BRITISH
MUSEUM
Information and Plans
The British Museum is one of the great
museums in the world, showing the works of
man from all over the world from prehistoric
to comparatively modem times. The displays
in the galleries are the responsibility of the
following Departments:
Egyptian
Greek and Roman
Western Asiatic
Prehistoric and Romano-British
Medieval and Later
Coins and Medals
Oriental
Prints and Drawings
Ethnography
The ethnographical collections are displayed at
the Museum of Mankind, Burlington Gardens,
London W l. A separate leaflet concerning this
Department is available on request.
Upper floor
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Prehistoric and Romano-British 35 Prehistory and Romain Britain 36 Man before Metals
37/39 Later Prehistory of Europe 40 Roman Britain
Medieval and Later 41 Early Medieval Art 42 Medieval Art
43 Medieval Tiles and Pottery 44 Clocks and Watches 45 Waddesdon Bequest 46/47 Renaissance and Later
48 M odem Gallery 49 Special Exhibitions 50 Coins and Medals
2000 Years of British Coins Western Asiatic 51 Ancient Iran 52 Ancient Anatolia 53 Neo-Hittite Landing 54 Ancient Babylonia—Royal Tombs of Ur
55 Western Asiatic Prehistory 56 Ancient Writing
Ground floor
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Greek and Roman 1/2 Greek Bronze Age
3 Archaic Greece 4 Room of the Kouroi 5 Room of the Harpy Tomb 6 Stairs to Bassae Room 7 Nereid Room
8 Sculptures from the Parthenon (Elgin Marbles) 9 Caryatid Room 10 Payava Room 11 Etruscan Art 12 Mausoleum Room 13 Hellenistic Art 14/15 Roman Art
Also upper floor 68-73 and basement 77-85 and 91 Western Asiatic
16 Khorsabad and stairs down to Lecture Theatre
17 Assyrian Saloon
18 Stairs down to Assyrian Rooms 88-90 and Lecture Theatre 19/20 Nimrud 21 Nineveh 57 Ancient Syria 58 Nimrud Ivories 59 South Arabia Egyptian 60/61 Mummies
62 Tomb Paintings and Papyri 63 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt 64 Pottery and Small Objects 65 Small Sculptures
66 Coptic Art
67 Prints and Drawings Special Exhibitions Greek and Roman
68 Greek and Roman Bronzes and Terracottas
69 Greek and Roman Life Room 70 The Image of Augustus 71 Sutton Hoo Treasure 72/73 Greek Vase Rooms
Oriental
74 Special Exhibitions
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22 Stairs down to Greek and Roman 77-85
23 Stairs up to Etruscan Art 24 Ancient Palestine 26 Assyrian Transept
Also upper floor 51-59 and basement 88-90 Egyptian
25 Egyptian Sculpture Also upper floor 60-66 British Library 29 Grenville Library 30 Manuscript Saloon 31 Crawford Room 32 King’s Library 33 Map Gallery Oriental
34 Art of Islam, China, S & SE Asia, Japan and Korea 75 Oriental Art (lower gallery)
A lso upper floor 74 76 Special Exhibitions North Entrance Montague Place
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Main Entrance Great Russell StreetBasement
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Basement level is reached from 12,16 and 18 on the ground floor Greek and Roman
77 Greek and Roman Architecture 78 Inscription Room
*79 Basement Lobby *80 Earlier Greek Sculpture *81 Later Greek Sculpture
82 Ephesus Gallery 83 Roman Room 84 Townley Room 85 Portrait Room
Objects of special
Assyrian Lionhunt Reliefs 17 Clocks and Watches 44 Egyptian Mummies 60, 61 Egyptian Sculptures 25 Hull Grundy Gift of Jewellery Indian Sculptures 34 Lewis Chessmen 42 Lindisfarne Gospels 30
(British Library)
86 Lecture Theatre 87 Lecture Theatre Foyer
Western Asiatic
88 Assyrian Basement Foyer 89 Assyrian Basement 90 Ishtar Temple
*These rooms are not open at present
interest
Magna Carta 30 (British Library) Mildenhall Treasure 40 Parthenon Sculptures 8 47 Portland Vase 14 Rosetta Stone 25 Sutton Hoo Treasure 71II
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Disabled Lavatories Women’s Lavatories Men’s Lavatories Cloakroom Telephone Information Coffee Shop □ Lift 0 Wheelchair LiftGeneral Inform ation
Admission is free
H ow to get to the British M useum
and the M useum of M ankind
Opening hours Monday to Saturday 10-5, Sundays 2.30-6. Closed during the Christmas period, New Year’s Day, Good Friday and the first Monday in May. Every effort is made to keep the galleries open during these hours but building or maintenance work and the mount ing or changing of displays may necessitate closing cer tain areas without notice. Clearance of the galleries begins approximately ten minutes before closing time. Special Exhibitions The Museum mounts a series of special changing exhibitions which focus more detailed attention on certain aspects of the permanent collections and/or show related material from other major collections. Refreshments The licensed Coffee Shop offers a choice of full meals, tea, coffee and sandwiches. Open Monday— Saturday 10.30-4.15 and Sundays 3-5.15.
Disabled Visitors A leaflet giving full details of facilities for disabled visitors is available from the Information Desks or by post from the Education Service.
Departmental Students’ Rooms Admission is by prior arrangement but staff are available to give opinions on objects relating to the Museum’s collections from Monday to Friday 2-4.30 (Prints and Drawings 2.15-4, Oriental 2.15-4.30 appointment advisable) and Saturday 10-12.30 (Coins and Medals, Egyptian, Prints and Drawings and Western Asiatic only). No valuations can be given. Education Service Lectures, gallery talks and films are free: for details see Events leaflet available from the Information Desks. Separate arrangements for school or college parties should be made with the Education Ser vice.
Museum Shop (British Museum Publications Limited) Books, postcards, posters, replicas and other items are available from several sales points. (Please note that these close 10-15 minutes before the galleries.)
Photography and Filming Photography with a hand held camera is permitted, with flash if required. The use of other equipment, including tripods, must be arranged in advance through the Photographic Services. Filming for private purposes only is permitted with a hand-held camera. Commercial or professional filming must be arranged in advance through the Public Relations Office.
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British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG Telephone 01-636 1555-8 Bus routes
Tottenham Court Road, northbound, and Gower Street, southbound: 14, 24, 29, 73
Southampton Row: 68, 77, 77a, 77b, 77c, 170, 188, 239 New Oxford Street: 7, 8, 19, 22, 25, 38, 55
Underground stations Tottenham Court Road Russell Square Holborn
Museum of Mankind
The Ethnography Department of the British Museum 6 Burlington Gardens London W 1X 2EX Telephone 01-437 2224 Bus routes Regent Street: 3, 6, 12, 13, 15, 39, 53, 59, 88, 159
Piccadilly: 9, 9a, 14, 19, 19a, 22,38, 55c
New Bond Street, south bound, and Berkeley Street, northbound: 25 Underground stations Green Park Piccadilly Circus Oxford Circus Bond Street
Recorded Information Service Telephone 01-580 1788
BRITISH
Great Russell Streeti r i TJ¥/1 London WC1B 3DG l Y l U o U U i V I Telephone 01-636 1555
Bus routes between the British Museum and the Museum of Mankind: 14, 19, 22, 25, 38, 55
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