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About The British Museum

The British Museum, Europe’s most famous museum, and London’s most popular attraction is a must see for any visitor to London. Ninety four galleries of archaelogical finds, prints, coins, antiquities and more. Disabled facilities available

Address

British Museum

Great Russell Street

London

Travel

The British Museum is located on Great Russell Street, just off Tottenham Court Road in central London.

The nearest tube stations are each about 6 minutes away

Tottenham Court Road (Northern and Central lines)

Holborn (Central and Piccadilly lines)

Russell Square (Piccadilly line)

The Museum is also within easy walking distance of Euston station (10 minutes)

Some of the most direct bus routes are

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

ACCESS

Wheelchairs:

Main Entrance Great Russell Street

Access (stairs and lifts)

The Main entrance (South side, via Great Russell Street) has 12 steps with handrails at each side. There is a self-operable lift to the left of the steps where a bell is available for visitors requiring assistance.

Montague Place/ North Entrance

The Montague Place entrance (North side) provides a level entrance to the Museum and a lift taking you to levels in the Museum building. Please note that access from the North lift to the main floor of the Museum is on level 0.

Hearing Impaired:

A Sound Enhancement System with portable induction loops is available for most gallery talks and to support sign-interpreted tours.

Guide, hearing and assistance dogs are welcome. Dog bowls are available from the Information Desk

British Museum: Events & Tickets

This is a list of events currently on at British Museum. All events listed in this section can be booked online. Click on an event for further details.

Fra Angelico Catalogue
at British Museum
This to purchase the Fra Angelico Catalogue only. This major exhibition features 100 exquisite drawings by Italian Renaissance artists including... more »

Fra Angelico to Leonardo: Italian Renaissance drawings
at British Museum
This major exhibition features 100 exquisite drawings by Italian Renaissance artists including Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Verrocchio among others. Drawn from... more »

Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur
at British Museum
The exhibition will feature a loan of 56 paintings from India, none of which have been displayed before in Europe.... more »

Hadrian: Empire and Conflict
at British Museum
Image: Marble bust of the Roman emperor Hadrian wearing military dress. From Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Lazio, Italy, c. AD 118“130.©... more »

Moctezuma Exhibition Catalogue
at British Museum
This publication has been produced to accompany the ground-breaking Moctezuma: Axtec Ruler exhibition at The British Museum. It makes a... more »

Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler
at British Museum
This major exhibition explores Aztec civilisation through the divine, military and political role of the last elected ruler, Moctezuma II... more »

Shah 'Abbas: The Remaking of Iran
at British Museum
This major exhibition explores seventeenth-century Iran through the reign and legacy of one of its most influential rulers, Shah Ê¿Abbas... more »

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