A celebration of the British Museum. (Reviews).(Book Review)

Contemporary Review | April 1, 2003| | Copyright

The British Museum: A History. David M. Wilson. The British Museum Press. [pounds sterling]35.00. 416 pages. ISBN 0-7141-2764-7.

The author of this monumental study, Sir David Wilson, was the Director of the British Museum from 1977 to 1991. Sir David has no doubt that the B.M. is 'the greatest publicly funded museum in the world' as well as the oldest and this book is designed to mark the 250th anniversary of the Museum's founding in 1753. Whilst the author covers all periods of the institution's history, he gives much attention to the mid-nineteenth century. At ...

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