British Museum

British Museum

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national museum in London, United Kingdom

The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the world. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. Established in 1753, the British Museum was the first public national museum. In 2023, the museum received 5,820,860 visitors and was the most visited attraction in the United Kingdom.

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Unknown Artist British Museum

Unknown Artist British Museum

Ain Sakhri lovers

Ain Sakhri lovers

Unknown Artist British Museum

Amaravati sculptures in the British Museum

Amaravati sculptures in the British Museum

Unknown Artist British Museum

Ambika Statue from Dhar

Ambika Statue from Dhar

Unknown Artist British Museum

Anne Seymour Damer

Anne Seymour Damer

Unknown Artist British Museum

Armento Rider

Unknown Artist British Museum

Arundel Head

Unknown Artist British Museum

Asclepius of Milos

Asclepius of Milos

Unknown Artist British Museum

Bassae Frieze

Unknown Artist British Museum

Battersea Shield

Battersea Shield

Unknown Artist British Museum

Bronze Head of Hypnos from Civitella d'Arna

Bronze Head of Hypnos from Civitella d'Arna

Unknown Artist British Museum

Bronze Head of Queen Idia

Bronze Head of Queen Idia

Unknown Artist British Museum

Bust of a companion of Odysseus

Bust of a companion of Odysseus

Unknown Artist British Museum

Campo Iemini Venus

Campo Iemini Venus

Unknown Artist British Museum

Choiseul-Gouffier Apollo

Choiseul-Gouffier Apollo

Unknown Artist British Museum

Colossal red granite statue of Amenhotep III

Colossal red granite statue of Amenhotep III

Unknown Artist British Museum

Double-headed serpent

Double-headed serpent

Unknown Artist British Museum

Gayer-Anderson cat

Gayer-Anderson cat

Unknown Artist British Museum

Hinton St Mary Mosaic

Hinton St Mary Mosaic

Unknown Artist British Museum

Hoxne treasure

Unknown Artist British Museum

Jennings Dog

Unknown Artist British Museum

Lilleberge Viking Burial

Lilleberge Viking Burial

Unknown Artist British Museum

MacGregor plaque

MacGregor plaque

Unknown Artist British Museum

Monnaie (CM 2014,4035.4)

Monnaie (CM 2014,4035.4)

Unknown Artist British Museum

Nereid Monument

Nereid Monument

Unknown Artist British Museum

Nymph of the Luo River, British copy

Nymph of the Luo River, British copy

Unknown Artist British Museum

Ribchester Helmet

Ribchester Helmet

Unknown Artist British Museum

Sphinx of Taharqo

Sphinx of Taharqo

Unknown Artist British Museum

Statue of Horemheb and Amenia

Statue of Horemheb and Amenia

Unknown Artist British Museum

Statue of Idrimi

Statue of Idrimi

Unknown Artist British Museum

Statues of Amun in the form of a ram protecting King Taharqa

Statues of Amun in the form of a ram protecting King Taharqa

Unknown Artist British Museum

Stele of Ushumgal and Shara-igizi-Abzu

Stele of Ushumgal and Shara-igizi-Abzu

Unknown Artist British Museum

Swimming Reindeer

Swimming Reindeer

Unknown Artist British Museum

Tang dynasty tomb figures of Liu Tingxun

Tang dynasty tomb figures of Liu Tingxun

Unknown Artist British Museum

Tomb of Nebamun

Tomb of Nebamun

Unknown Artist British Museum

Townley Venus

Unknown Artist British Museum

Uruk Trough

Unknown Artist British Museum

Vaison Diadumenos

Vaison Diadumenos

Unknown Artist British Museum

Yaxchilan Lintel 24

Yaxchilan Lintel 24

Unknown Artist British Museum

Younger Memnon

Unknown Artist British Museum

Lion of Knidos

Unknown Artist British Museum

Demeter of Knidos

Demeter of Knidos

Unknown Artist British Museum

Unknown Artist British Museum

Procession of the Panathenaic festival

Procession of the Panathenaic festival

Unknown Artist British Museum

Portrait of Alexander the Great

Portrait of Alexander the Great

Unknown Artist British Museum

Colossal quartzite statue of Amenhotep III

Colossal quartzite statue of Amenhotep III

Unknown Artist British Museum

Unknown Artist British Museum

Prudhoe Lions

Unknown Artist British Museum

Nebamun garden

Unknown Artist British Museum

Burney Relief

Unknown Artist British Museum

Anahit statue

Unknown Artist British Museum

Meroë Head

Unknown Artist British Museum

Standard of Ur

Unknown Artist British Museum

Copper Bull

Unknown Artist British Museum

Unknown Artist British Museum

Obelisks of Nectanebo II

Obelisks of Nectanebo II

Unknown Artist British Museum

Chatsworth Head

Chatsworth Head

Unknown Artist British Museum

Strangford Apollo

Strangford Apollo

Unknown Artist British Museum

Statue of Ashurnasirpal II

Statue of Ashurnasirpal II

Unknown Artist British Museum

Monnaie de Chalcis sub Libanum

Monnaie de Chalcis sub Libanum

Unknown Artist British Museum

Tejaprabhā Buddha and the Five Planets

Tejaprabhā Buddha and the Five Planets

Unknown Artist British Museum

Hoa Hakananai'a

Hoa Hakananai'a

Unknown Artist British Museum

Clay plaque showing a banqueter

Clay plaque showing a banqueter

Unknown Artist British Museum

Farnese Diadumenos

Farnese Diadumenos

Unknown Artist British Museum

Apollo of Cyrene

Apollo of Cyrene

Unknown Artist British Museum

Statue of the god Mithras immolating a bull

Statue of the god Mithras immolating a bull

Unknown Artist British Museum

Bronze Head from Ife

Bronze Head from Ife

Unknown Artist British Museum

Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy

Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy

Unknown Artist British Museum

Fariburz comes to Kay Khusrau with Rustam's message (BM, 1992,0507,0.1)

Fariburz comes to Kay Khusrau with Rustam's message (BM, 1992,0507,0.1)

Unknown Artist British Museum

A lion attacking a deer

A lion attacking a deer

Unknown Artist British Museum

Commemorative head of Queen Mother

Commemorative head of Queen Mother

Unknown Artist British Museum

Figure of Nandi

Figure of Nandi

Unknown Artist British Museum

Gilded bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara

Gilded bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara

Unknown Artist British Museum

Georges d'Armagnac (c.1501–1585), Bishop of Rodez, with His Secretary Guillaume Philandrier (d.1565)

Georges d'Armagnac (c.1501–1585), Bishop of Rodez, with His Secretary Guillaume Philandrier (d.1565)

Unknown Artist British Museum

Baptism of the Chamberlain of Queen Candace of Ethiopia

Baptism of the Chamberlain of Queen Candace of Ethiopia

Unknown Artist British Museum

Henry Majendie (1754-1830), Bishop of Bangor and Chester

Henry Majendie (1754-1830), Bishop of Bangor and Chester

Unknown Artist British Museum

crystal skull

Unknown Artist British Museum

Statue of Tara

Unknown Artist British Museum

Mogao Christian painting

Mogao Christian painting

Unknown Artist British Museum

Borradaile Triptych

Borradaile Triptych

Unknown Artist British Museum

Kopf des Pferdes der Selene

Kopf des Pferdes der Selene

Benjamin Haydon British Museum

My Lady Greensleeves

My Lady Greensleeves

Dante Gabriel Rossetti British Museum

Lely Venus

Doidalsa British Museum

Witness my Act and Deed

Witness my Act and Deed

Frank Paton British Museum

Admonitions Scroll

Admonitions Scroll

Gu Kaizhi British Museum

Bridge at Meulan

Bridge at Meulan

J. M. W. Turner British Museum

Lucerne: Moonlight

Lucerne: Moonlight

J. M. W. Turner British Museum

A tazza-shaped vase with flowers tumbling over the bowl

A tazza-shaped vase with flowers tumbling over the bowl

Jan Brueghel the Elder British Museum

Greta Bridge

John Sell Cotman British Museum

A dismasted brig

A dismasted brig

John Sell Cotman British Museum

Jahangir weighing prince Khurram against gold and silver

Jahangir weighing prince Khurram against gold and silver

Manohar Das British Museum

Self-portrait

Margaret Sarah Carpenter British Museum

Portrait of Wolfgang Thenn

Portrait of Wolfgang Thenn

Master of Wolfgang Thenn British Museum

Backwater, Weymouth

Backwater, Weymouth

Matilda Heming British Museum

Elijah rescuing Prince Nur ad-Dahr from drowning in a river

Elijah rescuing Prince Nur ad-Dahr from drowning in a river

Mir Sayyid Ali British Museum

The raven addresses the animals

The raven addresses the animals

Miskina British Museum

A picnic at night

A picnic at night

Muhammad Qasim British Museum

Rustam Mourns Suhrab (British Museum 1922,0711,0.2)

Rustam Mourns Suhrab (British Museum 1922,0711,0.2)

Muin Musavvir British Museum

The Golden Cell

The Golden Cell

Odilon Redon British Museum

Lion

Peter Paul Rubens British Museum

draft titlepage for Opticorum libri sex by Franciscus Aguilon, circa 1613

draft titlepage for Opticorum libri sex by Franciscus Aguilon, circa 1613

Peter Paul Rubens British Museum

Lion

Peter Paul Rubens British Museum

Pediments of the Parthenon

Pediments of the Parthenon

Phidias British Museum

Elgin Marbles

Phidias British Museum

Westmacott athlete

Westmacott athlete

Polykleitos British Museum

Bagnigge Wells

Samuel Hieronymus Grimm British Museum

Krishna Lifting up Mount Govardhan

Krishna Lifting up Mount Govardhan

Shahadin British Museum

Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III

Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III

Shalmaneser III British Museum

Rostam sleeping while Rakhsh fights a lion (British Museum 1948,1211,0.23)

Rostam sleeping while Rakhsh fights a lion (British Museum 1948,1211,0.23)

Sultan Muhammad British Museum

Bell

Wenzel Jamnitzer British Museum

Jacob's Ladder

William Blake British Museum

The Whore of Babylon

The Whore of Babylon

William Blake British Museum

'Frank of Borsalia' (Borselen) (c.1395–1471), Count of Oostervante (copy after an earlier painting by an unknown artist)

Unknown Artist British Museum

A Nobleman Holding a Watch

Unknown Artist British Museum

Christ (?)

Unknown Artist British Museum

Chrysippos

Unknown Artist British Museum

Demosthenes

Unknown Artist British Museum

Diogenes

Unknown Artist British Museum

Dr Samuel Birch (1813–1885), Keeper of Oriental Antiquities (1861–1885)

Unknown Artist British Museum

Farnese Diadoumenos

Unknown Artist British Museum

Farnese Hermes

Unknown Artist British Museum

Hadrian

Unknown Artist British Museum

Henry VIII (1491–1547)

Unknown Artist British Museum

Johannes Gutenberg (1400–1468)

Unknown Artist British Museum

lintel 15

Unknown Artist British Museum

Luzira Head

Unknown Artist British Museum

Peter I 'The Great' (1672–1725), Emperor of Russia

Unknown Artist British Museum

Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582)

Unknown Artist British Museum

Sir Thomas Cotton (1592–1662), 2nd Bt

Unknown Artist British Museum

Sophocles

Unknown Artist British Museum

Sutton Hoo ship burial

Unknown Artist British Museum

Tell Brak Head

Unknown Artist British Museum

Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522–1607)

Unknown Artist British Museum

Unknown Pope or Cardinal (possibly Innocent XI, 1611–1689)

Unknown Artist British Museum

Western Asiatic Antiquities – Advertising Poster

Unknown Artist British Museum

Mary Tudor (1516–1558), as Princess (but possibly later)

Unknown Artist British Museum

Martin Luther (1483–1546), Aged 63

Unknown Artist British Museum

Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

Unknown Artist British Museum

William Courten (alias Charleton, 1642–1702), When Young

Unknown Artist British Museum

Mary Davis (b.c.1594), Aged 74

Unknown Artist British Museum

Molière (Jean-Baptiste Pouquelin) (1621/1622–1673)

Unknown Artist British Museum

The Grand Vizier Done at Constantinople in 1702 (probably Huseyin Kôprülü, 1644–1702)

Unknown Artist British Museum

Reverend Dr Thomas Birch (1705–1766), Trustee of the British Museum

Unknown Artist British Museum

A Man and Two Women from Palau

Unknown Artist British Museum

The Temporary Elgin Room, 1819

Unknown Artist British Museum

Mary Bygrave (1770–1846), Housekeeper to the Trustees, Aged 74

Unknown Artist British Museum

Lady Layard (1843–1912)

Unknown Artist British Museum

Sir Edward Maunde Thompson (1840–1929), Director and Principal Librarian (1888–1909)

Unknown Artist British Museum

Interior of the King's Library, British Museum

Unknown Artist British Museum

Dr Robert G. W. Anderson (b.1944), Director of the British Museum (1992–2002)

Unknown Artist British Museum

A Picture of Frere Jacques done by the Young Brower at Brussells

Adriaen Brouwer British Museum

Roman Britain – Advertising Poster

Adrian Berg British Museum

Sir David Wilson (b.1931), FBA, Director of the British Museum (1977–1992)

Allen Jones British Museum

Portrait of an Unknown Man (at one time identified as Andreas Vesalius, 1514–1564)

Antonis Mor British Museum

Hormuzd Rassam (1826–1910)

Arthur Ackland Hunt British Museum

Dr Matthew Maty (1718–1776), Principal Librarian (1772–1776)

Barthélemy Du Pan British Museum

Woureddy (d.1842)

Benjamin Duterrau British Museum

Dr Gowin Knight (1713–1772), Principal Librarian (1756–1772)

Benjamin Wilson British Museum

Lady Layard (1843–1912)

Charles Vigor British Museum

Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817–1894)

Charles Vigor British Museum

Sir Thomas Cotton (1592–1662), Bt

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen British Museum

Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (1571–1631)

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen British Museum

Isabella Clara Eugenia of Austria (1566–1633), Infanta of Spain

Frans Pourbus the Younger British Museum

John Winter Jones (1805–1881), Principal Librarian (1866–1878) (after William Salter Herrick)

Frederick Percy Graves British Museum

Sir Anthony Panizzi (1797–1879), Principal Librarian (1856–1866)

George Frederic Watts British Museum

Sir John Forsdyke (1883–1979), Director and Principal Librarian (1936–1950)

Gerald Kelly British Museum

Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant, c.1743–1807)

Gilbert Stuart British Museum

Robert Harley (1661–1724), 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer

Godfrey Kneller British Museum

Oriental Antiquities – Advertising Poster

Graham Arnold British Museum

Sir Charles Newton (1816–1894), Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1861–1885)

Henry Wyndham Phillips British Museum

Dr Alexander Scott (1853–1947), First Head of the Research Laboratory

Herbert Arnould Olivier British Museum

Sir George Hill (1867–1948), Director and Principal Librarian (1931–1936)

Herbert James Gunn British Museum

Jacques (Jean) Rousseau (1630–1693)

Jacques Rousseau British Museum

Three Views of the Head of a Native (probably a Sakalava), Madagascar

James Ward British Museum

Still-life with a vase of flowers, the vase decorated with two putti

Jan van Huysum British Museum

Sir John Cotton (1621–1702), 3rd Bt

John Hayls British Museum

Sir Frederick Augusta Barnard (1743–1830), Librarian to George III

John Prescott Knight British Museum

Dr Andrew Gifford (1700–1784), Assistant Librarian (1756–1784)

John Russell British Museum

George II (1683–1760)

John Shackleton British Museum

Sir Hans Sloane (1660–1753)

John Vanderbank British Museum

Sir Charles Fellows (1799–1860)

John Wood British Museum

Egyptian Antiquities – Advertising Poster

Lawrence Preece British Museum

Augustus II 'The Strong' (1670–1733), King of Poland and Elector of Saxony

Louis de Silvestre British Museum

John Turtle Wood (1821–1890)

Louisa Starr British Museum

Richard Payne Knight (1751–1824), Benefactor and Trustee of the British Museum (copy after Sir Thomas Lawrence)

Margaret Sarah Carpenter British Museum

Sir Henry Ellis (1777–1869), Principal Librarian (1827–1856)

Margaret Sarah Carpenter British Museum

John Arnold (1736–1799)

Mason Chamberlin British Museum

Museum of Mankind – Advertising Poster

Michael Buhler British Museum

Edward Harley (1689–1741), 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer

Michael Dahl British Museum

Sir John (later Lord) Wolfenden (1906–1985), Director and Principal Librarian (1969–1973)

Michael Noakes British Museum

Sir Edward Augustus Bond (1815–1898), Principal Librarian (1878–1888)

Mildred Barham Platt British Museum

Montagu House, South-East Corner and Gateway

Percy Carpenter British Museum

Maysie Webb (1923–2005), Deputy Director (1971–1983)

Peter Greenham British Museum

Lady Hartwell (1914–1982), Trustee of the British Museum

René Bouché British Museum

Stonehenge from the West-South-West

Richard Tongue British Museum

The Double Cromlech at Plas Newydd, Anglesey

Richard Tongue British Museum

Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658)

Robert Walker British Museum

Sir Anthony Panizzi (1797–1879), Principal Librarian (1856–1866)

Spiridione Gambardella British Museum

Mr Harper and Mr White (or 'Two Gentlemen Seated at a Table, Raising a Toast')

Stephen Slaughter British Museum

'Voltaire' (François-Marie Arouet) (1694–1778)

Theodore Gardelle British Museum

Humfrey Wanley (1672–1726), Librarian

Thomas Hill British Museum

Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820), President of the Royal Society, Trustee of the British Museum

Thomas Lawrence British Museum

Joseph Planta (1744–1827), Principal Librarian (1799–1827)

Thomas Phillips British Museum

Claudius James Rich (1786/1787–1821)

Thomas Phillips British Museum

Native North American Medicine Man

Valentine Walter Bromley British Museum

Title page to Night VIII of Edward Young's 'Night Thoughts'

William Blake British Museum

Sir Frederic Madden (1801–1873), Keeper of Manuscripts (1837–1866)

William Drummond British Museum

John Winter Jones (1805–1881), Principal Librarian (1866–1878)

William Salter Herrick British Museum