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The British Museum opened in January 1759 with a collection of around eighty thousand items. Today it contains more than four million objects.

London is blessed with many great museums and some of the most popular - including the magnificent British Museum - offer free admission to all visitors.

BM shows for 2010 include displays of African money, medals and stamps, Chinese prints, 200 years of Plains Indian warrior history and Asahi Shimbun Objects in Focus.

Mysterious Crystal-Skulls have been attributed to the ancient Mayan culture, but recent scientific investigations have thrown new light on their provenance.

The British Museum is celebrating 250 years of continuous growth. Visitors can explore mankind's history and cultures through 7,000,000 objects from around the world.

Prints by Jackson Pollock, Edward Hopper, Louis Lozowick, John Sloan, Louise Bourgeois and others show American society from the late nineteenth century to 1960.

Japan's National Treasures, the Jomon clay figures, or Dogu, were believed to have spiritual and healing powers.

The history of Cunieform Script, Babylonian Rulers, the Persian Empire, the world's first board games and charter of human rights on the British Museum's free guided tour

A gift of rare prints by Mexican artists, including 'los tres grandes' - Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros - is to be shown at British Museum.

This exhibition looks at the myths and realities of Babylon through art and archaeology. It also examines threats to the archaeology of Mesopotamia, now modern-day Iraq.

Priceless medieval treasures, many unseen for 25 years, such as the Lewis Chessmen, and the St Eustace Head Reliquary are now permanently displayed at the British Museum.

The British Museum is planning shows which will explore West African Sculptures from the Kingdom of Ife, Italian Renaissance Drawings, and the Egyptian Book of the Dead.

BM shows for 2010 feature Toulouse-Lautrec prints, West African art, Greek and Roman sculptures, Chinese history and Ghulamreza Takhti depicted by Khosrow Hassanzadeh.

British Museum offers film shows, talks, activities and family trails, especially designed for children aged from 3-11 years, to enjoy during the 2009 winter holiday.

The BM offers children's events for the 2009 winter holiday related to its current exhibitions, Professor Munakata's British Museum Adventure, and Moctezuma Aztec Ruler.

The Royal Botanic Gardens and the British Museum have combined their expertise to create a most unusual scented landscape garden on the forecourt of the British Museum.

A visit to London's British Museum wouldn't be complete without viewing the highlights of the Greek and Egyptian galleries and the exhibit in the former Kings Library

The British Museum has some of the world's greatest treasures, from the colossal Elgin Marbles to the delicate Portland Vase. Do it the easy way - see top tip below.

The British Museum is opening a new gallery showing the world's finest collection of clocks and watches. The exhibition spans more than 500 years of the history of time.

On 1st November 2009 the BM will host a family fun day exploring Mexican fiesta, Day of the Dead. Visitors will see performances, talks, processions and demonstrations.

Elsa Peretti has worked for Tiffany since 1974. Following a gift from Tiffany the British Museum is showing Peretti designs in the context of world cultures of every era.

Hadrian's rise to power, his lifestyle, achievements and legacy are explored. New evidence challenges traditional concepts and myths surrounding this complex personality.

Staying in London doesn't have to be expensive. Choices include 5-star luxury hotels, hostels, apartments and college campus rooms at prices to suit every budget.

Of London's many visitor attractions, any list of the best things to see on vacation would include Big Ben, the River Thames, St Paul's Cathedral and the London Eye.

The British Museum is mounting an exhibition of manga. The comic art book form by Japanese artist Hoshino Yukinobu is inspired by the collections at the British Museum.

Explore the treasures of the British Museum with popular manga character Professor Munakata.

The BM's lastest blockbuster exhibition explores Moctezuma II, the blood-thirsty times of his rulership, Spanish invasion, and the mystery surrounding the Emperor's death

Neil MacGregor, the director of the British Museum in London was recently quoted as saying, "Repatriation is yesterday’s question . . ." The number of high-profile and s

The Royal Academy, jointly with the British Museum and Arthur R. Miller, presents Utagawa Kuniyoshi's finest work, including woodblock prints and original brush drawings.

"Word into Art" looks at contemporary Middle Eastern artists using Arabic script to portray traditional images inspired by the Qur'an and Persian poetry.

"Babylon: Myth and Reality" shows how the legacy of ancient Babylon has survived into the 21st Century. It looks at the history, culture and religious life of the time.

"Statuephilia" shows sculptures by Damien Hirst, Antony Gormley, Ron Mueck, Marc Quinn, Noble and Webster alongside historic items in the Museum's permanent collections.

The life, death and legacy of Moctezuma II is examined through art, sculptures, monuments, gold, and gold jewellery, codices, archaeological discoveries and new research.

The BBC has recently reported that Iran has threatened to stop cultural co-operation with the British Museum if the Babylonian Cyrus Cylinder is not returned on loan.

Indian Summer events at the British Museum include Indian art, India Landscape, plus talks, family events and educational activities led by Indian academics and artists.

Hadrian's fascinating personality and the challenges he faced are re-assessed through items from his life time together with historical and architectural evidence.

Kuniyoshi prints, presented to American Friends of the British Museum, will be made available on the museum's website and exhibited at London's Royal Academy of Arts.

The North Carolina Museum of Art and the British Museum have teamed up to present seldom seen artifacts from one of history's most mysterious civilizations.

Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge and only an hour or so from London is the site of mysterious low mounds, , traces of the prestigious 7th c Saxon ship burial of King Raedwald

Armed with a metal detector, a plough or simply an experienced eye, treasure seekers continue to find precious artefacts from Britain's past.

A row between Greece and Britain over the ownership of some of the world's most famous ancient marble sculptures shows little sign of being settled.

The accidental discovery of a rock by a soldier would change Egyptology and provide a window into the language and belief systems of a celebrated ancient culture.

New research focuses on human sacrifice in the elite cemetery of Ur, in sourthern Iraq, ancestral home of Abraham, and one of the great centres of Sumerian culture

Finding independent and inexpensive shops on the streets of London can be tricky. A handy guide to local shops from Camden Council helps make the search a little easier.

When people say nothing in life is free, they are wrong. London has a host of award winning museums and admission is free of charge.

London's Natural History Museum is one of the most important of its kind in the world, with over 70 million specimens. There are many 'hand's on' activities for children.

Bloomsbury, once the literary heart of London, is still a good place to buy books. Lots of coffee shops and interesting pubs - explore a bit of historic and modern London

Whether it's your first visit to London or your tenth The Sir John Soane's Museum is simply unmissable. It is one of the British capital's real hidden gems.

Exhibition explores the life of Moctezuma II, semi-mythical Aztec Emperor. He was regarded as a successful ruler, but was defeated by the Spanish invader Hernan Cortés.

Only this week, British scholars located lost fragments of the foremost ancient list of Egyptian kings in a storeroom of the Turin Museum.