A major redisplay of the gallery dedicated to the British Museum’s pre-eminent collection of money has opened, sponsored by Citi. Featuring more than a thousand objects from the Museum’s extensive collections, the Citi Money Gallery looks at the history of the world through the lens of money, from 4500 years ago to the latest developments in digital technology.
The Citi Money Gallery gives a historical context to money at a time when the contemporary global economic situation is in extraordinary focus.
Senior Museum Assistant, Amanda Gregory installing objects in the new Money Gallery British Museum
The original Money Gallery at the British Museum opened in 1997. The Museum has been a pioneer in displaying the history of money in the contemporary era and its thematic approach has been imitated in money museums around the world. By refreshing the existing gallery, it continues to innovate in this field.
The entire object selection and design of the gallery has been refreshed. New thematic approaches areused on either side of the gallery. One side considers the authorities behind the issuance of money – the rulers, governments and institutions who issued, backed, and guaranteed the value of money in circulation. The other focuses on individuals and what they used money for, including the social and cultural significance that money has had, as well as its financial uses. These themes progress chronologically, allowing visitors to walk through the history of money.
dditional information may be found at www.citigroup.com
