The British Museum

1. The British Museum 

The Natural
History
Museum
The British
Museum

2. Basic information for discussion

• When were the museums founded?
• What do we know about these
museums?
• What exhibits are in the British
Museum?
• What exhibits are in the Natural
History Museum?
• How popular are these museums
today?

3. The British Museum was founded in 1753 by an Act of Parliament

The Great Court
of The British
Museum
The main building is in
Bloomsbury

4. Reading Room

Reading Room
The national library had
been founded by King
Henry VII. The magnificent
domed Reading Room is
used by students from all
over the world.

5. The most famous collections

Egyptian mummies
Egyptian sculptures

6. Marble sculptures of the 5th century BC from the outside of the Parthenon 

Marble
sculptures of the
5th century BC
from the outside
of the Parthenon

7. Rosetta Stone dates from 195 BC

Shakespeare’s First Folio of 1623
Rosetta Stone dates
from 195 BC

8. The Natural History Museum

was originally part of the British
Museum but has been
independently run since 1963

9. The most popular exhibits are dinosaur skeletons

Triceratops
Tyrannosaurus Rex
The most popular exhibits are
dinosaur skeletons

10. The Mammal Gallery

The 90 foot blue whale
The Mammal Gallery

11. The Mineral Gallery

12.

When a man wants to write a book full of
unassailable facts, he always goes to the
British Museum - Anthony Trollope
Когда человек хочет написать книгу, полную
неопровержимых фактов, он всегда идет в
Британский музей.

13.

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your attention!