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- The reading room was closed to the public again in 2013 and converted for use as the museum's archive.
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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.
The Reading Room was officially opened on 2 May 1857 with a 'breakfast' (that included champagne and ice cream) laid out on the catalogue desks. A public viewing was held between 8 and 16 May, attracting over 62,000 visitors.
Sep 19, 2023 · After 2007 a temporary platform was built above the desks, providing a venue for exhibitions until the museum’s new extension was opened. But since September 2013 the room has been closed.
Mar 28, 2018 · In 1973, the British Library officially separated from the British Museum. The library continued to be housed in the Reading Room until 1997, when the new British Library building opened in St Pancras. With this relocation, there was an opportunity to reimagine the Round Reading Room and the courtyard in which it sat.
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.
Jul 3, 2024 · Completed in 1857, the British Museum’s Reading Room became a world-famous learning hub where only the cool kids of academia and literature were allowed to work on their craft. Karl Marx, Sir...
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 ...
