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Norman Foster: Great Court King's Library detail of a the Parthenon frieze with the Panathenaic procession Rosetta Stone London: British Museum The British Museum, London, a Greek Revival building designed by Sir Robert Smirke, 1823–47. Carved stone panels from the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at what is now Nimrūd, Iraq; in the British Museum, London.
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Jersey artist Emily Allchurch's work to feature at British Museum • Apr. 15, 2025, 11:32 PM ET (BBC)
Victoria Hislop: The British Museum tells lies about the Elgin Marbles – it bought stolen goods • Apr. 12, 2025, 5:08 AM ET (The Telegraph)
British Museum is right to keep Parthenon marbles, says new trustee • Mar. 23, 2025, 5:46 AM ET (The Guardian)

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Date 1753 - present
Related People Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet • Sir Anthony Panizzi • Richard Garnett • Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks • Sir Wallis Budge

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British Museum
British Museum: Reading Room
Norman Foster: Great Court
King's Library
detail of a the Parthenon frieze with the Panathenaic procession
Rosetta Stone
London: British Museum
The British Museum, London, a Greek Revival building designed by Sir Robert Smirke, 1823–47.
Carved stone panels from the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at what is now Nimrūd, Iraq; in the British Museum, London.
British Museum: Reading Room
Explore Bloomsbury's British Museum, home to the Elgin Marbles and the Rosetta Stone, in London
Study London's history through sites such as Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, and the River Thames
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