British Museum

Sir Hans Sloane lived from 1660 to 1753 and was a physician, naturalist and collector. He was to the origins of the British Museum in his will left to preserve a collection of more than 71,000 objects, as well as a library and Herbarium.

He left it for King George II, for the nation, in return for a large sum of money to his heirs. When King George II refused, it would be offered at the centers of learning abroad. This led to the collection of objectssupervised by the museum. In 1759 the museum in the mansion from the 17th was Century houses called Montague House in Bloomsbury.

This is the same place, which houses the museum today. It opened its doors to the public and with the exception of the two world wars, it remained unresolved. Today, 5 million people visit the British Museum on an annual basis.

From the outset, the British Museum, after a body of trustees who were responsible, was seenParliament. The collection itself was one of the nation, with free admission for all. The library and information on the collections housed in a large room known as the Reading Room on hold. The first student in the room was opened in 1808 and, like the prints and drawings room known.

In 1772, Sir William Hamilton, the collection of Greek vases and other antiquities was bought. Acquired soon after the Rosetta Stoneand other Egyptian antiquities have been. In 1805, classical sculptures were boughtTownly collection as well known, and in 1816, the sculptures of the Parthenon were purchased.

By mid-1800 is the necessary extension of the museum, and it was Sir Robert Smirke who have provided the challenge. He designed the square and building the first phase was completed 1852nd Robert's brother Sydney, the Round Reading Room designed by 1854 to 1857.

In 1851, Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks was appointed and extended the museum in topics such as the British and EuropeanHistory, oriental art, archeology and ethnography. Finally, with the growth of the natural history collection was moved into a new building and it became a museum, known as the Natural History Museum.

Since the beginning, the museum has not only broadens and the center of activity. Discoveries and extensions on previous discoveries were made in the museum. Great scientists and archaeologists have the privilege had to work there. The museum has gone from strengthStrength and with the current attendance statistics still seems to be growing.

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