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     • British Museum chair George Osborne made a commitment to reopen the Reading Room, which had been closed since 2013, in November 2022.
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   Will the British Museum reopen the reading room?

   • British Museum chair George Osborne made a commitment to reopen the Reading Room, which had been closed since 2013, in November 2022. The Reading Room, which first opened in 1854 and currently houses the museum's archive, was restored as part of the £100m Great Court redevelopment.

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   What happened to the British Museum's Round Reading Room?

   • The Reading Room in happier times, in the early 2000s, not long after the British Library moved to its new purpose-built home in Kings Cross. For now, the space is used for storage and handing of the museum’s archives The Trustees of the British Museum This month marks ten years since the British Museum’s Round Reading Room was closed to visitors.

   After ten years, the British Museum’s Reading Room is still out of bounds

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   Is the reading room open?

   • The Reading Room is now open. The Reading Room stands at the heart of the Museum, in the centre of the Great Court. Completed in 1857, it was hailed as one of the great sights of London and became a world-famous centre of learning. By the early 1850s, the British Museum Library needed a larger reading room.

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   When did the reading room reopen?

   • As part of the Great Court development the interior of the Reading Room was carefully restored. This process saw the papier mâché interior of the dome repaired and the original blue, cream and gold colour scheme reinstated. When it reopened in 2000, the Reading Room was made available to all Museum visitors for the first time.

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3. www.museumsassociation.org › museums-journal › newsBritish Museum reopens Reading Room - Museums Association

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   Jul 1, 2024 · The British Museum reopened its Reading Room for general visitors on 1 July following the introduction of ticketed tours last year. British Museum chair George Osborne made a commitment to reopen the Reading Room, which had been closed since 2013, in November 2022.

4. www.countrylife.co.uk › architecture › at-last-a-newAt last, a new chapter for the Reading Room at the British Museum

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   Aug 18, 2024 · The British Museum’s Reading Room — where Sylvia Pankhurst and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle once worked — has reopened at last. Richard MacKichan celebrates. Opened by the late Queen in 2000, the Great Court of the British Museum quickly became an icon of the capital’s cultural landscape.

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6. www.theartnewspaper.com › 2023/09/19 › after-tenAfter ten years, the British Museum’s Reading Room is still ...

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   Sep 19, 2023 · This month marks ten years since the British Museum’s Round Reading Room was closed to visitors. One of the most awe-inspiring architectural spaces in the capital, it now remains a distant ...

7. www.theartnewspaper.com › 2024/07/03 › britishBritish Museum’s historic Reading Room opens to the public ...

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   Jul 3, 2024 · The British Museum’s vast and imposing Round Reading Room has reopened this week to all visitors after being closed for the past 11 years.

8. www.britishmuseum.org › architecture › reading-roomReading Room | British Museum

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   Visit the Great Court. The Reading Room is now open. The Reading Room stands at the heart of the Museum, in the centre of the Great Court. Completed in 1857, it was hailed as one of the great sights of London and became a world-famous centre of learning.

9. www.artdependence.com › articles › british-museumArtDependence | British Museum reopens Reading Room

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   Jul 3, 2024 · The British Museum reopened its Reading Room for general visitors on 1 July. British Museum chair George Osborne made a commitment to reopen the Reading Room, which had been closed since 2013, in November 2022.

10. www.timeout.com › london › newsThe British Museum's Mysterious Domed Reading Room Has ...

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    Jul 3, 2024 · The British Museum’s domed reading room will be open for guided tours from 23 July, and has opened to the general public.