29 things you (probably) didn’t know about the British Museum | Human Interest | Scoop.it
From british.museumblog.org - January 18, 2017 6:13 AM

1. The British Museum is older than the USA The British Museum is the world's oldest national public museum. Founded in 1753, it opened its doors in 1759, 17 years before the Declaration of Independence. It was free to all 'studious and curious persons', and it's still free today (but a few other things have changed). [...]


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