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Welcome to the British Museum. Experience cultures across the globe, from the dawn of human history to the present. Plan your visit. Discover two million years of human history and culture. Free entry – book online. Open today: 10.00–17.00. Last entry: 16.45. Exhibitions and events. See all exhibitions and events. Michelangelo. the last decades.
Immerse yourself in two million years of human history, art and culture. Book your free ticket for Museum entry in advance to receive key information and updates before your visit and priority entry during busy periods.
Get closer to the British Museum collection and immerse yourself in two million years of history, across six continents. Collection online allows access to almost four and a half million objects in more than two million records.
Discover what's on at the British Museum from our special exhibitions to family activities and exclusive Member events.
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the world. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present.
The first national public museum of the world. The British Museum is unique in bringing together under one roof the cultures of the world, spanning continents and oceans. No other museum is responsible for collections of the same depth and breadth, beauty and significance.
Explore the British Museum on your own or with a guide. Choose from our Spotlight, eye-opener and LGBTQ tours, lunchtime gallery talks or 'journey around the world' in 90 minutes. Get to know the collection on a tour, at a talk or at our Hands on desks.
The British Museum is one of the world's best-known and most-visited museums – and it's free and open to all. The history of the Museum helps us understand how and why it looks like it does today, but also gives an insight into the way in which collectors of the past viewed their world and how their knowledge of the world grew.
View the layout of the British Museum and see a map of the 60 galleries, Members' Room, education centres, toilets, lifts, cafes and restaurants. Information on where you can find paper and digital copies of the Museum map.
You can continue to enjoy the British Museum at home. Explore the collection and tour the galleries via Google Street View. Plus get the inside story from Museum experts and guests through our online events, blog, podcasts, YouTube channel and social media.
