442K views · 9.6K shares | In collaboration with Oculus, we’re excited to announce a new Virtual Reality tour of the British Museum! Today we're sharing this video and an interactive demo to give you a preview. The full VR experience will launch in a few months, starting with galleries of ancient sculpture and Egyptian mummies – putting the Museum at your fingertips from anywhere in the world! Read more: vr.britishmuseum.org | British Museum | Facebook

The British Museum opened to the public #onthisday in 1759, becoming the first national public museum in the world! Here’s a message from our Director Hartwig Fischer to mark the anniversary, and reflect upon the shared humanity that still connects visitors to the collection, 258 years later. Read more on our blog: http://british.museumblog.org/why-15-january/ | British Museum

6.6K views · 1K reactions | Unravel the real journeys of the Silk Roads at this ‘mesmerising’ exhibition (The Guardian). | British Museum | Facebook