num_pages: 64
description: The British Museum is an international institution, with vast universal collections actively curated and constantly growing. This souvenir book defines the role of the museum and allows a behind-the-scenes view of excavations, cataloguing, conservation, and scientific research. Colour photographs, maps and time lines illustrate and introduce the many and varied civilizations represented in the museum and a number of the artefacts and treasures on display.
language: English
title: The British Museum
publisher: British Museum Press