ACCOUNTS, &C , OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



yi. — NuMBEK of Persons Admitted to Visit the British Museum, &c. — continued. 



The Exhibition Galleries of the Britisli Museum, Bloomsbury (includinc; the Departments of I'linted Books and 

 JIaps, Manuscripts, Prints and Drawings, Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities, Greek and Roman Antiquities, British 

 and Medifeval Antiquities and Ethnography, and Coins and Medals) are Open to the Cublic, Free,, as under : — 

 Monday and Saturday — The whole of ilie Galleries. 



Tuesday and Thursday — 'J'he whole of the Galleries, except British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethno- 

 graphy. 

 Wednesday and Friday — The whole of the Galleries, except the Western Gallery of Antiquities on the 

 Upper floor, and the Rooms of Greek and Roman Antiquities on the Ground Floor and Basement. 



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 ,, 8 „ on Mondaj' and Saturday only, from May 1st to the middle of Jul}'. 



10 „ 7 ., Monday and Saturday only, from the middle of July to the end of August. 



The Galleries are closed on Sundays, Good-Friday, Christmas-day, and days of Public Fast or Thanksgiving. 



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

 every day, except the days specified below, in the months of January, February, March, April, September, October, 

 November, and December, from Nine a.m. till Eight p.m. ; and in the months of May, Juno, J uly, and August, from 

 Nine till Seven. 



The Reading Koom is closed on Sundays, Good-Friday, Christmas-day, and the first four woek-days of March and 

 October. 



Persons are admitted every week-day to study in the Sculpture Galleries from Nine o'clock to the hour of 

 general closing ; and in the Print Room from Ten till Four o'clock, from January to March, and from August to 

 December ; and from Ten till Five, from April to July. 



British Museum,") Edward A. Bond, 



31 May 1886. / Principal Librarian. 



B. — Persons Admitted to view the Collectionsin the British Museum (Natural History), Cuomwell-road, 

 in each Year from the date of opening (18th April 1881) to 1885, inclusive. 





1881 : 



1882 : 



1883: 



1884: 



1885: 



January - - - - , - 



- 



2.3,234 



19,164 



30,516 



81,093 



February - . - - - 



- 



17,522 



15,034 



22,628 



24,200 



March ------ 



April ------ 



(April 18 to 30) 

 41,434 



27,923 

 37,130 



35,257 

 10,761 



24,121 

 51,952 



28,339 

 62,648 



May - 



22,871 



33,829 



33,797 



24,359 



46,295 



June ------ 



25,867 



20,461 



18,.'i07 



.39,740 



29,036 



July ------ 



1.3,986 



20,395 



16, .509 



28,444 



29,374 



August . - _ . - 



27,970 



29,182 



25,298 



35,080 



45,134 



September - - - - - 



23,950 



19,-564 



17,188 



81,131 



34,977 



October _ - - . - 



23,044 



15,217 



30,827 



31,355 



35,392 



November - - - - - 



17,94) 



10,469 



25,502 



24,453 



23,878 



December - - - - - 



34,217 



23,101 



23,487 



31,452 



31,084 



Total Number of Persons 













admitted to view the 

 Natural History Collec- ( 



231,284 



278,027 



277,331 



375,231 



421,350 



tions (including Students) | 













of Study- 



ents, for the purpose 



New Building 



in the ( 

 Cromwell-road. 



1882: 



1,209 

 697 

 803 



1883: 



5,229* 



2,453 



617 



1,023 



1884 : 



6,818 



1,991 



651 



993 



1885: 



8,813 



1 ,959 



626 



1,105 



Total - - - 



2,709 



9,322 



10,453 



12,003 



Zoology 

 Geology 

 Mineralogy 

 Botany 



* Considerably under usual number, owing to the closing of the department during the removal of the Zoological Collections. 



The Exhibition Galleries of the British Museum (Natural History), C mm well-road, South Kensington, including the 

 Departments of Zoology, Geology and Palseontology, Mineralogy, and Botany, iire open to the Public, free, every day of 

 the week, except Sunday, and except Good-Friday and Christmas-day, and days of Public Fast or Thanksgiving. 



The hours of Admission are from — 



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



10 „ 5 ,, March, Sepcecnber, (October. 



10 „ 6 „ April, May, June, July, August. 



10 „ 8 „ on Monday and Saturday only, from May 1st to the middle of July. 



10 „ 7 „ Monday and Saturday only, from the middle of July to the end of August. 

 Persons are admitted daily to study in these Departments from Ten till Four o'clock. 



British Museum (Natural History), \ "'• -^- Flower, 



29Mavl8B6. / Director. 



Total Number of Visitors during 1885 : — 

 To the British Museum, Bloomsbury 

 To the British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell-road 



Total 



744,000 

 421,350 



1,165,350 



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