London: Touch the profound history of the British Museum

London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is the political, economic, cultural, and financial center of the United Kingdom. It is the city with the largest number of museums, libraries and stadiums in the world. London has many famous museums such as the British Museum, the National Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Science Museum of London. Among them, the British Museum is the most well-known museum.

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The British Museum was founded in 1753 and is the world's first national public museum. In the early days of its opening, the British Museum was open to all the public who are eager to learn. The museum has collected many cultural relics and treasures from all over the world, as well as the manuscripts of many great scientists. The rich collection and variety are rare in museums all over the world. The British Museum has a collection of more than 8 million pieces. Due to space constraints, 99% of the collections are not on public display. It's also one of the largest and most comprehensive museums in the world, exhibiting and storing the origin of human cultural history and the development up to now.

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In order to make every effort to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic, the British Museum was temporarily closed to the public from March 18, 2020. At 10 am local time on August 27th, the British Museum reopened after being closed for 163 days, ending the longest period of closure since this famous museum first opened to the public in 1759. According to the pandemic prevention requirements, the British Museum also adopts online appointment and flows restriction measures when it resumes opening.

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Hartwig Fisher, the director of the British Museum, said: “Visitors are the most important to us. We miss them very much.” In consideration of the pandemic, only the first floor exhibition halls are currently opened, including the famous Egyptian exhibition halls and ancient Greek and ancient In Rome, etc., the number of visitors per day is limited to 2,000. Tourists must wear masks and follow a one-way route. In addition, visitors can also view the collection online through the British Museum official website (Website: https://www.britishmuseum.org/).