Contact us

General switchboard / Information Desk contact details 

For general information and enquiries about the Museum

• Address: Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
• Telephone: +44 (0)20 7323 8000/8299
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8616
• Email: information@britishmuseum.org

Collection enquiries contact details 

For questions about the Museum collection

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8838
• Email: collectionenquiries@britishmuseum.org
  

Please note, for ticket collection and ticket enquiries contact the Box Office

Online shop contact details

For any queries or issues relating to etickets, books and other products, Membership and donations
contact Customer Services on 0800 218 2222 or email:

• Etickets information@britishmuseum.org
• Books and products customerservices@britishmuseum.co.uk
• Membership and donations friends@britishmuseum.org

Box Office contact details

For exhibition and event ticket booking over the phone

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8181
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8616
• Email: boxoffice@britishmuseum.org

Website contact details 

For enquiries, comments, corrections or suggestions about this website, excluding the online shop (please see contact details above)

• Email: web@britishmuseum.org

Press contact details

Information for press

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8394/8583/8522
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8614
• Email: communications@britishmuseum.org

Jobs contact details

Working at the Museum

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8875
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8163
• Email: humanresources@britishmuseum.org

Membership contact details

For Membership enquiries and booking Members' events

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8195
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8985
• Email: friends@britishmuseum.org

Development contact details

For information about corporate sponsorship, global partners, legacies, Patrons and other ways of giving

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7636 5765
• Email: development@britishmuseum.org

Volunteers contact details

Becoming a volunteer

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8853
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8163
• Email: volunteers@britishmuseum.org

Access contact details

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8506
• Email: JSamuels@britishmuseum.org

Finds contact details

Advice and information about archaeological objects you have found in England and Wales,
including items you think might be treasure

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8611 / 8618
• Email: info@finds.org.uk

Teachers contact details

Schools visits and workshops: booking

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8181
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8616
• Email: boxoffice@britishmuseum.org
  

Schools visits and workshops: information

Please note, bookings for schools sessions cannot be made using these numbers

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8510 / 8850
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8855
• Email: learning@britishmuseum.org

Archives contact details

Archive facilities at the Museum

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8224
• Email: librariesandarchives@britishmuseum.org

Libraries contact details

Library facilities at the Museum

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8838
• Email: librariesandarchives@britishmuseum.org

Conferencing contact details

British Museum conference facilities

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8136
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8363
• Email: corporate@britishmuseum.org

Merchandise contact details

British Museum Company

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 1234
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7436 7315
• Email: customerservices@britishmuseum.co.uk

British Museum Images picture library contact details

Image rights and licensing

• Tel: + 44 (0)20 7079 0944
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7637 8467
• Email: sales@bmimages.com
• www.bmimages.com

Filming contact details

Filming at the Museum

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8380
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8614
• Email: filming@britishmuseum.org

Bird ringing contact details

To report a metal ring
Euring website, part of British Trust for Ornithology

Departments:

Africa, Oceania and the Americas

The Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8041
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8049
• Email: aoa@britishmuseum.org

Ancient Egypt and Sudan

The Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8311
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8803
• Email: egyptian@britishmuseum.org

Asia

The Department of Asia

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8416
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8561
• Email: asia@britishmuseum.org

Coins and Medals

The Department of Coins and Medals

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8607
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8171
• Email: coins@britishmuseum.org

Conservation and Scientific Research

The Department of Conservation and Scientific Research

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8279
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8636
• Email: conservation@britishmuseum.org

Greece and Rome

The Department of Greece and Rome

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8321
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8355
• Email: greekandroman@britishmuseum.org

Middle East

The Department of the Middle East

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8308
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8489
• Email: ancientneareast@britishmuseum.org

Prehistory and Europe

The Department of Prehistory and Europe

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8100 (for enquires related to the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic collections)
• Te: +44 (0)20 7323 8629 (for enquiries related to the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Romano-British, Medieval, Renaissance and Modern collections)
• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8395 (for enquiries related to the Horological collections)
• Email: prehistoryandeurope@britishmuseum.org, horological@britishmuseum.org

Portable Antiquities and Treasure

The Department of Portable Antiquities and Treasure 

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8618
• Email:info@finds.org.uk

Prints and Drawings

The Department of Prints and Drawings

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8408
• Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8999
• Email: prints@britishmuseum.org

Textiles

For enquiries about textiles

• Email: textiles@britishmuseum.org