Historedia
Group or institution

British Museum

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1802

Every event in Historedia whose sources name British Museum, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Rosetta Stone arrives in England and enters the British Museum

    1802

    Role: Final Repository

    1. February 1802 · PortsmouthArrival at Portsmouth

      Colonel Tomkyns Hilgrove Turner brought the stone to England aboard HMS Égyptienne, landing in Portsmouth in February 1802.

    2. 11 March 1802 · LondonPresentation to the Society of Antiquaries

      The stone was presented to the Society of Antiquaries of London, where it was first seen and discussed on 11 March 1802.

    3. June–December 1802 · British MuseumTransfer to the British Museum

      Before the end of 1802, the stone was transferred to the British Museum, where it has been exhibited almost continuously since June 1802.

Sources

  1. Rosetta Stone Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
  2. British Museum Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28