British Museum is a national museum[1]. It ranks in the top 0.38% of national museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,917 views/month, #1 of 262).[2]
Has part(s): British Museum Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan[19], British Museum Department of the Middle East[20], British Museum Department of Asia[21], British Museum Department of Coins and Medals[22], British Museum Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory[23], British Museum Department of Prints and Drawings[24], British Museum Department of Greece and Rome[25], King Edward VII Galleries[26], Elgin Marbles[27], King's Library[28]
Things named for British Museum include it tube station[54], a London Underground station[55], in United Kingdom[56] and it algorithm[57], an algorithm[58].
Why It Matters
British Museum has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for it include it tube station[54], a London Underground station[55], in United Kingdom[56] and it algorithm[57], an algorithm[58].
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APA4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). British Museum. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/british-museum
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LLM promptAccording to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): British Museum — https://4ort.xyz/entity/british-museum (retrieved 2026-10-10)
Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.
Significant event→claim for restitution of an artwork, name change
Harper's tag→british-museum
P14397→8646
On focus list of wikimedia project→WikiProject Livius, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, Wikidata:Gruppo Wikidata per Musei, Archivi e Biblioteche/BIB
"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: british-museum, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289920325|british museum (#289920325)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
