Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
tel. 020/7323-8181, collection questions tel. 020/7323-8838,
www.britishmuseum.org
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Visiting the Museum:
From the Great Court, doorways lead to all wings. Huge winged
lions(whichguardedanAssyrianpalace800yearsbeforeChrist)guardthesegreatgalleries.
For a brief tour, connect these ancient dots:
StartwiththeEgyptiansection.WanderfromtheRosettaStonepastthemanystatues.At
the end of the hall, climb the stairs to mummy land.