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ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BEITISH MUSEUM. 



The British Museum, Bloomsbuiy (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 



f Exhibitions of Manuscripts, Printed 

 I Books, Prints and Drawings, Porcelain, 

 ■{ Glass & Majolica ; Prehistoric, British, 

 I Anglo-Saxon, Mediaeval and Ethnogra- 

 ( phical Collections. 



On Tuesdays, ~1 Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek and Roman 

 Thursdays, I Galleries (exclusive of the Vase Rooms 

 and I 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. 



