28 March – 29 September 2013
Advance booking essential

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How to book

Advanced booking essential

  • +44(0)20 7323 8181
  • Ticket Desk in the Great Court

Members free

Unlimited free entry and fast track entry to all exhibitions, plus exclusive evenings, lectures and Members' parties

Membership information 

Membership FAQs 

Ticket prices

  • Members free 
  • Adult, £15
  • Child under 16, Free

    Accompanied by paying adult

  • Groups, £12.50 

    Telephone booking only, Monday–Friday (minimum 8 people)

  • Senior, £15

    Special £7.50 ticket between 12.00 and 16.30 Mondays, telephone bookings and walk-up only

  • Students and 16–18 years, £12.50

    2 for 1 tickets on weekdays after 14.30. Telephone bookings and walk-up only

  • Unemployed person, £12.50
  • Special £1.00 ticket between 12.00 and 16.30 Mondays, telephone bookings and walk-up only

  • Disabled person, £12.50
  • Disabled person's assistant, Free
  • National Art Pass, £7.50
  • *Please note, booking fees apply when booking tickets online (£1 per ticket) and by telephone (£2 per ticket)


Relief with Bacchus and followers, marble wall panel, © Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei / Trustees of the British Museum

2 for 1 tickets for students

Every weekday from 14.30, students and
16–18 year olds can get two tickets for the
price of one.

To book, telephone +44(0)20 7323 8181
or ask at the Ticket Desk in the Great Court

Cafés and restaurant

Enjoy an exhibition-inspired menu at the restaurant or one of the cafés. To book a table at the restaurant: +44 (0)20 7323 8990 BMrestaurant@benugo.com

Eating at the British Museum 

Multimedia guide

Multimedia guides

Guide yourself around the exhibition at your own pace. Available to buy at the exhibition entrance. £4.50, concessions available.

Audio description guides are free to visually impaired visitors.