Make the Most of The British Museum nytimes.com/british-museum Must-See Off the Beaten Path Quiet Spots Intimate Treasures With Kids 1 Egyptian Galleries 6 Oxus Treasure 11 Enlightenment Galleries 14 Jade Terrapin 19 Mummies ROOM 4 ROOM 52 ROOM 1 ROOM 34 ROOMS 62 & 63 2 Parthenon Sculptures 7 Holy Thorn Reliquary 12 Amitabha Buddha 15 Chinese Tomb Guardians 20 Lewis Chessmen ROOM 18 ROOM 2a NORTH STAIRCASE ROOM 33 ROOM 40 3 Chinese Ceramics 8 Mexico 13 Print Galleries 16 Painting and Calligraphy 21 Native American ROOM 95 ROOM 27 ROOM 90 ROOM 91a Headdresses ROOM 26 4 Sutton Hoo Ship Burial 9 Hoa Hakananai’a 17 Gems from Ur ROOM 41 ROOM 24 ROOM 56 5 Assyrian Lion Hunts 10 African Collection 18 World of Alexander ROOM 10 ROOM 25 ROOM 22 Chinese Ceramics 3 MONTAGUE PLACE ENTRANCE Ground floor 14 Jade Terrapin Upper floor Chinese Tomb Guardians 15 Calligraphy 16 13 Prints Amitabha Buddha 12 Native American GREAT COURT Headdresses RESTAURANT Hoa Hakananai’a Downstairs to African Collection 9 21 8 Mexico Mummies 19 10 Ur 17 World of Alexander CAFE CAFE 6 Oxus Treasure Enlightenment Parthenon 18 Galleries sculptures Egypt 2 1 READING ROOM 11 5 GREAT COURT Lewis Chessmen Assyrian Lion Hunts 20 4 Sutton Hoo CAFE 7 Holy Thorn Restrooms Elevator Stairs ENTRANCE Getting In Plan Your Day The Great Court, bookshop and The museum is open until Admission is free for the main The audio guides are helpful café open at 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. every day but Friday. collections. tools for navigating the museum. Expect crowds in the afternoon. Go early and be the first to get to To avoid the crowd at the front, Hungry? The Great Court the museum’s exhibits, which open Want to go later? The museum is use the back entrance on restaurant is delightful. at 10 a.m. open until 8.30 p.m. on Fridays. Montague Place. Avoid the restrooms in the Great Court if you can. Map adapted from Official Map of the British Museum, 2017.