Museum tours
British Museum
Book Tour
¥900¥800/hour
Phase 1 (First 2 Hours)
British Museum Great Court
The glass-roofed Great Court and central Reading Room form a strong visual anchor before entering the galleries.
Assyria Gallery
Dominated by palace reliefs and colossal stone figures, vividly carved and powerfully expressive, fully recreating the might of the Assyrian Empire.
Egyptian Gallery
An essential gallery for experiencing ancient Egyptian kingship and belief up close; the famous Rosetta Stone is the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Ancient Greece Gallery
The cradle of Western civilization, reflecting ancient Greece's pursuit of harmony and idealism, and its reverence for the human form and nature.
Ancient Rome Gallery
Rich in variety, dignified and elegant, authentically recreating the life, art, and imperial grandeur of the Roman Empire.
Life and Death Theme
Explores human beliefs around life, death, and the afterlife, bringing together representative artefacts from civilizations worldwide.
China Gallery
The British Museum holds over 23,000 Chinese artefacts spanning back roughly 7,000 years to the Neolithic period.
Phase 2 (Hour 3)
Ceramics Gallery
From Tang and Song celadons to Yuan blue-and-white and Ming-Qing polychrome wares — exquisite craftsmanship tracing a complete history of Chinese ceramics.
Mummy Section
Features not only human mummies but also animal ones such as cats — mysterious and awe-inspiring, reflecting ancient Egyptian beliefs in the afterlife and the divine.
Mesopotamia Gallery
A concentrated display of the depth and splendour of ancient Mesopotamian civilization, witnessing the birth of humanity's earliest cities, writing, and states.
Europe Gallery
Rustic in style yet superb in craftsmanship, offering an authentic picture of early European civilization and social development.
