The Museum is open every day 10.00–17.30
Open late Thursdays and Fridays.
The British Museum is free to all visitors A charge may be made for some special exhibitions.
The British Museum
The British Museum lays claim to being the Worlds Oldest Public Museum. It has an outstanding collection of items inside from all over the world (some of these are now claimed by the countries they originally came from - The Elgin Marbles from Athens in Greece being a notable example). The museum was established in 1753 so is well over 250 years old. The main building you see is newer being built between 1823-1850. For the millennium celebrations, a Great Court was added by Norman Foster, and this is worth seeing in its own right. Notable exhibits amongst many are Egyptian Mummies, Greek Marbles, a Peat Bog Man, and a stone head from Easter Island. This picture shows the main entrance from Great Russell Street. Oh, and the good news is that the British museum is completely free to enter, although they do ask that you make a voluntary contribution, this is entirely optional.
Official statement
The Museum is open every day 10.00–17.30
Open late Thursdays and Fridays.
The British Museum is free to all visitors.
A charge may be made for some special exhibitions.
By London Underground
Holborn (Central line and Piccadilly line)
Tottenham Court Road (Central line and Northern line – Charing Cross branch)
Russell Square (Piccadilly line)
Goodge Street (Northern line – Charing Cross branch)
Covent Garden (Piccadilly line)
Euston (Northern line and Victoria line)
By bus
The following buses stop near the Museum
1, 7, 8, 19, 25, 38, 55, 98, 242
Stop on New Oxford Street
10, 14, 24, 29, 73, 134, 390
Stop on Tottenham Court Road, northbound and Gower Street, southbound
59, 68, X68, 91, 168, 188
Stop on Southampton Row
The British Museum lays claim to being the Worlds Oldest Public Museum. It has an outstanding collection of items inside from all over the world (some of these are now claimed by the countries they originally came from - The Elgin Marbles from Athens in Greece being a notable example). The museum was established in 1753 so is well over 250 years old. The main building you see is newer being built between 1823-1850. For the millennium celebrations, a Great Court was added by Norman Foster, and this is worth seeing in its own right. Notable exhibits amongst many are Egyptian Mummies, Greek Marbles, a Peat Bog Man, and a stone head from Easter Island. This picture shows the main entrance from Great Russell Street. Oh, and the good news is that the British museum is completely free to enter, although they do ask that you make a voluntary contribution, this is entirely optional. 