• The British Museum Reading Room, situated in the centre of the Great Court of the British Museum, used to be the main reading room of the British Library.
  • The history of the Reading Room of the British Museum. It is currently being used as a major temporary exhibition space.
  • “After extensive renovations and the repair of bomb damage incurred during World War II, the famous Reading Room of the British Museum, London...
  • +44 20 7323 8299 , +44 20 7323 8181. information@britishmuseum.org. ... Get Directions - British Museum Reading Room. ×. Drive.
  • In recent years, the British Museum Reading Room has still played a central role in the British Museum’s operations.
  • The British Museum Reading Room, a once-grand public reading space in the heart of the museum, has finally reopened its doors to visitors after 11 years of...
  • The British Museum Reading Room by Louis MacNeice, 1939: Under the hive-like dome the stooping haunted readers Go up and down the alleys...
  • Famous readers. ... Much of the action of David Lodge's 1965 novel "The British Museum Is Falling Down" takes place in the old Reading Room.