The British Museum - the main historical and archaeological museum of the British Empire (now - the UK) and one of the largest museums in the world, the second most visited, among the art museums, after the Louvre.

It is one of the largest world museums, which stores works of art, Ancient Greece, Mesopotamia, Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt, collection of medals and coins, engravings, drawings, ethnographic collections. All museum collections are located in 94 galleries with a total length of more than four kilometers.

The founder of the museum's collections is the famous physician and naturalist, President of the Royal Society Hans Sloan

The building of the museum was erected for 24 years

Which is worth paying attention to in the museum, so it's on the granite head of Tutmes III and the sculpture of Pharaoh II.

At the very beginning, the museum was most famous, thanks to its huge library. In 1972, this - the largest library in the UK, received a separate building, and separated from the museum. So there was the famous British Library.

Interestingly, six British cats have been enrolled in the staff of the British Museum.

A special interest of visitors is enjoyed by the Reading Room, in which the famous events of the horror film "Demon Night", filmed in 1957, took place.