Admission and opening times

The British Museum is free* to all visitors
* The following special exhibitions have a charge:
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

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
The Museum will close early on Thursday 31 December 2009. The
galleries will close at 17.30 and the Great Court will close at
18.00.