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'''the British Museum''' is one of the world's foremost museums. Its collection consists of more than 7 million objects and is visited by more than 4.5 million people a year.
== History ==
The history of the British Museum began when Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) left his collection of more than 71,000 objects to King George for the nation in return for payment of £20,000 to his heirs. A group of Trustees was charged with supervising the collection. The King did not show much interest first but he was persuaded to accept it and an Act of Parliament established the British Museum in 1753.
The Cotton collection of manuscripts, which had been given to the nation in 1700, was added to the collection and the Harleian collection of manuscripts was purchased, too.
The British Museum opened to the public on 15 January, 1759. Since its collection belonged to the nation, free admission has been granted from the beginning.
== History ==
The history of the British Museum began when Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) left his collection of more than 71,000 objects to King George for the nation in return for payment of £20,000 to his heirs. A group of Trustees was charged with supervising the collection. The King did not show much interest first but he was persuaded to accept it and an Act of Parliament established the British Museum in 1753.
The Cotton collection of manuscripts, which had been given to the nation in 1700, was added to the collection and the Harleian collection of manuscripts was purchased, too.
The British Museum opened to the public on 15 January, 1759. Since its collection belonged to the nation, free admission has been granted from the beginning.