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The British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. Over 6 million visitors every year experience the collection, including world-famous objects such as the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, and Egyptian mummies.

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A Journey: Conserving the Atlas of Joseph Russegger’s seminal publication Reisen in Europa, Asien und Africa etc. (1842-1849)

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The Ballcourts of Chichén Itzá

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Buddhist art in Myanmar

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Containing the Divine: A sculpture of the Pacific God a'a

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John Harrison's Horological Legacy

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Egypt: faith after the pharaohs

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The Mold Cape

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The Russegger Atlas

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The Ancient Maya at the British Museum

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Celtic life in Iron Age Britain

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Poetry and Exile

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Social Fabric: African Textiles Today

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Celebrating Ganesha

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Bonaparte and the Battle of Waterloo

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1066: The Year That Changed England

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Palenque

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Exploring the Maya Ruins of Quiriguá, Guatemala

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Yucatán Today

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Untangling Maya Glyphs

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Traditional Jewellery and Dress from the Balkans

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Alfred Maudslay

1,680 items

Archaeology

1,008 items

Photograph

905 items

Metal

810 items

Glass

803 items

Mexico

703 items

7,350 items

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