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Discover two million years of human history and culture

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Open today: 10.00 to 17.00

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Galleries

Walk through two million years of history on our one-way route that travels through more than 23 galleries.
Explore Collecting and empire

Learn how colonial relationships shaped the British Museum's collection in our new trail, Collecting and empire.
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