British Museum: An Unofficial Audio Tour with the Museum Guide

London, England
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Duration2h 30m - 3h
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

The British Museum holds more than 8 million objects spanning every inhabited continent and nearly every era of human history. On this self-guided audio tour, you'll move through the museum's most celebrated galleries, from Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to Anglo-Saxon England and Classical Greece. You'll also discover how seemingly unrelated objects are connected across space and time. The tour starts in the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, Norman Foster's spectacular glass-roofed atrium. From there, you'll explore the Enlightenment Gallery, where the museum's origins are tied to an Irish physician's collection of 71,000 objects bankrolled by Jamaican sugar plantations. You'll encounter the mummified remains of Henutmehyt, a wealthy Egyptian priestess buried with enough food for one final meal. The tour ends in the Parthenon Galleries, home to sculptures prised from the Acropolis by Lord Elgin – beautiful, contested, and still at the centre of one of archaeology's great debates.

What's included

  • Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
  • App for Android and iOS
  • Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
  • Smartphone and headphones
  • Transportation
  • Food and drink
  • Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour

What to expect

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    Pass through Norman Foster's spectacular glass-roofed Queen Elizabeth II Great Court and explore one of the world's greatest collections, spanning every inhabited continent and nearly every era of human history. Marvel at treasures ranging from Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets and Egyptian mummies to Anglo-Saxon helmets and contested Parthenon sculptures, discovering how seemingly unrelated objects connect across space and time.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

This tour starts at British Museum Entrance. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

End point

Tour ends at Parthenon Metopes and Directions to Exit.

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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