266 years ago today, on January 15, 1759 (December 17, 1758 in the lunar calendar), the British Museum was officially opened to the public. The British Museum, also known as the British Museum, is listed as the world's three largest museums, along with the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Louvre in Paris. Greater Russell Square, located north of New Oxford Street, is the oldest and most magnificent comprehensive museum in the world. It is also one of the largest and most famous museums in the world, founded in 1753. The museum currently has more than 6 million pieces in collections. Due to space constraints, there are still a large number of collections that cannot be publicly displayed. The museum was officially opened to the public on January 15, 1759. It houses many cultural relics and book treasures from around the world. The richness and variety of collections are rare in museums around the world.