the history of the British Museum and its
development as both a national institution and a heritage site in
the London Borough of Camden.
Classroom resources
Presentations: Easy to use slideshows showing the changing face
of the British Museum during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
British Museum in the 18th century
Download: Slideshow (ppt
1266kb)
Support notes (pdf 32kb)
British Museum in the 19th century
Download: Slideshow (ppt
2197kb)
Support notes (pdf 46kb)
British Museum in the 20th century
Download: Slideshow (ppt
1225kb)
Support notes (pdf 38kb)
Online
resources
Online tour
London
1753
Explore the city in the year the British
Museum was founded.
General information
The
history of the British Museum
For adults. Discover more about the history of the Museum and
its collection.
British
Museum Explore
Find detailed information, background
articles and images of many objects from the galleries.
Useful books
For adults.
Caygill, M. The Story of
the British Museum (London, The British Museum Press)
Caygill, M. The British
Museum: 250 years (London, The British Museum Press, 2003)
Wilson, D. The
Collections of the British Museum (London, The British
Museum Press)
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