"British Museum". One of the best collections anywhere in the World. London, England

[@kangakid5984]

If these treasures could speak, oh.. the stories they would tell...

[@RobertMBGH]

The British museum has some of the most extensive collections of artifacts ever stolen from humanity. Literally tens of thousands of global antiquity parlayed into riches beyond Mount Everest. Long Live The Queen.

[@HorusHeresist]

Stories be like: "Who are you guys? Where are you taking me?! PUT ME BACK!!!!"

[@Tarinandtotoro]

Why didn't they took the pyramids?? Were they too heavy??

[@tiatemjentzudir4998]

Lol

[@awakefortwoweeks4770]

@@bigmac1516 who is savage i am really curious. English or Egyptian? fucking dumbass

[@mortalclown3812]

Please conjugate correctly. Otherwise your rhetorical question looks inane.

[@tonio13056]

@@mortalclown3812 The United Kingdom has to return the stolen. Now you understand

[@gaurav_vaviya]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ_Tl2BppZt5iK8

[@onthestreet4350]

Even they couldnt afford to buy a diamond for queen's crown ...therefore they robbed the Kohinoor diamond from India and decorated the crown which queen proudly possess till today....very few things they can call their own.

[@MandyJMaddison]

Kausik J, You have just repeated the stupid error made by nearly every article and You Tube video from India about the Kohinoor Diamond. They ALL, as in EVERY SINGLE ARTICLE, show the Queen wearing the Imperial State Crown. That crown DOES have a large diamond, bigger, in fact, than the Kohinoor. It is Cullinan II, the Second Star of Africa. The Kohinoor Diamond is not in the crown that they keep showing. It is in the crown of the Queen Consort. If you find a balcony photo f the Coronation of George VI, then His Queen is wearing the Kohinoor Diamond. You can see in this photo that the diamond that is in the Imperial State Crown is much bigger, and rectangular, nor round. The Queen has never worn the crown that holds the Kohinoor Diamond. It made its last public appearance in 2001 when it rested on top of the casket of the Queen Mother, at her funeral. The next person to wear it will be either Camilla or Catherine, on the day of their husband's Coronation. Saying that they could not afford to buy a diamond for the Queen's crown is really rather ridiculous. They COULD, but usually don't. Diamonds like the Kohinoor are given to them. The reason that the Kohinoor was given to Victoria was because by that date she held the title "Empress of India", so in a sense, the Diamond was still in the hands of the Indian ruler. It could have been retrned at the time of the partition, but then it would simply have become another bone of contention between India and Pakistan who both claim it. So does Iran, and so does Russia. It is probably better if it remains at the Tower of London, where Indians, Pakistanis, Iranians and Russians can all come and look at it.

[@MandyJMaddison]

Shivam Sharma, can I suggest that you look up recent lootings of treasures from India's temples. It goes on all the time, and it is Indians who are responsible for it. Several museums have recently returned treasures which they bought, fully certified, at auction, in recent years. The theft is an ongoing problem as more and more ruthless people see religious artefacts as a source of money. Dealing with this problem is far more significant than complaining about artefacts that the British Museum acquired during the 19th century. With the Museum objects, there whereabouts is known, they are maintained and displayed, free of charge, to the World. This is a very different problem to the destruction of objcts for thei metal and jewels, and he disappearance of artworks into private collections where they may not be seen for years. www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-13/dancing-shiva-art-gallery-of-south-australia-stolen-from-india/10233036

[@MandyJMaddison]

DragoN KnighT, Do some research.

[@onemanarmy3406]

@@MandyJMaddison seriously after watching your typing skill and how much time you're spending on it, I will must suggest you to write a fake manuscript of glory of british looter empire & their present thief government.. well I don't have much time to waste on a brainwashed blind person, because a donkey can't never be a Horse so... Your future ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4DIhp2YiseXeMk

[@MandyJMaddison]

Dragon Knight, You seem to have deleted your penultimate ignorant and misinformed post, in favour of more abuse. Well done!

[@codboss7092]

Cool but... where can i find the british artefacts ?

[@guyincomments8002]

There is a whole section on Bronze Age, Celtic, Roman, Saxon, Viking and Norman artifacts

[@luddon5449]

@@guyincomments8002 questions was,.. WHERE are they

[@guyincomments8002]

lud don have you ever visited? Just ask anyone there and they will tell you. Most of them are found in the European history part. The Lindow man and other Celtic artifacts and Bronze Age artifacts are found in one of the rooms there, as well as many Saxon artifacts.

[@वासकोदगामा-न1ड]

Where can I see Indian hitorical weapons.(like chhatrapti shivaji maharaj.) In Britain.

[@iknowyoubetter2028]

Colin Champollion it's preservation

[@s.k.3891]

I was there two years ago. Very impressive holdings, almost encyclopedic, but what I remember is the peeling ceiling paint in one of the galleries!

[@thegreenman4898]

i love the euphemisms "acquired , collected"

[@The_Tiffster]

I was going to say the exact same thing!!!

[@jameslawson9644]

They look permissions didn't they (sarcasm totally intended)

[@darrenmorgan870]

Look what happened to all that ancient treasurers Greek statutes etc, at there main museum in Iran or Iraq, they got looted as soon as there was a sign of trouble and they knew the police wouldn't have time to deal with it, all ancient statues were stolen the rest were smashed, Most of the treasure in Egypt thats found by the locals is always sold on the black market, and are never seen again, is that the better way?

[@MrJm323]

How about "liberated" or "secured" ....or even "discovered" after centuries of neglect or even cultural repudiation by later generations of locals. The Rosetta Stone, for instance. Should we "hand it back" to the Arab "Egyptians"; even though it had lain there (as a piece of building rubble in one of their palaces), unnoticed? Did the Arabs even care about trying to decipher the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, through the CENTURIES in which they ruled Egypt? How long did it take the French, after they arrived in 1798, to find that important artifact? A few weeks?

[@samoptimus4228]

@@darrenmorgan870 doesn't mean the colonizers will steal everything

[@Khaledov10]

Allot of antiquities in this place were stolen from Egypt during the British occupation!

[@jimmyjocob7751]

Yes brother

[@xmalystryx]

who cares

[@xmalystryx]

+Khaled Ibrahim get over it. Its history it deserves to be put up for the world to see. The world needs museums to show the history. Theres a saying "there is no future in the present if we fail to pay homage to the past". No one can afford to travel to every country to see all the history but it makes sense to travel to one area where we can see it all in one place. Quit whining.

[@bradpitt6256]

Khaled Ibrahim not Egypt but most of the items are from India

[@shaw2864]

Nathan Sears fuck u

[@mikej.9886]

The British Museum...sort of like the British Empire's Pawn Shop for stolen loot.

[@Liaison_Verequiem]

Im glad they stole or trade it to gain these. IMAGINE LOSING THEN TO THE COUNTRYS OWN BACKYARD. SHITHOLE COUNTRIES SHOULD ACCEPT REALITY HAHAH

[@lindachow350]

indeed, indeed..

[@nazrulislamnntv9969]

thank you very good

[@StarLight-sl9ok]

Name needs to be changed to “One of the best collections of stolen goods anywhere in the world”

[@mr.m1garand254]

When I went here I was confused why there was so much stuff from around the world if it's called the British Museum. I thought it would be a museum about British history, and then an Indian man told me a lot of it was taken from kingdoms in India and Africa, then it all made sense to me

[@PitchBlackTales]

A lot of it was bought, sold and traded with the British. Some of it discovered in archaeological digs. It is rare something was just 'looted' and stolen. For example, a lot of the Greek artefacts were sold to Britain by the Ottoman Empire in the 1800s, to avoid their destruction. Today Greece says they are 'stolen', because they were ruled by the Ottomans at the time. The Indian Koh-i-Noor Diamond which is a popular item Indians claimed was stolen/looted, was investigated and in 2016 the Indian supreme ruled court that the Koh-i-Noor had been given freely to the British in the mid-19th century by Maharajah Ranjit Singh, and was “neither stolen nor forcibly taken by British rulers. There are many items around the world owned by collectors of different origins to the items. The British Museum just have the largest collection since it fascinated them long before most countries started opening museums themselves. Many items have been saved from destruction.

[@seyanuagboola2912]

@@PitchBlackTales nope the Benin bronzes was stolen. And plenty other artifacts stop trying to make brirtian lol innocent even if it was traded. It wasn't still very fair. Since brirtian would literally colonize any country that said no to them.

[@aspirantjee2578]

@@PitchBlackTales lol lil just trying so convince that BRITISH MUSEM is not THEIFs MUSEUM

@@PitchBlackTales first museums and art galleries were open in italy long before the british

[@sapuo3359]

showing stolen goods with pride. an art in itself.

[@shipers189]

Britain endures. At least at the British Museum these artefacts will remain safe for hundreds more years to come.

[@humphreybong4679]

Evidence of the greatest theft on earth.

[@pyewackett5]

@@humphreybong4679 You ignoramus

[@kevinmontgomery1383]

@@humphreybong4679 Collection of the greatest pieces on earth, and no one is asking for copies of receipts.

[@jimmyshaw6439]

‘The secret ingredient is crime’ - Super Hans

[@heyguyswhatshappening6210]

best collection of stolen art from around the world !!!

[@arsimdrmaku4626]

Tačno, RESPEKT

[@stilldre3394]

@@arsimdrmaku4626 fuck the respect

[@maethmmohammed7146]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 they stole my country too IRAQ 😢

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

@@maethmmohammed7146 Iraq is dangerous Mesopotamian stuff is well presented and cared

[@maethmmohammed7146]

KZbinrs rule KZbin yep

[@Nitesh69-i5r]

One of the best looted /stolen collection in the world

[@indraganthi9741]

"British Museum". One of the best "STOLEN ITEMS" collections anywhere in the world. London, England.

[@chykim1]

Exactly!!!

[@seyanuagboola2912]

@@theyaduvanshiindian391 You mean colonized and killed people

[@seyanuagboola2912]

@@theyaduvanshiindian391 and they were horrible

[@Kds140]

@@theyaduvanshiindian391 even if someone ruled on any country they have no power to take their historical valuables or their things. This is the law and even France gave back some of their things in museum to Africa. So as per law and in actual anyone can say it as stolen. And not just india but many other like African countries too.

[@kanchanbiradi5286]

Its a true thing there is Not a single country which this country has Not looted

[@tzegoh333]

The British museum should return the frieze of the Pantheon back to the Greeks.

[@thanos6770]

@Andrew Jones The British museum doesn't have anything British because you have no history to put exhibit,only crimes

[@nomadseeker584]

For the first time thieves displaying their loots royale - The brits hall of shame

[@mewtew8006]

🤦‍♂️

[@namtesangma9572]

Greatest thief all time

[@moyes2584]

Continue crying baby

[@dontcheckmychannel-NJ17]

Shup ut crybaby INDIA we don't even care about you

[@newmind4850]

You right.

[@sougatadas9684]

@@dontcheckmychannel-NJ17 product of the theif empire dickheads Theifs

[@Guinness1066]

The vast majority was either purchased or given permission by the regimes at the time. Coming back two hundred years later complaing is just a joke 🤣🤣

[@andrewdoubtfire4700]

Artefacts kept in complete safety(uk not invaded for 1000 years) carefully preserved (not left laying around deteriorating) and displayed completely free for the world curtesy of the British tax payer (unlike the high prices of most museums who prevent those without the funds from visiting). To deal with the negative comments about items being “stolen”, it is a fact that without them being recovered and preserved by the British the majority of them wouldn’t exist now and be lost to the world.

[@kasipatnamsathyakumar1848]

Why no mention of the loot from India. Is it because the whole of Britain was built with the loot from India? So, when the whole of Britain is a showcase of what would have been India's, then I think just a museum exhibit wouldn't do enough justice.

[@lelaviation9869]

The whole of India is a showcase of some of the finest slums ever.

[@anonymousalone1434]

@@lelaviation9869 Well we are coming to britan we will settle and outnumber you the end is near don't worry.

[@sc-iu8jq]

@@lelaviation9869 To funny maybe they can put them a museum in india. The slum section 🤣

[@vigneshsubha8868]

@@lelaviation9869 soon Indians/Pakistanis will conquer Britain.

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

Kasipatnam Sathyakumar www.untoldmorsels.com/british-museum-highlights-facts/

[@RandomShorts007AP]

Did not mentioned many stolen ancient stuff from India...

[@iknowyoubetter2028]

Hunter007 must be a few boring statues

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

Hunter007 india has natraj buddha what not

[@pc-hyperzone526]

45 trillion dollar!🤬

[@nemesisprime1890]

@@iknowyoubetter2028 Few boring statues do not cost 45 trillion.

[@xuanminglu1507]

British museum---the largest and oldest active crime scene

[@paullewis2413]

@Bidu Bidu If they hadn´t ``stolen`` them I would guess around 75% would no longer be in existence now!

[@wito6998]

Bidu Bidu Many of the objects were obtained in fair trade, or barter, for sugar, molasses, spice, clocks, whale oil, fabric, or other commodities in demand.

[@juniorh9238]

@@paullewis2413 what nonsense! Who are you to want to want to decide for others what they should do with their own property?! The arrogance of you people to feel that you have better use for other's properties than they, the true owners. I am sure you would probably fight to the death, if someone came to take your valuable properties from you for their own use!

[@MandyJMaddison]

Xuanming Lu, I have left a ong response. I suugest you locate it and read it. You should find my description of a recent archaeological discovery in China to be particularl interesting. This sort of thing could NEVER happen with British, or European professional archaelogists.

[@jebstuart4004]

@@wito6998 fair trade ? like the trade of Manathan for a frying pan and some sugar......Seriously....

[@brianrichards7006]

As a student of West Africa, I wish the museum would consider returning some of the Benin bronzes that the British expedition took in 1897.

[@Magical_realm_]

Not for some ask for each and everything

[@-spudman2.054]

No man corrupt official's in your country's will just sell them off to rich Arabs and the pieces will be locked away in private collections forever.

[@proaaron578]

@@-spudman2.054 The British and French reduced West Africa to such a sorry state and plundered their land.

[@-spudman2.054]

@@proaaron578 I'm sorry there ancestors where so weak and unintelligent.

[@KPPMt1n7]

I have traveled to almost 30 countries around the world. Every large museum in the world has looted goods from neighboring countries. Including the National Museum of Ghana, the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, even the Tibet Museum in Lhasa, the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Do you seriously think that the Greeks asked the Persians for permission to have all the artifacts they have on display from the Peloponnesian War?

[@leroyschloss5634]

Why these people like to live in other people shadow,

[@mortalclown3812]

It's difficult to imagine a concept of history as limited as this. (It almost sounds like a vacuous thing that Donald Trump would say.) Beholding the greatest material objects of different regions throughout history is not looking at mere physical objects, but the intellects, religion and even science of the time in question. The paucity of curiosity displayed by your words is tragedy enough. Perhaps you're very young. Perhaps you were raised to appreciate very little in the world in general. Yet to only see pitiable beggars when you gaze upon those interested in history is an opposite view of what is really in the reflecting glass. Here's hoping you may be brought to appreciate what was grand, what was awful, what was brilliant from times past, for without the measuring stick of history, it's impossible to tell where we're even going.

[@diddy103177]

Fascinating collection of which I'm eager to visit this coming week during my first tour of England. Thank you for presenting, with such clarity, your personal favorite highlights of the museum, which is a great starting guide for someone like myself.

[@banksdin9198]

Wow if not with the Britons these artifacts would be lost forever. Thank God they are concerned with the arts and culture or material history of our world.

[@collinsuche1296]

Thief will always support thieves.

[@xrysapriovolou6672]

What??????

[@komododrag5232]

That's the way I thought people would see it but they have no appreciation of the Brits keeping and archiving our world's history.

[@peterpeter8325]

This video should be removed by KZbin. It is promoting stolen goods by thieves.

[@LetslearntoDIY]

I hope one day I can visit the British museum. I really want to move my family to Europe in a few years but I for certain want to visit and travel across Europe. It would be a great adventure.

[@barkmatter4389]

Return the Greek marvels of Parthenon Its an act of barbarism that dishonours British people in the eyes of decent men

[@PeterFranklin7]

Do you know that they were taken by the british to protect them from the ottomans?

[@saajithsaajith744]

If they do so then british musem will b empty.

[@emp8653]

@@saajithsaajith744 Have you even been to the museum?

[@emp8653]

The British Museum obtained them legally, you would know this if you actually did some research first. Lets not even get into the fact that the Parthenon had literally been used to store explosive material (which had gone off) before they were removed (with permission) and later bought by the museum.

[@wito6998]

Many of the objects were obtained in fair trade, or barter, for sugar, molasses, spice, clocks, whale oil, fabric, or other commodities in demand.

[@Problemstack]

education started in Greece, Math, Astronomy all that. All whilst people in England were rolling around in the mud. Romans brought education and knowledge to England which they got alot from Greeks.

[@michap9839]

recommended speed: 1.5x

[@dnae760]

Ha! Thanx

[@jimbeam1293]

😂😂😂 I started to sleep after 2 min.

[@lorenssszz9813]

Thanks it helps

[@akashx]

Thanks 😂🤟🏼

[@johnhopkins6658]

Elgin Marbles were removed with the permission of the Ottomans, not the Greeks.

[@ΒασίληςΦλεριανός-μ1γ]

I tottaly agree with you and we better call them Parthenon's Marbles and not Elgin Marbles.

[@pierluigipassoni6231]

Elgin removed them, in spite of the opposition of the Greeks, promising to return them when Greece would have become a safer place...but instead few years later he sold them to the British museum. Given that the removal was authorized by the Turks, the British museum considers the purchase legitimate. It was a theft, the museum was always aware of it. Elgin was in bad faith. The marble of the Parthenon should be returned to Greece.

[@wito6998]

It’s great the are together. Otherwise, they would have been sold piece by piece for placement in gardens around the world.

[@pyewackett5]

@@wito6998 Absolutely correct

[@pyewackett5]

@@pierluigipassoni6231 Let's not forget the Turks blew the Parthenon roof off ...

[@paritoshreddy621]

If you steal from the whole world no wonder you have a better collection 😆 Wish Great Britan teaches their next generations about their theft past

[@nightlightabcd]

It is free for all to see. If left to where they were collected, the public would know little to noting of these things and they all would have been lost to humanity and history! Maybe you should give that a little thought!

[@PikaPluff]

@@nightlightabcd lmao i think you know that just because something is not in the ahnds of europeans doesn't mean history is lost idiot. india would have been a much better place right now if it weren't colonised.

[@MandyJMaddison]

Paritosh, I have left a ong response. I suugest you locate it and read it.

[@johann.9271]

@@PikaPluff I VERY much doubt that India would be a better place today if it were never colonised.

[@PikaPluff]

@@johann.9271 where do your doubts come from typical beer swallowing, bald headed white bloke? i have very much proof that england, france, other colonisers, and europe indirectly, would not have found wealth if it were not for colonisation. From the gems, slaves, and materials from africa, to slaves, spices, trade, knowledge, from india and the east.... communication good is proven here.

[@baltrade5637]

Only those who's 'house' has been looted and destroyed will know the pain!🙏😔

[@supremereader7614]

It wasn’t looted, it’s more like those who have had garage sales and regretted selling cool things.

[@clifford121]

@@supremereader7614 keep lying to yourself buddy

[@Guinness1066]

@@supremereader7614 well said, as the vast majority was purchased and given permission by the ruling regimes. 200 years later, then the complaints come in after seeing how popular they are and that they should of actually been interested in history 🤣🤣

[@natureboy5990]

@@Guinness1066 ?

[@seyanuagboola2912]

@@Guinness1066 a lot of articrafts are stolen.

[@mvmrealtimelivemcxnsefoncd6590]

collection of article and master pieces.....LOOTED from all over the world......specially from INDIA ...

[@soniarose1983]

Sorry. Conquered. OOps you loose

[@IrishAnnie]

We went there in August. Blew my socks off. I was so worn out having been there all day. It was a feast for the eyes. I was careful to research the top things to see as not to miss anything.

[@AhmedAlAgroudy]

Yea most of antiques are not belong to UK

[@jimmyjocob7751]

Not most of. Nothing is belongs to British.

[@nicholasturner1439]

The collection belongs to the brits, so long as they are strong enough to keep them.

[@sydneyhoward3754]

@ahmed Al Agroudy. Not most. ALL!!!

[@nightlightabcd]

If not for the UK, these things would have all been lost to mankind! Most ancient artifacts throughout time have been destroyed by the locals or by foreign invaders! Little thought was usually given to preserving their past but only for the present, all the past and present cultures owe a bit of gratitude to such museums for sparking the preservation and the value of the things of the past!

[@PikaPluff]

@@nightlightabcd yes its better off in the museum for now. but it must be acknowledged that they stole it for this intent.

[@cartoonnerd4260]

“The worlds biggest crime site”

[@shalashaska615]

That’s a fine collection. Stealing everybody else’s heritage is a low blow in my humble opinion.

[@MandyJMaddison]

shala...., I have left a ong response. I suugest you locate it and read it.

[@bebetto221]

if you reappy want to know what is what, you just can read nd document your self. You can find out who SOLD and for how much etc.

[@mikejones9961]

dipshit

[@seyanuagboola2912]

@@bebetto221 it wasnt sold idiot. It was stolen.

[@colinchampollion5605]

They should rename the Muesum ~"The Best Place To See Stolen Artifacts"

[@soniarose1983]

Or "The best preserved artefacts from around that could not otherwise be kept in good enough condition to be seen again in human history despite how they were purchased or taken as reparations or booty of war". The world is a strange place and the world is better off for these artefacts' preservation. It actually preserves, highlights and explains the cultural glory of other cultures on a world stage and at huge expense to the host nation's citizens. But by all means, have a go!

[@Zack4628-c2s]

@@soniarose1983 or the best way to make Britain great again by displaying those items to develop your own economy. Am I right ? Selfish thief ?

[@leonardovinicius460]

England has plundered so many other cultures and for so many centuries it is no wonder they have all the best because even stealing our good taste and knowledge does not abandon us.

[@huayfeng]

a robber will never return what he robbed

[@psmiddx2096]

True, but plenty of countries have taken the same.

[@HasanAli-gn8wd]

Until caught

[@psmiddx2096]

@Bidu Bidu Is that why your "country" has the racist caste system?

[@iknowyoubetter2028]

Shubham Johri he mentioned caste... and india has the racist caste system like no other so..m

[@shivgautam487]

@@iknowyoubetter2028 As far as legislative validation is concerned Caste system has been abolished by Article 17 of Indian Constitution. Now tell the British government to return the artifacts to their respective countries.

[@trinitylopez1531]

British have the best to show, call themselves "gentlemen" but one thing is missing in these people to this day, that is integrity. Sad but true.

[@nothanks1239]

As a brit, I actually was unaware of this museum harbouring many stolen goods until I saw these comments and looked it up. Quite sad that the museum refuses to return them. An opportunity to rectify our mistakes and we refuse. I can only apologise to those hurt by this. I hope your country eventually gets its artifacts back.

[@estebanlipa6320]

Your open mind is commendable. I did not even finish watching the video. The very thought of displaying stolen goods by a government is cringe worthy at the very least. Desde filipinas. Dios te bendigo.

[@bebetto221]

what about those received as gifts or purchased? or discovered when they were unknown to anybody? etc

[@TodayFreedom]

What a load of absolute rubbish. Grow up.

[@nothanks1239]

@@TodayFreedom You need to elaborate on what exactly is a 'load of rubbish' and for why I need to 'grow up'.

[@nothanks1239]

@@bebetto221 For some reason I never saw this comment; if it has been documented as not being stolen, I don't see any problem keeping those artifacts. You can't really give a gift and then claim it back. That's not how it works.

[@zipsteri]

There's nothing "British" in the British Museum.

[@marcduchamp5512]

You should visit the Victoria and Albert Museum

[@So1ipse]

Except for the knowledge understanding and skill behind finding and researching said exhibits, not to mention the expertise behind maintaining them in an environment of minimum degredation and/or reversing any damage already sustained. Then again. there's always the accumulated value of the invested running expenses of the storage environment along with the availability of expert assistance to any visiting researchers who need access in order to increase humanity's understanding. Abstract scientific knowledge mostly lacks an ownership label, in fact the only location with any relevance is the destination of the bills for the overheads involved.

[@ClariceAust]

@@So1ipse Yes, the British Museum has provided a legacy for the treasures for others to study and view them. This is the other side of the coin; they didn't just pillage these artifacts and melt them down or sell them on. It bears a great responsibility to do this properly and is an expensive business.

[@cormalopo9248]

I really want to go to the "British" Museum.. To see many "original" British stuff.. Because my father told me that "British" Museum is all original, not stolen, not taken, it's all original..

[@willengel2458]

The Loot Museum. 😁😁 the Elgin Marble, not stolen?

[@fm20009]

Fabulous and stolen from world. Marvelous. Lovely

[@Super-ew1ty]

Thank you for the preservation of world treasures. Millions view them.

[@stevenwilliambaylessparks3730]

Ali Baba's cave is nothing compared to this haven of purloined treasure.

[@johnwells9664]

If the Assyria artifacts had been left or returned to their place of origin they would likely have been destroyed in the last few years by extremists. I get the whole "theft" issue but some of this priceless history would not have survived if not kept here. I have a friend of Assyria descent who is grateful for every piece of their history preserved by the museum. It's complicated....

[@bauhaus3176]

John Wells what about the Greek and Egyptian artifacts. There is no war there .

[@proaaron578]

I agree, but the British helped contribute to the chaos there too. It's extremely complicated.

[@kaykaty719]

Stolen properties. Please kindly return back to the respectul countries.

[@cinnamonstar808]

😊 it was.... "acquired"

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

Kamal Kamala _ No.

[@60toodles]

maybe we can return all non indigenous people living in our once beautiful country back to their own historic countries? Wouldn't that be an amazing day. Shut up you moron.

[@60toodles]

can we return all indian, pakistani, african etc immigrants to their respectful countries to?

[@samuelmbugua975]

Only if you agree to return everything you stole too...otherwise, sit back and watch them eat your tax payers money haha

[@jominatozaki2089]

Thanks a lot for this! It felt like I was there touring the museum :o amazing!!

[@GoodVideos4]

I went once to the British Museum. But, I was so tired and so dazed that I didn't see much, unfortunately. That was because I had just been on an overnight flight from the USA. And, then that evening taking a connecting flight to here, Cape Town, South Africa.

[@ΜαρίαΠ-υ2υ]

Your job is wondderfull but ..about 14:36 There is a mistake. Greeks never gave the permission to Elgin removing the marbles. "From 1801 to 1812, agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin removed about half of the surviving sculptures of the Parthenon, as well as sculptures from the Propylaea and Erechtheum. The Marbles were transported by sea to Britain. Elgin later claimed to have obtained in 1801 an official decree (a firman) from the Sublime Porte, the central government of the Ottoman Empire which were then the rulers of Greece. This firman has not been found in the Ottoman archives despite its wealth of documents from the same period and its veracity is disputed. "

[@henrylivingstone2800]

He mentions that the Elgin marbles or more appropriately the Parthenon marbles were removed with the permission of the Greeks that’s a complete lie they were removed by permission of occupying ottoman forces that’s the equivalent of buying stolen goods from a thief and is morally and legally wrong

[@Tarinandtotoro]

It should have been named as "The looters museum" ...

[@alyssasmith7566]

The British Museum was founded in 1753, the first national public museum in the world. From the beginning it granted free admission to all 'studious and curious persons'. Visitor numbers have grown from around 5,000 a year in the eighteenth century to nearly 6 million today.

[@50dharshan]

Yes and looted from india shame on British

[@JohnThomas-hp3fq]

Hi alyssa

I am all for the british museum but to claim it as the first public museum in the world is not true. its the vatican and uffizi gallery in italy

[@lordalderbury1506]

Excellent production

[@raaf4678]

A great deal of people are whining about many things on display, but its nice to be able to visit one museum and see al these high quality objects!

[@Nation_First2017]

These are not a collections , These tings are looted around the world

[@MandyJMaddison]

Murali, I have left a ong response. I suugest you locate it and read it.

@@MandyJMaddison you should stop replying to this boring broken record.

[@nanderlizernanderlizer684]

yeah thats how museums work

[@marcduchamp5512]

Well at least they made it free to visitors. Poor countries can’t even feed themselves properly let alone any higher learning and museum building

[@sc-iu8jq]

Very proud Englishman here thank you for all you're artefacts 😘😘

[@عبدالكريمحسنبحر]

Big effort and nice job thank you very much for this vedio

[@melissarandall1002]

I remember going here at a very young age with my primary school and it was amazing and the the most amazing time my favourite was all the mummies and the hallways we went down filled with history I do wanna go back as I was too young to take in the building around me and forgot how fricken big it was but I did take in all the history I learnt about and my grades right now (I'm in year 9.. Nearly 10) are AMAZING and my dad has always wanted to go so the first lot of money after I get my car I'm gonna spend it to go to that museum with my parents and boyfriend... I honestly can't wait I'm so into all sorts of history from Egyptians to WW2 (also on eased with ww2 and have been to the Dover dungeons with my school) and I actually love school... So thanks to that WONDERFUL MUSEUM for making me get what I wanted in high school and making me such a history finatic ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@melissarandall1002]

3rd line.... Had*

[@melissarandall1002]

On eased?.... I said obsessed but okay lol

[@karanbansal7458]

Melissa Randall you should be ashamed....ALL ITEMS ARE STOLEN FROM EGYPT, INDIA AND AFRICA.... SHAME ON YOU AND YOUR THIEF COUNTRY

[@krantikoganti8608]

Melissa Randall What’s more amazing is u lack historical knowledge... because if u know the true history of those artifacts... and assuming u r in the right frame of mind ... you will criticise it... Unless you appreciate robbery...

[@barneyh7014]

KARAN BANSAL well they were moved to London when these countries were under the empire meaning that all their stuff was British. Plus the British museum is a museum that was meant to showcase the wonders of the empire.

[@supremereader7614]

So thankful Britain preserved all this for the world! Has any other country (besides USA) preserved half this much? Or a tenth this much?

[@pab702]

Maybe one day they’ll build museums in the countries where these artifacts originate from and house them there.

[@AeroAngle]

I'm starting to regret booking a vacation to London...

[@thespanisharmada7730]

Matthew Stokes XD you called him a tit. Fucking looters and thievery

[@matthewstokes1608]

TheSpanish Armada ....yeah... And?

[@edholohan]

London sucks....dirty, smelly, very expensive, everybody is an asshole....etc.

[@djmotise]

@@edholohan Fuckin douchebag. You're the only asshole here. London is glorious. It's not dirty at all. It's generally very clean. Not that expensive. It is a beautiful city filled with centuries old magnificence. Wtf is wrong with you?

[@djmotise]

Stupid thing to say.

[@howtubeable]

So much irrational hatred in the comment section. Many of these treasures originally belonged to brutal kings and the idle rich. Originally, these treasures never belonged to "the people." The British Museum on the other hand offers these treasures to the public. So it's a little irrational to "return" them to the current government of the land of their origin.

[@downhill8356]

Are you a british?

[@riiraa881]

Tell yourself whatever you need to believe.

[@YaAllahswt]

Let me fix your title, the best *stolen collections

[@nicholasturner1439]

War booty, if some country wants an artifact or collection of artifacts back, i suggest conquest and requisition of said item's. ✌

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

RIP Capo😢🙏 they explain everything on Twitter... nobody appreciates the items better then them nobody can preserve work like them

[@YaAllahswt]

KZbinrs rule KZbin Like the original owners of the items? I agree.

[@YaAllahswt]

nicholas turner And we’re supposed to believe you’re not part neanderthal? You “people” have no culture, so the only thing you have to look up to is stolen artifacts your part-animal ancestors stole from humans you wish you could be like. Anywho, they’ll be taking it back with little to no hassle. The declining birth rates within your own community due to your women refusing to procreate with you and also due to them preferring other men who aren’t neanderthals would be a great aid.

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

RIP Capo😢🙏 mesopotamia no longer exists iran iraq egypt stuff would definitely be destroyed if not kept in a museum

[@josephkatanaff939]

One of the best collection of stolen things in the world . How could the Britishers be proud of it. It shows there mentality.

[@SI-ln6tc]

I'm just thank full for being able to see such a display. Other than that you probably will never see such a display in your life.

[@silversurfertraveller]

Imagine being a Nigerian where you have to travel to the UK to view artefacts from your heritage

[@joeel-shazly8326]

Imagine being an Egyptian where you have to travel to the UK to view artifacts from your heritage

[@mikaelesmith9838]

Stolen or robbed...! Still the most visited museum in the whole world and beyond!

[@chykim1]

Well, since people are visiting it, that makes up for how the items were stolen & people were massacre to get them!!

[@jhondoe4526]

Well it should change the name stolen places wkwkwk

[@lyledeyounges1276]

I've always loved going to museums, ever since I was a kid, and the British Museum is at the top... but it is also the finest institution of imperialism. Most people just pass through it, oblivious to this fact - so did I - but the more you go, the more you see, you start to realise that the history of the peoples of the world is "owned" by a select group of people, obtained in the most unethical ways, and they control the narrative. If they could have done it, the Great Pyramid of Giza would have been removed and placed in Hyde Park or something, stone by stone - let's be real, if scale wasn't an issue Egypt would have been empty today. It's touchy but if museums like the British were to return the ancient artefacts to their rightful countries they would be left with nothing - the stakes are high, these possessions have become intertwined with the identity of Western culture. If they weren't, artefacts would have been returned every time a claim was made for it. Instead the attitude seems to be "it's rightfully ours."

[@FilesdocumentsAndreposit-kr3vb]

At least somebody amongst you reflected on this reality n

[@mokwatiramphisa4137]

I feel like I just wrote this. 😂

[@clincpb8903]

The voice makes me fall sleep.

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Excellent tour of some highlights of the British Museum. A very worthwhile and interesting video.

[@ronb7095]

Thanks. A beautifully edited video with high quality photography.

[@marjanbuninga8209]

In many cases we can be glad the items are safe in the BM. Especially in the middle east many museums, temples and statues are demolished by religious fanatics. Once ruined they are lost forever.

[@humphreybong4679]

Ur good reason for looting.

[@JohnThomas-hp3fq]

Hi marjan

[@bikerleo1966]

Lord elgin took the stones from the Parthenon by paying the ruling Turks to let him take them. The greeks never allowed or wanted the marbles to leave Greece !!!!

[@sandie157]

Sadly for the Greeks their weak and indulgent emperors allowed the walls protecting Constantinople to fall into disrepair. The armies protecting her were practically untrained. The Turks waited almost 700 years before they finally succeeded and conquered Constantinople. They were always there waiting and watching , but in their arrogance the Greeks allowed their empire to get 'fat and lazy' ....and on that fateful night, the Turks practically walked into Hagia Sofia unfettered. .......

[@arsalanhasan2953]

All the loot from around the world stored here.

[@pamelah6431]

And Paris and DC and New York and Chicago and Rome....

[@omarbinmadhi9168]

i like how the music is so british but nothing inside the museum are

[@niketagupta]

Its collection ‼‼‼‼ Its called burgelarly, loot, theft

[@shanemanchester]

Pawan Kumar They introduced the railway to India. You think the Indians could have done that themselves?

[@anonymousalone1434]

@@shanemanchester Whom will you vote this time, Tories, labour or Brexit party nobody supports white people or to say the so called majority that's white Brit's the natives, all your parties are in favor of immigrants and feminists, you can't even exit eu even if the mandate of people is for brexit. You are doomed as a nation.

[@shanemanchester]

Anonymous Alone I can’t be bothered reading your drivel but I’ll bet 50 notes you work in a dead end job. And that you always will. And that you will NEVER produce/create/invent/sell anything or employ anybody in your life.

[@marythomas1695]

@@shanemanchester lmaoooo

[@JohnThomas-hp3fq]

Hi niketa

[@timo7062]

"Great Britain" or "the greatest thief in history" They must finally give back those looted artefacts, it's ridiculous how they welcome thousands of tourists in their museum daily to proudly present the stolen African and asian artefacts. That's pure criminality!

[@Kds140]

Title should be as british collection of one of the world's best stolen collection.

[@jabargalaroza7979]

Stolen Relics? are you kidding? I found this Egyptian statue underneath my backyard in Nottingham.

[@MrJm323]

Or, found in Egypt ...by a BRITISH archaeologist (and not sold to the highest bidder by him) -- which explains why YOU can go to London and have the opportunity to see it for yourself; if it were dug up by a local and sold under the table, would ordinary people be able to see it? Thank you, Jabar, for illustrating to us the importance of the British Museum!

[@latoyasunshine8271]

7:55 So many noses missing. He just breezed right past that but gave details on others statues and artifacts.

[@vaslav030547]

Another clear and informative video. Thanks for posting.

[@panos_sigma]

Congratulations for stealing national treasures from all over the world and then present them as part of your "greatness".

[@soniarose1983]

Congratulations. Magnificence.

[@mikejones9961]

imbecile

[@luddon5449]

they don't only brag about their fake greatness, also their super intelligence

[@bchudova]

British museum saved art from wars and revolutions. Say them thank you. Palmyra was destroyed by locals.

[@semiramisbonaparte1627]

no actually that's what Germany did to save from British destruction, but to hear them tell it now.. its "Nazi looted art"

[@passionofthecrust9173]

@@bebetto221 Oh NoOoooOOoOoOO!

[@ramiltaggueg937]

well its time to return to the respected country of origin.becoz these stolen goods were not made by British.invaders take advantage of war looting.

[@thetruelionofkemetthedarkm1250]

the grave robbers

[@ivankesisoglu]

Dont give folse information to your whachers, Elgin did not remove the marbles with the permission of the Greeks,the marbles where removed by Elgin between 1801-1809 when Greece still was under ottoman ockupation.Elgin clamed that he had the permission of the Sultan to remove some stones....

[@ClariceAust]

A lot of these treasures would surely otherwise have been swallowed up by greedy private collectors.

[@marjanbuninga8209]

Clarice Aust or demolished in stupid religious wars.

[@Pius-XI]

Clarice: So that makes it ok?

[@ClariceAust]

@@Pius-XI It doesn't. All I'm saying is that at least they've been preserved and kept for public viewing. For example, I live in Australia, so far away from England, but I finally went to England a few years ago, just to visit the British museum for the first time. Many people from all over the world are able to see these treasures and place value on the cultures of peoples other than their own, and hopefully realise that all 'great' nations and civilisations have their time, and that inevitably things change; a silent lesson in humility and one which warns against excessive nationalism.

[@deeremeyer1749]

As if they weren't anyway.

[@MegaAdity1]

No, in my country's case they would have still been in temples. our temples were (still are) our museums. We have records of the british desecrating our temples and shipping back the loot on a REGULAR basis. But if you still want to justify the atrocities by saying what you said, its your ignorance and ego. Keep the loot, satisfy your superiority complex.

[@sonudangwal2826]

The first in the universe and shameless showcase of great British loot from all over the world.....i.e. British museum.

[@jay_randall]

Thanks for helping me fall asleep bro!

[@brianwallington9744]

yes what a voice.. 10 times more powerful than the strongest known sleeping draught

[@jay_randall]

@@brianwallington9744 damn I forgot about this comment...yeah lol it's a very calming voice

[@ashimapandit09]

stolen things are always fascinating

[@davidrosenow1818]

Maybe one day the world will be reunited with it's treasures to their respective lands

[@aniruddhabasu2005]

I am speechless.

[@msuriname762]

Stolen from everybody....bloody thieves

[@Palifiox]

I suggest Mr. Kilpatrick that you block and delete all the comments, including this one. The amount of ranting, lying and general disinformation in them makes them of negative value.

[@aravindhak914]

These are looted things and not Britain crafted😂🤣😂🤣and you should accept this. Looted whole world 🤣🤣

[@moniquethaggar2576]

beautiful collection and we can enjoy it safely - destruction of so many cultural artefacts have been destroyed by wars etc.

[@50dharshan]

Looted from india

[@CherryFor3D]

@@50dharshan yes and they said this is collection 🙄

[@JohnThomas-hp3fq]

Hi moniquel

[@vernettmathis2729]

All Egyptian artifacts need to be returned to the original owners. The artifacts hold power that only the original owner can activate.

[@B123-s4j]

The Egyptian people are NOT the original people of that country. They are Invaders Arabs, not the people who built Egypt.. DNA proved that the English male has 75% of Egyptian DNA and the people in Egypt have less than 1%..

[@vernettmathis2729]

@@B123-s4j I did not mention who the original owner was. The original owners were black Africans. I know that the Egyptians in Egypt today are not the original or frist people . The frist and original people were black ,and been on this earth for 200,000 thousands or more. Please read When the world was black

[@MariannaK94]

Thank you for shearing.