ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 9 



The Exhibition Galleries of the British Museum, Bloomsbury 

 (including the Departments of Printed Books and Maps, 

 Manuscripts, Prints and Drawings, Egyptian and Assyrian 

 Antiquities, Greek and Eoman Antiquities, British and 

 Mediseval Antiquities and Ethnography, and Coins and Medals), 

 are open to the public, free, as under : — 



Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday — The 

 whole of the Galleries. 



Tuesday and Thursday — The whole of the Galleries, 

 except British and Mediaeval Antiquities and 

 Ethnography and rooms in the " White " Wing. 



The Hours of Admission are from — 



10 a.m. till 4 p.m. in January, February, November, 

 December. 



10 a.m. till 5 p.m. in March, September, October. 



10 a.m. till 6 p.m. in April, May, June, July, August. 

 Also on — 



Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Evenings (8 to 

 10 p.m.) — Exhibitions of Manuscripts, Books, 

 Prints and Drawings, Coins and Medals, Porce- 

 lain, Glass, Majolica, Prehistoric, Mediaeval, and 

 Ethnographical Collections, &ic. 



Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evenings (8 to 

 10 p.m.) — Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, andKoman 

 Galleries, and Prehistoric Saloon. 



The Museum is closed on Sundays, Good Friday, Christ- 

 mas-day, and days of Public Fast or Thanksgiving. 



Persons applying for the purpose of research and reference 

 are admitted to the Reading Room under certain regulations 

 every day, except the days specified below, in the months of 

 January, February, March, April, September, October, 

 November, and December, from 9 a.m. till 8 p,m. ; and in the 

 months of May, June, July, and August, from 9 till 7. The 

 Newspaper Room is open, under similar regulations, from 10 

 a.m. until ten minutes before the hour of general closing. 



The Reading Room, Newspaper Room, and Students' 

 Room, Department of Manuscripts are closed on Sundays, 

 Good Friday, Christmas-day, and the first four week-days in 

 March and September. 



Students are admitted generally to the several Departments 

 from 10 till 4 o'clock; to the Sculpture Galleries from 9 

 o'clock till the hour of general closing ; and to the Print Room 

 from 10 till 4 o'clock from January to March, and from 

 August to December, and from 10 till 5 from April to July. 



British Museum, ] ' E. Maunde ThomjDson, 



30 May, 1891. ( Principal Librarian and Secretary. 



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