The British Museum

London's British Museum is one of the world's largest and oldest museums. At more than 250 years old, it currently boasts a collection of at least eight million historical artifacts. The British Museum's mission is to preserve culture through the ages for the people of its nation and the world. Discover more about this incredible museum and its collections in The British Museum, a Museums of the World book. Museums of the World is a series of AV² media enhanced books. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. These books come alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more.