...*British Museum*...

The British Museum is the oldest, and one of the largest museums in the world. It's a museum of human history and culture in London.

Its collections, which number more than 13 million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present.

It was founded in 1753 by Act of Parliament, from the collections of Sir Hans Sloane, a physician and scientist.