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  2. Smithsonian Institution - Wikipedia

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    www .si .edu. Flag of the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian Institution ( / smɪθˈsoʊniən / smith-SOH-nee-ən ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge."

  3. Queer Britain - Wikipedia

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    Queer Britain is a museum of British LGBTQ history and culture located in Kings Cross, London.It is the first dedicated LGBTQ museum in the UK. The museum consists of three connected galleries plus a shop and occupies the ground floor of 2 Granary Square, a building owned by the Art Fund, with office and studio space on lower ground.

  4. York Museums Trust - Wikipedia

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    352 (2016) [2] Website. www .yorkmuseumstrust .org .uk. York Museums Trust ( YMT) is the charity responsible for operating some key museums and galleries in York, England. The trust was founded in 2002 to run York's museums on behalf of the City of York Council. [3] [4] It has seen an increase in annual footfall of 254,000 to the venues since ...

  5. University of Oxford - Wikipedia

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    University of Oxford. /  51.75500°N 1.25500°W  / 51.75500; -1.25500. The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, [2] making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in continuous operation.

  6. York - Wikipedia

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    53°58′N 1°05′W  / . 53.96°N 1.08°W. / 53.96; -1.08. York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss. It is the county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a minster, castle, and city walls.

  7. Peabody Museum of Natural History - Wikipedia

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    The Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University (also known as the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History [1] or the Yale Peabody Museum [1]) is one of the oldest, largest, and most prolific university natural history museums in the world. It was founded by the philanthropist George Peabody in 1866 at the behest of his nephew Othniel ...

  8. Yorkshire Museum - Wikipedia

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    The museum was founded by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society (YPS) to accommodate their geological and archaeological collections, and was originally housed in Ousegate, York, until the site became too small. In 1828, the society received by royal grant, 10 acres (0.040 km 2) of land formerly belonging to St Mary's Abbey for the purposes of ...

  9. Joann Fletcher - Wikipedia

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    Joann Fletcher (born 30 August 1966) is an Egyptologist and an honorary visiting professor in the department of archaeology at the University of York. She has published a number of books and academic articles, including several on Cleopatra, and made numerous television and radio appearances. In 2003, she controversially claimed to have ...