He British museum was closed this Tuesday morning after the man was arrested in its vicinity after stabbing another person next to the building. At the moment, the museum has already reopened its doors to the general public.

Located in the center of the English capital, the museum was closed as a precautionary measure, but resumed its activities from “increased security, which includes enhanced searches” visitors, indicated the gallery itself when updating information about what happened.

The museum is temporarily closed due to an incident nearby. We will inform visitors as soon as we can reopen.

— British Museum (@britishmuseum) August 8, 2023

The official statement from the city’s law enforcement authorities reads as follows:

A man was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after a single incident at the junction of Russell Street and Museum Street around 10 am (UK local time).

the victim was taken to the nearest hospital with stab wounds.

Finally, the museum clarified that “the team the security team provided support until emergency services arrived. Visitors were evacuated from the museum as a precaution. We wish the victim a full and speedy recovery.”

The museum was closed this morning due to an incident involving an attack on a member of the public nearby.

Visitors have been evacuated as a precaution and we wish the injured a speedy recovery.

The museum has now reopened with heightened security measures, including an enhanced search operation.

— British Museum (@britishmuseum) August 8, 2023

The British Museum is home to archaeological exhibits of vital historical importance, dating back to rosetta stonekey to decryption Egyptian hieroglyphsdue to the fact that this rock fragment is written in three different fonts: Egyptian hieroglyphs, demotic writing and ancient Greek.