Make the Most of The British Museum the Most of The British Museum The museum is open until 5:30...
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Oxus Treasure ROOM 52 Holy Thorn Reliquary ROOM 2a Mexico ROOM 27 Hoa Hakananai’a ROOM 24 African Collection ROOM 25 6 7 8 9 10 Off the Beaten Path Getting In The Great Court, bookshop and café open at 9 a.m. Go early and be the first to get to the museum’s exhibits, which open at 10 a.m. Mummies ROOMS 62 & 63 Lewis Chessmen ROOM 40 Native American Headdresses ROOM 26 19 20 21 With Kids Jade Terrapin ROOM 34 Chinese Tomb Guardians ROOM 33 Painting and Calligraphy ROOM 91a Gems from Ur ROOM 56 World of Alexander ROOM 22 14 15 16 17 18 Intimate Treasures Enlightenment Galleries ROOM 1 Amitabha Buddha NORTH STAIRCASE Print Galleries ROOM 90 11 12 13 Quiet Spots Egyptian Galleries ROOM 4 Parthenon Sculptures ROOM 18 Chinese Ceramics ROOM 95 Sutton Hoo Ship Burial ROOM 41 Assyrian Lion Hunts ROOM 10 1 2 3 4 5 Must-See Make the Most of The British Museum The museum is open until 5:30 p.m. every day but Friday. Expect crowds in the afternoon. Want to go later? The museum is open until 8.30 p.m. on Fridays. Admission is free for the main collections. To avoid the crowd at the front, use the back entrance on Montague Place. Plan Your Day The audio guides are helpful tools for navigating the museum. Hungry? The Great Court restaurant is delightful. Avoid the restrooms in the Great Court if you can. nytimes.com/british-museum Map adapted from Official Map of the British Museum, 2017 5 1 2 4 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Restrooms Elevator Stairs Mexico Mexico Hoa Hakananai’a Hoa Hakananai’a Downstairs to African Collection Downstairs to African Collection Native American Headdresses Native American Headdresses Enlightenment Galleries Enlightenment Galleries Holy Thorn Holy Thorn Chinese Tomb Guardians Chinese Tomb Guardians Amitabha Buddha Amitabha Buddha Chinese Ceramics Chinese Ceramics Jade Terrapin Jade Terrapin Egypt Egypt Assyrian Lion Hunts Assyrian Lion Hunts Parthenon sculptures Parthenon sculptures World of Alexander World of Alexander GREAT COURT GREAT COURT Sutton Hoo Sutton Hoo Lewis Chessmen Lewis Chessmen Oxus Treasure Oxus Treasure Prints Prints Calligraphy Calligraphy Ur Ur Mummies Mummies ENTRANCE MONTAGUE PLACE ENTRANCE CAFE CAFE READING ROOM CAFE GREAT COURT RESTAURANT Ground floor Upper floor
Transcript of Make the Most of The British Museum the Most of The British Museum The museum is open until 5:30...
Oxus TreasureROOM 52
Holy Thorn ReliquaryROOM 2a
MexicoROOM 27
Hoa Hakananai’aROOM 24
African CollectionROOM 25
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Off the Beaten Path
Getting In
The Great Court, bookshop and café open at 9 a.m.
Go early and be the first to get to the museum’s exhibits, which open at 10 a.m.
MummiesROOMS 62 & 63
Lewis ChessmenROOM 40
Native American HeaddressesROOM 26
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With Kids
Jade TerrapinROOM 34
Chinese Tomb GuardiansROOM 33
Painting and CalligraphyROOM 91a
Gems from UrROOM 56
World of AlexanderROOM 22
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Intimate Treasures
Enlightenment GalleriesROOM 1
Amitabha BuddhaNORTH STAIRCASE
Print GalleriesROOM 90
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Quiet Spots
Egyptian GalleriesROOM 4
Parthenon SculpturesROOM 18
Chinese CeramicsROOM 95
Sutton Hoo Ship BurialROOM 41
Assyrian Lion HuntsROOM 10
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Must-See
Make the Most of The British Museum
The museum is open until 5:30 p.m. every day but Friday. Expect crowds in the afternoon.
Want to go later? The museum is open until 8.30 p.m. on Fridays.
Admission is free for the main collections.
To avoid the crowd at the front, use the back entrance on Montague Place.
Plan Your Day
The audio guides are helpful tools for navigating the museum.
Hungry? The Great Court restaurant is delightful.
Avoid the restrooms in the Great Court if you can.
nytimes.com/british-museum
Map adapted from Official Map of the British Museum, 2017
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Restrooms Elevator Stairs
MexicoMexico
Hoa Hakananai’aHoa Hakananai’a
Downstairs to African CollectionDownstairs to African Collection
Native AmericanHeaddresses
Native AmericanHeaddresses
EnlightenmentGalleries
EnlightenmentGalleries
Holy ThornHoly Thorn
Chinese Tomb GuardiansChinese Tomb Guardians
Amitabha BuddhaAmitabha Buddha
Chinese CeramicsChinese Ceramics
Jade TerrapinJade Terrapin
EgyptEgypt
AssyrianLion HuntsAssyrian
Lion Hunts
ParthenonsculpturesParthenonsculptures
World ofAlexanderWorld of
Alexander
GREAT COURTGREAT COURT
Sutton HooSutton Hoo
Lewis ChessmenLewis Chessmen
Oxus TreasureOxus Treasure
PrintsPrintsCalligraphyCalligraphy
Ur Ur
MummiesMummies
ENTRANCE
MONTAGUE PLACE ENTRANCE
CAFE
CAFE
READING ROOM
CAFE
GREAT COURTRESTAURANT
Ground floor Upper floor
