Ground floor - British Museum

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Don't miss

A The Holy Thorn Reliquary, Room 2a A medieval masterpiece

B Tang dynasty figures, Room 33 From the tomb of a general

C Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance), Room 33 A remarkable bronze sculpture from south India

D Hoa Hakananai'a, Room 24 A colossal ancestor figure from Rapa Nui/Easter Island

E The Rosetta Stone, Room 4 The key to deciphering hieroglyphs

F Assyrian Lion Hunt reliefs, Room 10 An ancient king's triumph over nature

G Parthenon sculptures, Room 18 Iconic sculpture from ancient Greece

Please note that some galleries may be closed at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances or refurbishment.

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Members' Montague cloakroom Place entrance

Anthropology Library and Research Centre

Montague Caf?

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Forecourt Caf?

Toilets Accessible toilet Baby changing Baby feeding Shop Great Court Restaurant Caf? Information Desk Tickets & Membership Desk

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Ancient Egypt

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*Ask at the Information Desk in the Great Court for opening times of Rooms 16, 19, 20 and 20a.

Ancient Greece and Rome

Early Greece Room 6

Greece: Minoans and Mycenaeans The Arthur I Fleischman Gallery Room 12

Greece 1050?520 BC Room 13

Greek vases Room 14

Athens and Lycia Room 15

Greece: Bassai sculptures Room 16*

Nereid Monument Room 17

Greece: Parthenon Room 18

Greece: Athens Room 19 *

Greeks and Lycians 400?325 BC Room 20 *

Greek vases Room 20a*

Mausoleum of Halikarnassos Room 21

The world of Alexander Room 22

Greek and Roman sculpture Room 23

Asia

China and South Asia The Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery Room 33

India: Amaravati The Asahi Shimbun Gallery Room 33a

Chinese jade The Selwyn and Ellie Alleyne Gallery Room 33b

Korea The Korea Foundation Gallery Room 67

Chinese ceramics ? Sir Percival David Collection The Sir Joseph Hotung Centre for Ceramic Studies Room 95

Middle East

Assyrian sculpture and Balawat Gates Room 6

Assyria: Nimrud Rooms 7?8

Assyria: Nineveh Room 9

Assyria: Lion hunts, Siege of Lachish and Khorsabad Room 10

Exhibitions

Special exhibitions The Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery Room 30

Free displays The Asahi Shimbun Displays Room 3

Themes

Enlightenment Room 1

Collecting the world Room 2

The Waddesdon Bequest Funded by The Rothschild Foundation Room 2a

Living and Dying The Wellcome Trust Gallery Room 24

Members

Members' Room This room is exclusively available to Members, providing the perfect setting in which to relax in front of spectacular views of the Great Court. Facilities include free WiFi and a caf? serving hot and cold food. Access is via Rooms 4 or 29a and the West stairs and lift.

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Upper floor

Don't miss

H The Lewis Chessmen, Room 40 The most famous chess set in the world I Astrolabe, Room 42 A spectacular scientific instrument from the Islamic world J Oxus Treasure, Room 52 Fabulous metalwork from ancient Iran K The Portland Vase, Room 70 The Roman inspiration for Wedgwood

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Please note that some galleries may be closed at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances or refurbishment.

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Coffee Lounge

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65 Ancient Egypt

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52 Egyptian death and afterlife: mummies The Roxie Walker Galleries Rooms 62?63

51 Early Egypt The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery

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Sudan, Egypt and Nubia The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery 49 Room 65

Ethiopia and Coptic Egypt Room 66

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Ancient Greece and Rome

Greek and Roman life Room 69

Roman Empire The Wolfson Gallery Room 70

Etruscan world Room 71

Ancient Cyprus The A. G. Leventis Gallery Room 72

Greeks in Italy Room 73

Asia

Painting and calligraphy Room 91a

Japan The Mitsubishi Corporation Galleries Rooms 92?94

Europe

Medieval Europe 1050?1500 The Sir Paul and Lady Ruddock Gallery Room 40

Sutton Hoo and Europe AD 300?1100 The Sir Paul and Lady Ruddock Gallery Room 41

Europe 1400?1800 Room 46

Europe 1800?1900 Room 47

Europe 1900 to the present Room 48

Roman Britain The Weston Gallery Room 49

Britain and Europe 800 BC?AD 43 Room 50

Europe and Middle East 10,000?800 BC The Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Gallery Room 51

Middle East

The Islamic world The Albukhary Foundation Gallery Rooms 42?43

Ancient Iran The Rahim Irvani Gallery Room 52

Ancient South Arabia The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery Room 53

Anatolia and Urartu 7000?300 BC The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery Room 54

Mesopotamia 1500?539 BC The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery Room 55

Mesopotamia 6000?1500 BC The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery Room 56

Ancient Levant The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Galleries Rooms 57?59

Exhibitions

Special exhibitions The Joseph Hotung Great Court Gallery Room 35

Prints and drawings Rooms 90 and 90a

Free displays Rooms 43a, 69a and 91

Themes

Clocks and watches The Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly Gallery Rooms 38?39

Money Room 68

Members

Members' Room This room is exclusively available to Members, providing the perfect setting in which to relax in front of spectacular views of the Great Court. Facilities include free WiFi and a caf? serving hot and cold food. Access is via Rooms 4 or 29a and the West stairs and lift.

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Lower floor

Don't miss

L Brass plaques from Benin, Room 25 Masterpieces of African art

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Please note that some galleries may be closed at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances or refurbishment.

Level -1

The Clore Centre for Education

Up to Great Court

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Ford Centre for Young Visitors

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The Clore Centre for Education

Hugh and Catherine Stevenson Lecture Theatre

Claus Moser Room

BP Lecture Theatre

Studio

Raymond and Beverly Sackler Rooms

Samsung Digital Discovery Centre

Ford Centre for Young Visitors

At weekends and during school holidays, families are welcome to picnic in the Ford Centre for Young Visitors. Free, just drop in.

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Toilets Accessible toilet Baby changing Baby feeding Shop Great Court Restaurant Caf? Information Desk Tickets & Membership Desk

F Families Desk (weekends and school holidays only) Cloakroom Audio guide Stairs Lift Level access lift

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