The British Museum is one of the largest museums in the world, located in London. It was established in 1753 based largely on the collections of Sir Hans Sloane. The museum is dedicated to human history, art, and culture and is sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. It contains objects from all over the world in its vast collections.

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3. • The British Museum is a museum dedicated to human
history, art, and culture, located in the Bloomsbury area
of London.
• The British Museum was established in 1753, largely based on
the collections of the physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane.
• The museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by
the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and as with all
other national museums in the United Kingdom.

4. Find out the answers for the
following from your journey to
The British Museum
• Which are the buildings that you
come across while you travel from
Central London to the British
museum?
• What are the different collections that
you can see in the British museum?
• What are the things that you can
learn from this trip?

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8. • When was the museum opened first for
public?
• Whose collection is there in the museum?
• What style has the British museum been built
in?
• Identify the figures in the pediment?(the
triangle above the pediment)

9. Identify the images and
find out the historical facts
behind these images.

10. • Where do the objects in the museum come
from? Which countries?
• Whose statue is placed opposite the entrance
to the gallery? What is its significance?
• Which are the objects that are from Hans
Sloane’s collections?