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The British Museum is to reopen most of its ground-floor galleries on 27 August after being shut for 163 days, its longest peacetime closure, Mark Brown reports. The museum, which first opened its doors in 1759, announced on Friday that it would reopen in time for England’s August bank holiday weekend. It will be one of the last of Britain’s big museums to reopen in a staggered process that began with the National Gallery on 8 July.\nAs at other museums, visitors will need to book a timed slot.
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