If, by some typically improbable turn of events, Homer Simpson were to unearth from his backyard an old chest containing a chess set from medieval times, what would the pieces look like? Chances are they would resemble the lovable little contestants beautifully carved from walrus tusks by anonymous artisans in the famous cache known as the Lewis...
London IT was a project so audacious that it took 100 curators four years to complete it. The goal: to tell the history of the world through 100 objects culled from the British Museum's sprawling collections. The result of endless scholarly debates was unveiled, object by chronological object, on a BBC Radio 4 program in early 2010, narrated by...
LONDON -- Some exhibitions purport to give lessons in history rather than dazzle with works of art. ''Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World'' at the British Museum until July 17, before moving on to New York, is one of those, judging from the pedestrian didactic display. Brought over from the Muzim-i Melli (National Museum) in Kabul, some of...
British Museum i London er et af verdens største og vigtigste museer med samlinger om menneskets historie og kultur. Det blev stiftet i 1753 baseret på videnskabsmanden Sir Hans Sloanes samlinger. Museet åbnede den 15. januar 1759 i Montagu House i Bloomsbury, hvor den nuværende museumsbygning ligger.
British Museum er hjemsted for over syv millioner genstande fra alle kontinenter som illustrerer og dokumenterer menneskehedens historie. Mange af genstandene ligger i arkiver under museet og i lagerbygninger. I 2005 kom der 4,5 mio. gæster.
Formand er Sir John Boyd og direktør er Neil MacGregor. Museet bliver kørt af en uafhængig bestyrelse på 25 medlemmer. Neil MacGregor er ansat af denne bestyrelse og ikke staten.
British Museum tager som de andre hovedmuseer og kunstgallerier i Storbritannien ikke entre og har aldrig gjort det. Der tages dog entre for enkelte midlertidige udstillinger. Fold ud