The British Museum is the (0) oldest (old), and one of the largest museums in the world.
Where else can you (33)___________(see) some of the greatest treasures of all time under one
roof? Here you can see at first hand The Elgin Marbles, The Portland Vase, The Lewis Chess¬men, The Sutton Hoo Treasure, to name only a few of the (34)__________________(wonder) col¬lections awaiting you. You will (35)___________(be) fascinated by the Egyptian Mummies, and
(36)______________________(inspire) by the superb exhibition of prints and drawings which chang¬es several times a year. Allow plenty of time for your visit — the British Museum is a vast storehouse of treasures. Better still, why not (37)__________________(visit) several times, concentrating on just one exhibit each time?
In 1753 an act of Parliament (38)______________________(establish) the British Museum as the
world's first public museum. The Cottonian Library was immediately (39)_____________(add) to the
collection.
Another major change to the museum (40)__________________(take) place when it was decided
to remove the British Library to new purpose built premises at St Pancras. This enormous undertak¬ing begun in the 1970s was not completed until 1998.
Today, the British Museum is home to no less than six and a half million objects and has ninety four permanent and temporary exhibition galleries. An Education Department
(41)______________________(provide) a wide range of services for adults and children. Other de¬partments (42)_____________(be) Coins and Medals, Ancient Egypt and Sudan, Africa, Oceania and
the Americas, Greek and Roman Antiquities, Asia, Prehistory and Europe, Prints and Drawings, and Middle Eastern Antiquities.
If you want to visit the British Museum you should remember the following information.
Please note there are two entrances: the main entrance is at Great Russell Street — this is where
the (43)______________________(inform) desk is situated and where you may obtain a free floor
plan. The other entrance is on the north side of the (44)__________________(build) in Montague
Place.

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