Arched Room, British Museum

Departments

Find out how our Museum departments work with, research and care for the collection.

The work of our curatorial departments is focused on specific parts of the collection, whereas Collection Care and Scientific Research support work across the Museum. On the department pages, you will find information about:

  • How you can access the collection
  • Research facilities available to you
  • Department staff
  • Research and collaboration
  • How we conserve and preserve the collection
  • Publications 
  • Exhibitions 
  • Stories about our work
  • The history of the collection.