The Crime Museum

Collection of criminal memorabilia in London formerly known as the Black Museum
Organization museum Q4921367
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The Crime Museum

Summary

The Crime Museum is a museum[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Crime Museum is located in City of Westminster[3].
  • The Crime Museum is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • The Crime Museum's instance of is recorded as museum[5].
  • The Crime Museum's Commons category is recorded as Crime Museum[6].
  • January 1, 1874 marks the founding of The Crime Museum[7].
  • The Crime Museum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.498611111111, 'lon': -0.13305555555556}[8].
  • The Crime Museum's parent organization or unit is recorded as Metropolitan Police[9].
  • The Crime Museum's official website is recorded as https://www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/about-us/about-the-met/met-museums-archives/[10].
  • The Crime Museum's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'c/o Room 1317, New Scotland Yard, London SW1H 0BG'}[11].
  • The Crime Museum's historic county is recorded as Middlesex[12].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1874 marks the founding of The Crime Museum[7].

Operations

The Crime Museum's parent organization or unit is recorded as Metropolitan Police[9].

Why It Matters

The Crime Museum ranks in the top 2% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Mapping Museums. museweb.dcs.bbk.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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