Origin Of Items in The British Museum’s Collection
The map above shows the country of origin where of items in the British Museum’s collection. It based on the research by Al Jazeera..
An analysis by Al Jazeera of the British Museum’s online database, as of August 30, found that 2.2 million items from at least 212 different countries around the world had been catalogued.
The British Museum has been expanding its database for over 40 years, but has only catalogued about half of its collection, which contains over two million records.
Despite ongoing errors and omissions, the museum chooses to make this data publicly available. In April 2020, the museum revamped its online collection, making 4.5 million objects and 1.9 million images accessible to the public.
As of August 30, Al Jazeera’s analysis showed 2.2 million items from 212 countries catalogued, with the UK having the largest share (649,727 items), primarily from England.
Significant numbers of items also come from countries such as Iraq, Italy, Egypt, France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, China, and India.
