A Malaysian window into the Islamic world at the British Museum

The Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World occupies two refurbished galleries at the heart of the British Museum in London. Photo: British Museum

Each day, thousands of visitors step into the iconic British Museum in Bloomsbury, London.

The museum attracted around 6.5 million visitors in the 2025-26 financial year, according to its latest annual report – an average of roughly 18,000 visitors a day.

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