The British Museum

The British Museum is dedicated to human history, art and culture, and is located in the Bloomsbury area of London.

The British Museum was established in 1753, largely based on the collections of the physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane. The museum first opened to the public on 15 January 1759, in Montagu House, on the site of the current building.

The museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Mediaand Sport, and as with all other national museums in the United Kingdom it charges no admission fee, except for loan exhibitions.

Mummies

A mummy is the body of a human or an animal whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay further if kept in cool and dry conditions.

Mummies of humans and other animals have been found on every ………….continent, both as a result of natural preservation through ………….unusual conditions, and as cultural artifacts. Over one

………….million animal mummies have been found in Egypt,

………….many of which are cats.

Valley of the Kings

The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes, within the heart of the Theban Necropolis. The wadi consists of two valleys, East Valley (where the majority of the royal tombs are situated) and West Valley.