The British Museum offers the chance to discover
objects from the Museum's collection, including an anniversary
handling collection available in the Reading Room. Touch ancient
Greek pottery and coins, try on a Roman ring, grapple with an
astrolabe or investigate unusual forms of money. Suitable for
children and adults. Facilitated by
volunteers of The British Museum Friends and supported by
the Abbey National Charitable Trust.
The historic Reading Room is now home to the
Walter and Leonore Annenberg Centre. Open to Museum visitors
from 10.00 every day, it contains the Paul Hamlyn Library and
COMPASS, an interactive multimedia database of the
collections. Everyone is welcome to come in and find out more
about the objects and cultures represented in The British
Museum.
The British Museum is free to
all visitors.
A charge may be made for
temporary exhibitions. For detail of concessions, view the
Events Diary and the
Exhibitions Calendar
or contact the Information Desk on 0207
323 8299.
The Museum is within easy
walking distance of the following underground stations and bus
routes.
Underground stations
Holborn, Tottenham Court Road, Russell Square, Goodge St.
Bus routes
New Oxford Street: 7, 8, 19, 22b, 25, 38, 55, 98
Tottenham Court Road, northbound and Gower Street, southbound
10, 24, 29, 73, 134
Southampton Row: 68, 91, 188
Hotels Near the British Museum
Gresham
Hotel Bloomsbury
36 Bloomsbury Street, Bloomsbury, Camden, London
Rooms from: £40.00
(Distance: 0.1m)
Thistle
Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury Way, Camden, London
Rooms from: £129.00
(Distance: 0.1m)
St Georges Hotel
14-15 Langham Place, City of Westminster, London
Rooms from: £88.00
(Distance: 0.1m)
Lonsdale
Hotel
9-10 Bedford Pl, Camden, London
Rooms from: £45.00
(Distance: 0.1m)
Bloomsbury Park
126 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London
Rooms from: £59.00
(Distance: 0.2m)
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