ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



VI. — NUMBER of Pehsons Admitted to Visit the British Museum. 



Persons admitted to view the General Collections in each Year from 1874 to 1879, both Years inclusive. 



January ---... 



February -.-... 

 March ------- 



April ------- 



May .--.--- 

 June ------- 



July -..-_-- 

 August ------- 



September ------ 



October ..-.-- 



November - - ' - 



December - - - - 



Total Number of Persons admitted! 

 to view the General Collections 

 (exclusive of Readers) - -J 



Number of Visits — 

 To the Reading Room, for the purpose ofl 



study or research . - - -J 



To the Department of Maps, for the purpose) 



of special research - - . -J 



To the Department of Manuscripts, for the] 



purpose of studying the collections and 



of examining Sefect Manuscripts - -J 

 To the Galleries of Sculpture, for the pur-] 



pose of study - - - - -/ 

 To the Coin and Medal Room, for the pur-l 



poses of study, lVc. - - - -f 

 To the Gold Ornament and Gem Room 

 To the Departments of Natural B istory, for] 



the purpose of study - - - -| 

 To the Print Room, for the purpose of 1 



study or research - - - - J 



Total - - - 



187 4. 



N" 



28,170 

 24,0-58 

 33,270 

 56,245 

 4.5,674 

 41,368 

 49,043 

 52,353 

 31,759 

 35,036 

 27,227 

 36,850 



461,059 



104,727 



1,632 



7,185 



1,674 



16,560 



6,022 



2,984 



187 5. 



N° 



29,358 

 24,758 

 52,731 

 52,887 

 63,384 

 50,767 

 58,594 

 50,166 

 28,844 

 32,793 

 24,489 

 64,556 



18 7 6. 



N" 



28,086 

 28,329 

 38,368 

 65,905 

 39,789 

 68,604 

 42,774 

 46,430 

 37,908 

 44,520 

 35,157 

 87,665 



601,843 



523,317 



10.5,310 

 186 



1,785 



7,219 



1,713 



14,785 



5,870 



3,713 



563,535 



109,442 

 259 



1,062 



7,722 



1,375 



•14,632 



6,228 



4,154 



18 7 7. 



N" 



51,475 

 22,2-19 

 39,373 

 79,496 

 57,040 

 41,604 

 47,020 

 66,656 

 37,831 

 29,795 

 30,463 

 46,709 



18 78. 



N° 



35,881 

 20,575 

 32,166 

 58,178 

 29,419 

 60.109 

 41,8-46 

 51,072 

 38,293 

 27,567 

 27,904 

 35,500 



663,898 



r09,009 



539:281 



113,594 

 296 



2,041 



9,939 



1,444 



21,054 



7,480 



4,382 



699,611 



448,516 



114,516 

 316 



1,741 



11,917 



1,539 



23,143 



6,352 



3,572 



187 9. 



N° 



35,000 

 23,417 

 46,702 

 72,985 

 39,036 

 78,972 

 69,438 

 65,484 

 49,318 

 39,529 

 42,363 

 54,150 



*fi06,394 



125,694 

 256 



2,191 



16,626 



1,620 



18,931 



7,991 



4,220 



611,612 



782,823 



• Including the total number of persons (3,208) admitted to the Biiti.sh Museum on Monday and Saturday evenings from six till eight 

 o'clock, from the 10th of May to the 14th ot July 1879, inclusive ; and from six till seven o'clock, Irom the 19th of .July to tlie 30th of August. 



In addition to the above, 484 persons were admitted during the year 1879 to view the Christy Collections of Ethno- 

 graphy, &c., which, until the new room is ready at the British Museum, is exhibited at 103, Victoria-street, 

 Westminster,! 



The Exhibition Galleiies of the British Museum are Open to the Public Free, as under: — 

 Monday and Saturday — The whole of the Galleries. 



Tuesday and Thursday — The whole of the Galleries, except the Natural History Collections. 

 Wednesday and Friday — The whole of the Galleries, except the Antiquities on the Upper Floor, and the 

 rest of the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities. 



The hours of Admission are from — 



10 a.m. till 4 p.m. in January, February, November, December. 



10 „ 5 „ March, April, September, October. 



10 „ 6 „ May, June, July, August. 



10 and 12 till 7 p.m. on Monday and Saturday only, from the middle of July to the end of August. 



10 „ 8 „ Monday and Saturday only, from May 8th to the middle of July. 



On Saturday throughout the year from 12 o'clock. 



Persons applying for the purpose of study or research are admitted to the Reading Room, under certain regu- 

 lations, evei-y day, except the days specified below, in the months of January, February, March, October, 

 November, and December, when the Electric Light is available, from Nine till Seven; in the month of 

 September, from Nine till Five ; and in the months of April, May, June, July, and August, Irom Nine till Six. 



Persons are admitted, under similar regulations, to study in the Sculpture Galleries from Nine o'clock from 

 Monday to Friday, and from Eleven o'clock on Saturday, to the hour of closing ; in the Galleries of Zoology, 

 Geology, and Mineralogy, from Nine o'clock to the hour-of closing, every day except Saturday ; in the Depart- 

 ment of Botany from Ten till Fo*ir o'clock, every day except Saturday ; and in the Print Room from Ten till 

 Four o'clock, January to March, and August to December; Ten till Five, April to July. 



The Museum is closed from the 1st to the 7th of February, the 1st to the 7th of May, and the 1st to the 7th of 

 October, inclusive, on Sunday, Ash-Wednesday, Good- Friday, and Christmas-day, and also on any Special 

 Fast or Tiianksgiving-day ordered by authority. - 



British Museum, 1 Edrcard A. Bond. 



29 May 1880. / Principal Librarian. 



•j- The Public are admitted to view the Christy Collections in Victoria-street on Fridays only, from Ten till Four o'clock, by tickets issued at 

 the British Museum. 



