Museum
British Museum
World's largest public museum of human history and culture.
📍 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South
About
A public museum in Bloomsbury dedicated to human history, art and culture with a permanent collection of eight million works. Established in 1753, it was the world's first public national museum and received over 6.4 million visitors in 2025. Admission is free.
Things to do here
View ancient artifacts including the Rosetta Stone and Elgin MarblesExplore collections documenting human culture from prehistoric times to the presentSee works by famous artists such as Michelangelo and Hieronymus Bosch
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Getting there
Stations
Tottenham Court Road · 5 min walk
CentralNorthernElizabeth line
Russell Square · 6 min walk
Piccadilly
Buses
14
East Putney · Putney Town · Chelsea Riverside · Hans Town · Fitzrovia
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