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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...
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. Designed by Sydney Smirke and opened in 1857,...
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.
Mar 28, 2018 · It officially opened on 2 May 1857, and between 8 and 16 May, it was opened up for a special one-off public viewing. Over 62,000 visitors came to marvel at the new building. Here is a ticket inviting people to come and view the British Museum’s new Round Reading Room.
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.
Mar 11, 2018 · When the new British Library opened in St. Pancras in 1997, the Round Reading Room lost its purpose and it has been locked behind closed doors, with the exception of a few special exhibitions, ever since.
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Sep 21, 2024 · The Round Reading Room at the British Museum, a landmark of architectural brilliance, has reopened to visitors after an 11-year closure. Designed by Sydney Smirke and inspired by the Pantheon in Rome, this 1857 masterpiece showcases mid-19th century technology with its cast iron, concrete, and glass construction.