Local history: the
British Museum
in the 19th century

School resource
Age 7–11

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.

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Subjects covered

Literacy
History

Age ranges

Age 7–11

Related information

Local History

photograph of the British Museum

Image: the South Front of the British Museum, a photograph by Roger Fenton. London, England, AD 1857.