The British Museum is located in London and is one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. It was established in 1753 based on the collections of Sir Hans Sloane and first opened to the public in 1759 in Montagu House, which is the site of the current building. Mummies are the preserved corpses of humans or animals through embalming or natural circumstances. The Valley of the Kings is a valley in Egypt where tombs were constructed from the 16th to 11th century BC for Pharaohs and nobles of the New Kingdom.