BRITISH MUSEUM / 



The Bible Room was not quite ready for opening at the end of the year 

 under review. 



The reconstruction of the Upper Egyptian Galleries is now complete, 

 and the g^Ueries are now being furnished. The south end of the 

 Egyptian Gallery, the First Roman Gallery and the King's Library have 

 been redecorated. 



Temporary Exhibitions. 



An exhibition illustrating the history of Coronations in England, 

 jointly organised by the Departments of Printed Books, Manuscripts, 

 Prints and Drawings, and Coins and Medals, was opened in the King's 

 Library on 1st May and withdrawn on 18th December. The exhibition 

 of Egyptian Antiquities lent by Mr. C. S. Gulbenkian, in 1936, was 

 continued throughout the year. The following temporary exhibitions 

 were also held : — 



Ben Jonson (Tercentenary of his death) , 



Papyri (in connection with the fifth International Congress of Papyrology). 



Medical and Nursing (in connection with the International Nursing 

 Conference). 



Shorthand (in connection with the International Shorthand Conference). 



From Watteau to Wilkie (Conversation, Portrait and Genre in the 18th 

 and early 19th centuries). 



The Treatment of Water in Oriental and European Art. 



Flint Technique and Patination. 



Stone implements from the Bombay district. 



Prehistoric, Roman, and Saxon finds from Upminster. 



Excavations on Eddisbury HiU, Cheshire. 



A small standard case has been placed in the Central Saloon of the 

 Prehistoric Room for the isolated exhibition during short periods of 

 selected notable antiquities. 



In the Iron Age Gallery, a series of photographs illustrating Saxon 

 sculpture was exhibited. 



Representation at Congresses. 



Dr. H. I. BeU, accompanied by Mr. T. C. Skeat, represented the 

 Trustees at the International Congress of Papyrology at Oxford. 

 Mr. J. Allan and Mr. C. F. C. Hawkes represented the Trustees at the 

 Annual Conference of the Museums Association at Newcastle. Mr. A. 

 Esdaile represented the Trustees at the Annual Conference of the Library 

 Association at Scarborough. Dr. Plenderleith attended the International 

 Conference on Excavations at Cairo. 



Acquisitions. 



The total number of objects added to the collections in 1937 was 

 432,449, more by 52,618 than in 1936, and by 19,011 than in 1935. 



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