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The 37 pages that link to British Museum, each with the reason it gives.

• LondonBroader topic: Its collections make the capital a major destination for museums and research.

• Grand TourRelated: Grand Tour collecting contributed to British interest in displaying classical antiquities.

• Natural historyRelated: Its early collections illustrate how museums became centers for natural-history study.

• Neoclassical architectureBroader topic: Its monumental Ionic colonnade turns a museum façade into a classical public monument.

• Classical architectureBroader topic: Its entrance applies a classical order to a prominent modern cultural institution.

• Rosetta StoneRelated: The stone has been displayed there since 1802.

• LouvreCompared with: Like the Louvre, it is a major encyclopedic museum, but its national history and collection differ.

• ParthenonRelated: The museum’s Parthenon collection is central to the dispute over returning the sculptures to Greece.

• AntiquarianismRelated: Its early collections drew on antiquarian and scholarly networks as well as private bequests.

• NinevehRelated: It houses many sculptures and tablets excavated from Nineveh.

• MuseumBroader topic: Its founding established a prominent model of a publicly accessible national collection.

• UrRelated: It houses objects excavated at Ur, including the Standard of Ur.

• Museum studiesBroader topic: Its founding and collecting history expose the changing claims behind public museums.

• Richard OwenRelated: Owen served as superintendent of its natural-history collections before their transfer to a separate museum.

• Benin BronzesRelated: It became a major custodian of objects removed from Benin in 1897.

• Cabinet of curiositiesBroader topic: Its founding collection included objects assembled through earlier antiquarian and natural-history traditions.

• Cyrus CylinderRelated: The cylinder entered the museum’s collection in the nineteenth century and is displayed there.

• Library of AshurbanipalRelated: It holds many tablets excavated from Nineveh and supports their study.

• Rhind Mathematical PapyrusRelated: The surviving manuscript is held in its collection.

• Elgin MarblesRelated: It has held most of the collection since acquiring it from Elgin in 1816.

• Arthur WaleyRelated: Waley worked there from 1913 to 1930, developing expertise in Asian collections and texts.

• Victoria and Albert MuseumCompared with: Its broad historical and archaeological remit contrasts with the V&A’s sustained focus on art and design.

• Natural History Museum, LondonRelated: The Natural History Museum's collections were part of the British Museum before becoming institutionally separate.

• NimrudRelated: Layard’s excavations sent many Nimrud reliefs and objects to its collections.

• National Gallery, LondonRelated: Its earlier public role offered a model and institutional precedent for the National Gallery.

• Austen Henry LayardRelated: Many sculptures and objects excavated by Layard were shipped to and displayed in its collections.

• Hans SloaneBroader topic: Parliament acquired Sloane’s collections for the museum’s founding.

• John Edward GrayBroader topic: Gray spent his career organizing and expanding its zoological holdings.

• Lewis ChessmenRelated: It holds the larger portion of the Lewis Chessmen and displays key figures.

• Sutton Hoo helmetRelated: The reconstructed helmet is held and displayed in its collection.

• Hormuzd RassamRelated: The museum sponsored excavations that Rassam conducted and holds many objects he recovered.

• Royal Game of UrRelated: It holds important Royal Game of Ur boards and the tablet used to reconstruct the rules.

• Sutton HooRelated: The 1939 finds were transferred there and remain central to their public and scholarly study.

• Capitoline MuseumsCompared with: Its global scope contrasts with the Capitoline Museums’ concentrated connection to Rome.

• Giovanni BelzoniRelated: Objects acquired through Belzoni’s expeditions entered the museum’s Egyptian collection.

• Anthony PanizziNarrower topic: The museum’s expanding collections and administration provided Panizzi’s institutional setting.

• William EttyRelated: Its 1849 display of Etty’s work helped secure public recognition after his death.