British Museum

The British Museum
Great Russell Street
London
WC1B 3DG
England

Website

www.britishmuseum.org

E-mail

Visitor Services

information@britishmuseum.org

Telephone

Information

+44 (0)20 7323 8299

Switchboard

+44 (0)20 7323 8000

Fax

+44 (0)20 7323 8480

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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The British Museum holds in trust for the nation and the world a collection of art and antiquities from ancient and living cultures.

Housed in one of Britain's architectural landmarks, the collection is one of the finest in existence, spanning two million years of human history.

Access to the collections is free.

Venue type

Museum

 Opening hours

Museum opening hours:
Saturday - Wednesday 10.00-17.30
Thursday - Friday 10.00-20.30

Great Court Opening Hours:
Sunday - Wednesday 09.00-18.00
Thursday - Saturday 09.00-23.00

Reading Room Opening Hours:
Saturday - Wednesday, Friday - 10.00-17.30
Thursday 10.00-20.30

Closed 1 January, Good Friday and 24-26 December every year.

 Admission charges

Admission Free (except for special exhibitions)

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language audio guide available
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • General audio-guide available
  • Guided tours
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Auditorium
  • Cafeteria
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
  • Braille information and/or interpretation
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Induction loops in lecture theatres
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Sign language interpretation available
  • Touch exhibits
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Loan service
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Library with public access
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

The British Museum
Great Russell Street
London
WC1B 3DG
England

Website

www.britishmuseum.org

E-mail

Visitor Services

information@britishmuseum.org

Telephone

Information

+44 (0)20 7323 8299

Switchboard

+44 (0)20 7323 8000

Fax

+44 (0)20 7323 8480

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collection details

Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Medicine, Music, Science and Technology, Social History, Weapons and War, World Cultures

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Public access available to collections information
  • Specialist publications on collections available
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

The British Museum
Great Russell Street
London
WC1B 3DG
England

Website

www.britishmuseum.org

E-mail

Visitor Services

information@britishmuseum.org

Telephone

Information

+44 (0)20 7323 8299

Switchboard

+44 (0)20 7323 8000

Fax

+44 (0)20 7323 8480

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Digital and online resources

Ancient Egypt

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

Mesopotamia

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk

Play Senet

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/activity/main.html

The Games at Olympia

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/festivals/story/sto_set.html

The Underworld

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/activity/main.html

 digital and online resources

British Museum Webquests

http://nmolp.britishmuseum.org/webquests/

Webquests are online activities for children, using the collections of nine national museums and galleries.

The British Museum
Great Russell Street
London
WC1B 3DG
England

Website

www.britishmuseum.org

E-mail

Visitor Services

information@britishmuseum.org

Telephone

Information

+44 (0)20 7323 8299

Switchboard

+44 (0)20 7323 8000

Fax

+44 (0)20 7323 8480

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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