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 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 Week-Days 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, 



Wednesdays, 



and 



Fridays 



Exhibitions of Manuscripts, Printed 

 Books, Prints and Drawings, Porcelain. 

 Glass & Majolica ; Prehistoric, British, 

 Anglo-Saxon, Mediaeval and Ethnogra- 

 phical Collections. 



On Tuesdays,^ Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek and Roman 

 Thursdays, [Galleries (exclusive of the Vase Rooms 

 and [and Bronze Room) ; American Collections 



Saturdays J and the 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 week-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. 



