10 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OB^ THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



The British Museum, Bloomsbury (including the Depart- 

 ments of Printed Books and Maps, Manuscripts, Oriental 

 Printed Books and Manuscripts, Prints and Drawings, 

 Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities, Greek and Roman 

 Antiquities, British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethno- 

 graphy, and Coins and Medals) is open to the public free 

 daily (except on Good Friday and Christmas Day and days 

 of Public Fast or Thanksgiving) as follows : — 



On Weekdays from 10 a.m. to G p.m. 



After 4 p.m. in January, February, November, Decem- 

 ber, and after 5 p.m. in March, September, October, only 

 certain of the galleries remain open, viz. : — 



On Mondays, 



Wednesdays, 



and 



Fridays. 



Exhibitions of Manuscripts, Printed 

 Books, Prints and Drawings, Porcelain, 

 Glass and Majolica; Prehistoric, British, 

 Anglo-Saxon, Mediaeval and Ethno- 

 graphical Collections. 



Thursdays, 



and 

 Saturdays. 



On Tuesdays, { Egyptian, Assyiian, Greek and Roman 

 Galleries; Gold Ornament Room, 

 American Prehistoric, British, Anglo- 

 Saxon Collections, and the Waddesdon 

 Bequest Room.* 



On Sunday Afternoons : — 



From 2 to 4 p.m. in January, February, November, 

 December. 

 „ 2 „ 5 „ „ October. 



„ 2 „ 5.30 „ „ March, September. 

 ,, 2 ,. 6 „ „ April, May, June, July, August. 



Persons applying for the purposes of research and reference 

 are admitted to the Reading Room under certain regulations 

 every weekday, except the days specified below, from 9 a.m. 

 until 7 p.m. The Newspaper Room is open, under similar 

 regulations, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. 



The Reading Room, Newspaper Room, a,nd Students' Rooms 

 in the Library and Department of Manuscripts are closed on 

 Sundays, Good Friday, Christmas Day, and the first four 

 weekdays in March and September. 



* From October 1914 to the end of March 1915 it was necessary to close the 

 exhibition galleries at dusk. 



