British+Museum


 * The British Museum**

According to the [|British museums website] the British Museum was established in 1753. The museum is located at Great Russell Street in London. It has 8 million objects for display. Those objects are based on human culture to present. The building is 75 000 square kilometers. The museum aims to reach out to a world wide audience. One way they are trying to do this is acctually by moving parts of the museum around in the world.



According to [] **Sir Hans Sloane** was the one who founded the Museum, and it was founded as an "universal museum". **Sir Hans Sloane** gatered an collection of curiosities. His collection contained 71 000 artifackts, 40000 printed books 7000 writings and 337 plants. Prints and drawings and those where by Albecht Dürer. Anticues from Egypt, Greece, Rome, ancient and far east.




 * King George ||.** Gave his formal collection to the act of parliament on 7 june 1753 and the act parliament established The British Museum and put sir Hans Sloanes collection for display.

The most famous room in The British Museum is the **reading room**. It containes a collection of a lot of famous writers.

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According to the [|**wikipedia site about Moctezuma**] The 27. of Noveber it is a spesial day to introduce **Moctezuma,** an Aztec ruler. He was an aztec ruler, he ruled between 1502 and 1520. He died in the year 1520. He is famous for ruling the aztec empire when, spanish invaded Mexico.

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 * Sources**:

Information from: [] 24.11.09 (08.20- 9.45) Film clip from the museum:[] 24.11.09( 8.15-9.45) Other information on the museum: [] 24.11.09 (8.15-9.45) Sir Hans Sloane picture: 24.11.09 ( 8.15-9.45) The British Museum: 24.22.09 (8.15-9.45) The main reading room in the British Museum picture: 24.11.09 (8.15-9.45) Litlle facts about Montezuma: [] the first part about him, date 27. 11.09 (8.35) Picture of Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler : [] 27.11.09 (8.45)