Opening of the British Museum – 15 January 1759 The British Museum was first opened to the pub

Opening of the British Museum – 15 January 1759 The British Museum was first opened to the pub
Opening of the British Museum – 15 January 1759 The British Museum was first opened to the pub
Opening of the British Museum – 15 January 1759 The British Museum was first opened to the pub
Opening of the British Museum – 15 January 1759 The British Museum was first opened to the pub

Opening of the British Museum – 15 January 1759

The British Museum was first opened to the public on this day in British history, 15 January 1759. What began as the personal collection of Sir Hans Sloane has expanded to what is today one of the largest museums in the world. And though it was iniitally housed in Montagu House, a re-purposed 17th century mansion, the British Museum now covers a space of over 92,000 m2 (990,000 sq. ft).

Read more about the museum’s origin here…

http://todayinbritishhistory.com/2014/01/british-museum-opens-15-january-1759/

#history    #british museum    #sir hans sloane    #montagu house    #british history    #onthisday    #this day in history    #today in history    #today in british history    
Source Link  via  Today In British History
Today In British Historytumblr @ british-history
Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:45:25