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The British Museum

Welcome to the British Museum

Experience cultures across the globe, from the dawn of human history to the present. 

Plan your visit

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Free entry – book online

Open today: 10.00–17.00

Last entry: 16.45

Returning to the UK after 1,000 years

Exhibitions and events

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Visit the Museum

  • Woman in gallery space looking at a statue of a figure standing on right leg, dancing.

    Plan your visit

    Book tickets and plan your day including exhibitions, facilities, access, food and travel.
  • The Great Court Restaurant.

    Museum map

    Navigate the Museum with ease, using our floor-by-floor plan and discover what not to miss.
  • Visitors examining the Rosetta Stone in the Egyptian Sculpture gallery

    Galleries

    Walk through two million years of history and culture across more than 50 galleries.
  • A family looking at a sculpture in the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos

    Family visits

    From family facilities to activities and events, discover how to make the most of your day at the Museum.

What's online...

  • Jason Momoa and Temuera Morrison with their foreheads pressed together in Chief of War.

    Hawaiʻi: Chief of War

    Find out how the Apple TV show recreated the spirit and history of ancestral Hawaiʻi – and see traditional objects from the time.
  • A British Museum curator surrounded by four ornate samurai swords.

    Samurai swords through time

    Get a closer look at the weapons used by legendary Japanese warriors and learn how samurai swords evolved over 1,000 years of history.
  • View of a gallery in the Museum filled with standing glass cases containing small gold objects, alongside a stone sarcophagus and large mosaics mounted on the wall. Several people can be seen moving through the gallery and standing to look at displays.

    Explore the Roman Britain gallery

    Take a peek into Room 49 and discover objects that tell the story of the Romans in ancient Britain, including the remarkable Hoxne Hoard.
  • British Museum at Night

    Late openings on Fridays

    From spotlight tours to extended exhibition hours, start your weekend at the British Museum with our late opening this Friday.

UK and the world

  • Scientist using a laser to clean a headdress.

    Research

    Driving the care, display and understanding of the collection, find out about projects, studentships and publications.
  • Four of the Lewis Chessmen on the board facing the viewer.

    Departments

    Learn about our research departments, outreach, training, study rooms and access to the collection.
  • A visitor examines an exhibit in Courtly India, Room 47

    National

    Find out how the Museum shares expertise and the collection across more than 250 UK cultural organisations.
  • A tour of the Museum, arranged under the Iraq Scheme

    International

    Loans, research and touring exhibitions are some of the many ways we build ties internationally. See our current collaborations.

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