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The British Museum
The British Museum, established 1753, is among the oldest and largest of the world’s major museums. The Museum, located in Bloomsbury in central London, houses artefacts from numerous places and periods many of which originate from territories once ruled or administered by Britain as a colonial power. Its classical collections, overseen chiefly by the Department of Greece and Rome, encompass over 100,000 objects, most famously and controversially, the “Parthenon [or “Elgin”] Marbles.” The Museum organises wide-ranging learning programmes for children, young adults and adults and provides on-site activities for visitors of all ages such as activity trails, gallery talks and handling sessions.
Sources:
Caygill, Marjorie, The British Museum A-Z Companion to the Collections, London: British Museum Press, 1999;
Kennedy, Maev, “Mutual attacks mar Elgin Marbles debate,” Guardian, 1 December 1999 theguardian.com (accessed: August 3, 2020);
en.wikipedia.org (accessed: August 3, 2020);
britishmuseum.org (accessed: August 2, 2020).
Prepared by Susan Deacy, University of Roehampton, s.deacy@roehampton.ac.uk
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