12 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF 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 Mediseval 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 6 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 f Exhibitions of Manuscripts, Printed 



Wednesdays' ^r^''.-^^i''*'r''^ ^J^Y^T'-^^i'^l^'?' 



, ( Glass & Majolica; Prehistoric, British, 



and Anglo-Saxon, Mediaeval and Ethno- 



Fridays I^ graphical Collections. 



On Tuesdays, f Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek and Roman 



Thursdays ' Gralleries (exclusive of the Vase Rooms 



, ' and Bronze Room); Gold Ornament 



^^ Room, American Collections, and the 



Saturdays Waddesdon 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 4, 5, or 6 p.m., according to 

 the season of the year. 



