British Museum презентация

the world frequented tourist object, which contains unique artifacts, artistic masterpieces from all over the world.

Sir Hans Sloane                Robert Bruce Cotton              Robert Harley               
              (1660-1753)                      (1571—1631)             (1661-1724)

    It was founded in 1753 with the permission of the British Parliament. The basis of the expositions of the Museum were private collections of three well-known society personalities, transferring their collection has just formed a state historical-archaeological Museum.

of artifacts representing the history of production and use of coins in different periods of human life (from 7th century BC until today).

figures, more than 2 million prints and xylographic works of the works of famous European painters from Leonardo da Vinci to the modern avant-gardist.

printed and manuscript rarities of the world with 6 reading rooms on 670 visitors. The library collections are nearly 7 million volumes of various publications.