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The British Museum London had its most successful year ever 2013. More than 6.7 million visitors passed its doors. The previous record 5.9 million was set 2008. Over a million more people visited the museum last year than 2012. The biggest attractions were two big exhibitions. One was Life and Death Pompeii, the other was Herculaneum. The director the museum said he was very happy that so many people came. He told reporters that many things happened last year. Many exhibits were loaned the museum. He also said online access meant more people decided to visit. He added: "This is truly a dynamic collection that belongs and is used a global citizenship."

The British Museum has many exhibitions human history and culture. It has about 13 million exhibits all the world. Some countries want the museum to return some of them. Greece wants the Elgin Marbles back. They were originally the Parthenon in Athens. China wants the museum to return many things the British took China the 19th century, and Egypt wants the Rosetta Stone. The museum first opened the public in 1759. Back then, only about 75 people a day visited it. They could look 71,000 objects, including 40,000 printed books, 7,000 manuscripts, and many stuffed animals, birds and insects. There were also very old objects Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near East, the Far East, and North and South America.