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CHAPTER BM 
Concerning the Admission into the British Museum* 
I. The Museum shall be kept open for public Days and Hours 
of Admission. 
inspection every Monday, Wednesday, and Fri- 
day in every week ; except in the Christmas, 
Easter, and Whitsun-weeks, on Thanksgiving 
and Fast -days, and during the months of August 
and September. On Tuesdays and Thursdays 
the Museum shall likewise be kept open for 
private parties. — The Museum hours are from 
ten till four, as well for viewing the Collections, 
as for admission to the Reading Room. 
2. Persons who wish to see the Museum, are Mode of Ad- 
' . mission upon 
to apply on any or those above-mentioned open open Day*, 
days, in the ante-room of the house, between 
the hours of ten and two, where each individual 
will be required to inscribe his or her name, and 
place of abode, in a book to be kept for that 
purpose ; upon which they will be shewn into 
the apartments as soon as the first rooms are 
sufficiently cleared for their admission. 
3. The officers of the Museum are autho- 
rized to exhibit the Museum during the open 
flours, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, to such of 
