# Canonical recap data for British Museum Founded (1753)
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title: British Museum Founded
subtitle: The world's first major public museum established the institutional model for democratic access to cultural patrimony.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1753-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1753
decade: 1750
country:
name: United Kingdom
slug: united-kingdom
summaryShort: The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the world. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. Established in 1753, the British Museum was
summaryLong: The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the world. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. Established in 1753, the British Museum was the world's first public national museum. In 2025, the museum received 6,440,120 visitors and was the second most visited attraction in the United Kingdom.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "British Museum"
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
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  title: British Museum
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metaDescription: The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight mi
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  capturedAt: 2026-07-02
  label: British Museum
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