The British Museum Gets a Giant Gift: $1.27 Billion of Chinese Ceramics
Sir Percival David’s collection, amassed in the early 1900s, includes prized vases and wine cups. “You simply couldn’t build ...
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Noah’s Ark possibly marked on world’s oldest map from 3,000 years ago: scientists
Scientists have deciphered the world’s oldest map — and they believe it may lead them to the location of Noah ... before being acquired by the British Museum in 1882. Irving Finkel, curator ...
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Royal British Columbia Museum
The Royal British Columbia Museum offers visitors ... Keep in mind entrance to the IMAX costs extra. The museum is located on Belleville Street, at the border between downtown Victoria and James ...
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Hoard of 11th-century coins valued over $5 million to be on display at British museum
Starting Nov. 26, the hoard will be on display at The British Museum ... coins will then find its permanent home at the Museum of Somerset, located west of London. The coin hoard was discovered ...
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British Museum Receives Donation Worth $1.2 Billion—the Largest Gift in U.K. Museum History
The British Museum has received a donation of Chinese treasures worth more than $1 billion from the Sir Percival David ...