Early Egypt. The Raymond and. Beverly Sackler Gallery. Room 64. Sudan, Egypt and Nubia. The Raymond and. Beverly Sackler Gallery. Room 65. Ethiopia and ...
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Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance), Room 33 A remarkable bronze sculpture from south India
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Café 24
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Easter Island statue Hoa Hakananai’a, Room 24 A colossal figure from a lost civilisation D
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Assyrian Lion Hunt reliefs, Room 10 An ancient king’s triumph over nature F
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E The Rosetta Stone, Room 4 The key to deciphering hieroglyphs
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Families Desk
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G Parthenon sculptures, Room 18 Iconic sculpture from ancient Greece
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Anthropology Library and Research Centre
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The Holy Thorn Reliquary, Room 2a A medieval masterpiece
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B Tang dynasty figures, Room 33 From the tomb of a general
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North America 53 Room East 26 stairs
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Ancient Egypt
51 Egyptian sculpture Room 4
Middle East
Greece: Minoans and Mycenaeans The Arthur I Fleischman Gallery Room 12
India: Amaravati The Asahi Shimbun Gallery Room 33a
China and South Asia The Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery Room 33
Chinese jade The Selwyn and Ellie Alleyne Gallery Room 33b Korea The Korea Foundation Gallery Room 67 Chinese ceramics – Sir Percival David Collection The Sir Joseph Hotung Centre for Ceramic Studies Room 95
Assyrian sculpture and Balawat Gates Room 6
Assyria: Nineveh Room 9 Assyria: Lion hunts, Siege of Lachish and Khorsabad Room 10
Exhibitions
Special exhibitions The Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery Room 30 Free displays The Asahi Shimbun Displays Room 3
Themes
Enlightenment Room 1 Collecting the world Room 2 The Waddesdon Bequest Funded by The Rothschild Foundation Room 2a Living and Dying The Wellcome Trust Gallery Room 24
Members
Members’ Room This room is exclusively available to Members, providing the perfect setting in which to relax in front of spectacular views of the Great Court. Facilities include free WiFi and a café serving hot and cold food. Access is via Rooms 4 or 29a and the West stairs and lift.
Greeks and Lycians 400–325 BC Room 20 * Greek vases Room 20a* Mausoleum of Halikarnassos Room 21 The world of Alexander Room 22
*Ask at the Information Desk in the Great Court for opening times of Rooms 16, 19, 20 and 20a.
H The Lewis Chessmen, Room 40 The most famous chess set in the world I Oxus Treasure, Room 52 Fabulous metalwork from ancient Iran
Baby feeding Up to 94
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J The Royal Game of Ur, Room 56 A popular pastime in the ancient world K The Portland Vase, Room 70 The Roman inspiration for Wedgwood
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Shop Great Court Restaurant
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Families Desk
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Cloakroom 71
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Audio guide Stairs
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Coffee Lounge Level 3
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Please note that some galleries may be closed at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances or refurbishment.
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Ancient Egypt
Egyptian life and death East 53 The Michael stairs Cohen Gallery Room 61 52 Egyptian death and afterlife: mummies The Roxie Walker Galleries Room 62–63 51 Early Egypt The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery 50 Room 64
Sudan, Egypt and Nubia The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery 49 Room 65 Ethiopia and Coptic Egypt Room 66
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Greek and Roman life Room 69 Roman Empire The Wolfson Gallery Room 70 Etruscan world Room 71 Ancient Cyprus The A G Leventis Gallery Room 72 Greeks in Italy Room 73
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Ancient Greece and Rome
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Asia
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Exhibitions
Japan The Mitsubishi Corporation Galleries Rooms 92–94
Ancient Iran The Rahim Irvani Gallery Room 52
Prints and drawings Rooms 90 and 90a
Painting and calligraphy Room 91a
Europe
Medieval Europe 1050–1500 The Sir Paul and Lady Ruddock Gallery Room 40 Sutton Hoo and Europe AD 300–1100 The Sir Paul and Lady Ruddock Gallery Room 41
43a
Europe 1400–1800 Room 46
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Europe 1800–1900 Room 47 Europe 1900 to the present Room 48 Roman Britain The Weston Gallery Room 49 Britain and Europe 800 BC–AD 43 Room 50 Europe and Middle East 10,000–800 BC The Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Gallery Room 51
The Islamic world The Albukhary Foundation Gallery Rooms 42–43
Ancient South Arabia The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery Room 53 Anatolia and Urartu 7000–300 BC The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery Room 54 Mesopotamia 1500–539 BC The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery Room 55 Mesopotamia 6000–1500 BC The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery Room 56 Ancient Levant The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Galleries Rooms 57–59
Special exhibitions The Joseph Hotung Great Court Gallery Room 35
Free displays Rooms 43a, 69a and 91
Themes
Clocks and watches The Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly Gallery Rooms 38–39 Money Room 68
Members
Members’ Room This room is exclusively available to Members, providing the perfect setting in which to relax in front of spectacular views of the Great Court. Facilities include free WiFi and a café serving hot and cold food. Access is via Rooms 4 or 29a and the West stairs and lift.
