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Fridays
open until 20.30

Explore the collection

Galleries open until 20.30

Full list of galleries open late 

Free spotlight tours every Friday

20 minute tours introducing different areas of the collection, led by volunteers. 

  • The Parthenon spotlight tour  
  • Enlightenment spotlight tour 
  • Rosetta Stone spotlight tour  
  • Death in Egypt spotlight tour 

Food and drink

Food and drink al fresco

Enjoy drinks, snacks, crêpes, and ice creams on the Museum's forecourt (weather permitting) between 17.30 and 20.15

Dinner in the Court Restaurant

Enjoy an internationally inspired menu of small and larger plates in magnificent surroundings 

More about the cafés and restaurant 

Exhibitions open late

Life and death
Pompeii and Herculaneum

28 March – 29 September 2013
Now open

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