Admission and opening times

The British Museum is free* to all visitors

* The following special exhibitions have a charge:

Garden and Cosmos:
The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur

28 May – 23 August 2009  
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Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler
24 September 2009 – 24 January 2010
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Opening times

The Museum is open daily, 10.00–17.30

Great Court

Sunday – Wednesday  09.00–18.00
Thursday, Friday, Saturday  09.00–23.00

Late opening times

The Museum is open late every Thursday and Friday until 20.30

Restaurant, cafés and shops

Cafe at the British Museum

Libraries and study rooms

 Opening times for the Paul Hamlyn Library and the departmental study rooms.

Temporary gallery closures

A list of galleries closed for refurbishment and development.

The Museum is closed on

1 January, 24, 25, 26 December

See Also

More about Garden and Cosmos exhibition