Plan Your Visit
TICKETS
Museum admission is free and no booking is required for general admission.
Booking is essential for all groups (including self-guided visits).
Booking is essential for our Money Talks exhibition, open 9 Aug – 5 Jan.
Upcoming gallery and restaurant closures are listed at the bottom of this page: Temporary Closures
FREE EXHIBITIONS
FAMILY FUN THIS SUMMER
THE ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES
Look out for the ancient Greek athletes you will find on display in the galleries.
The Greek World Gallery 16 and Cast Gallery 14 are on Level G.
Runners on an attic black-figure pottery Panathenaic amphora
Plaster cast of a discus thrower (the Discobolos of Myron)
Plaster cast of a victory stele, from Sounion, Greece
Attic black-figure pottery depicting wrestlers and their trainer
Ancient Greek silver coin with a Discobolos (discus thrower)
Plaster cast of relief showing two naked wrestlers
Attic red-figure pottery krater depicting a discus thrower
Bronze strigil, used by athletes to scrape the skin clean
Plaster cast of the Delphi Charioteer
Attic red-figure pottery cup depicting wrestlers
Plaster cast of an athlete (the Diadoumenos of Polykleitos)
Three athletes on an attic black-figure pottery amphora
Ancient Greek silver coin depicting two wrestlers
SELF-GUIDED GROUP VISITS
If you're a tour operator, language school or other commercial group, you can now book your self-guided visit online.
In the busy summer holidays, booking is essential.
DISCOVER MORE OF THE MUSEUM
EATING & DRINKING
ACCESSING THE MUSEUM
MORE TO SEE AND DO
EXHIBITIONS & DISPLAYS
SMARTIFY TOURS
FAMILY VISITS & HOLIDAY FUN
PRINT ROOM & STUDY ROOMS
MORE MUSEUM TRAILS
VISITING AS A GROUP
ABOUT YOUR VISIT
TICKETING
Entry to the Museum is free but pre-booking is required for groups and for our ticketed exhibitions.
FACE COVERINGS / MASKS
Visitors and our staff may continue to wear face coverings if it makes them feel comfortable.
SOCIAL DISTANCING
There are no longer any special recommendations for social distancing.
CLEANING & HYGIENE
We maintain regular cleaning regimes and there are sanitisation points throughout the Museum.
ACCESS & FACILITIES
Our lifts, toilets and cloakrooms are all open as normal.
BE KIND
We ask that you please keep calm and be kind to other visitors and to our staff
BECOME A MEMBER
TEMPORARY CLOSURES
England Gallery: Wed 4 Sep
The England Gallery 400–600, Gallery 41, which houses the Alfred Jewel, will be closed today, to take down the Wilton Diptych display. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Rooftop Restaurant: Tue 10 & Wed 11 Sep
The Rooftop Restaurant will be closed all day on Tue 10 Sep and Wed 11 Sep for a private event, we apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Cast Gallery: Mon 28 Oct
The Cast Gallery will be closed on Mon 28 Oct from 3–4pm for a private event.