ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



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The Exhibition Galleries of the British Museum (Natural 

 History), Cromwell Road, South Kensington, including the Depart- 

 ments of Zoology, Entomology, Geology and Palaeontology, 

 Mineralogy, and Botany, are open to the public (with certain 

 restrictions due to the need for economy) free, daily, except Good 

 Friday and Christmas Day, and days of Public Fast or Thanks- 

 giving. 



The regulations at present in force are as under : — 



The Galleries are open to the public, free, as follows : — 

 Week-Days. 



Daily. — Central Hall (Special Exhibits), North Hall (Domesti- 

 cated Animals, &c.), Bird Gallery, Upper and Lower Mammal 

 Galleries, Shell Gallery, and Botanical Gallery. 



On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. — Fossil Mammal 

 Gallery, Fossil Reptile Gallery, and Mineral Gallery. (Eastern 

 side.) 



On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. — (joral Gallery, Star- 

 fish Gallery, Reptile Gallery, Insect Gallery, Fish Gallery, and 

 Whale Room. (Western side.) 



Sundays. 



Central Hall, North Hall, Bird Gallery, Mammal Galleries 

 (including Whale Room), Fossil Mammal Gallery, Fossil Reptile 

 Gallery, and Mineral Gallery. 



The Hours of Admission are : — 



On W^eek-Days, throughout the year from J 

 January 



February 1 to 14 ... 

 „ 15 to end ... 



a.m., i 



n 

 . t 



4 p. 

 , 4.30 

 , 5 



tn 



March 





. 



, 5.30 





April to August (inclusive) 



September ... 



October 





• 



, 6 



, 5.30 

 , 5 





November and December ... 



... 



. 



, 4 





On Sundays, in 







January 



February 1 to 14 ... 

 „ 15 to end ... 



from 2 t 

 „ 2 

 » 2 



4 p. 

 , 4.30 

 „ 5 



m 



March 



„ 2 



„ 5.30 





April 



May to August (inclusive)... 



September ... 



October 



„ 2 



„ 2.30 

 „ 2 



„ 2 



, 6 

 , 7 



, 5.30 

 , 5 





November and December ... 



„ 2 





, 4 





Persons are admitted to study in these Departments every week- 

 day from 10 till 4 o'clock. 



British Museum (Natural History), t^- \' p n \r . ^ 



oc T? -u ini^ i Director ot the Natural 



26 liebruary 1916. tt- x t% x ^ 



•^ ^ History Departments. 



