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The British Museum London: Exclusive Curated Tour through World's Largest Collection of Artifacts
5.0
462 Ratings
Greater London
Join us for a 2.5 hour private tour of the British Museum, home to one of the biggest collections of artifacts worldwide. Our knowledgeable guides will lead you through a hand-picked set of cultural and artist pieces, providing historical context that will enable you to value a small slot of the 8 million exhibits present in the British Museum.
Join us for a 2.5 hour private tour of the British Museum, home to one of the biggest collections of artifacts worldwide. Our knowledgeable guides will lead you through a hand-picked set of cultural and artist pieces, providing historical context that will enable you to value a small slot of the 8 million exhibits present in the British Museum.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- The British Museum - Trade in paintings for mummies and historical artifacts on a tour of the British Museum. The enormous collection spans 6000 years of human history, featuring items from all over the world including Samurai armor and rare Assyrian lion hunt reliefs. Our guides will take a serious but enjoyable approach towards the museum’s…
- The British Museum - Trade in paintings for mummies and historical artifacts on a tour of the British Museum. The enormous collection spans 6000 years of human history, featuring items from all over the world including Samurai armor and rare Assyrian lion hunt reliefs. Our guides will take a serious but enjoyable approach towards the museum’s galleries, discussing primitive tribes and fallen empires through a carefully chosen selection of items. You’ll learn about the Mummy of Katebet, the Lewis Chessmen, and the Rosetta Stone
- the actual rock, not the language learning program. Walk away with an understanding of what we humans have achieved during our short history and hopefully you’ll be proud to call yourself a part of this incredible species.
What's Included
- Exclusive Tour Guide (Only with private booking option)
- Wheelchair Accessible (Only with private booking option)
- Guided Museum Tour
- 2.5-Hour Experience
- Exclusive Tour Guide (Only with private booking option)
- Wheelchair Accessible (Only with private booking option)
- Guided Museum Tour
- 2.5-Hour Experience
What's Not Included
- Tour price does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off (we recommend UBER or Taxi)
- Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)
- Temporary exhibitions NOT included
- Tour price does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off (we recommend UBER or Taxi)
- Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)
- Temporary exhibitions NOT included
Additional Information
- It is imperative that you provide us with guests MOBILE PHONE NUMBER (including country code)
- Notes: British Museum and other attractions or museums in London may be subjected to occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an appropriate alternative if the museum opening time…
- It is imperative that you provide us with guests MOBILE PHONE NUMBER (including country code)
- Notes: British Museum and other attractions or museums in London may be subjected to occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an appropriate alternative if the museum opening time is delayed more than 1h from the tour starting time. In these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts. Appropriate dress is required for entry into some sites on this tour. No large bags or suitcases are allowed inside the museum, only handbags or small thin bag packs are allowed through security. Due to increased security measures at many attractions some lines may form on tours with ‘Skip the Line’ or ‘No Wait’ access. Some specific rooms inside the museum are subjected to a very quiet or restricted right to speak inside, in this cases your guide will provide the information about this places before entering the specific rooms where this rule applies. Some collections may vary along the year.
Location
The British Museum
Great Russell Street
Meet your guide outside the gates of the museum by the red telephone booth situated to the left of the main gates of the museum on the sidewalk of Great Russell Street across from Starbucks.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(462 Ratings)
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Judie
Apr 5, 2025
A Museum of Many Stairs - The guide, Jamie, was very thorough in his explanations of history of the objects, and current issues. He found us an elevator when we needed one.
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Lesleis2025
Apr 4, 2025
Great tour of the British Museum! - James was a great guide who knew his stuff. He was good with the group and responsive to our questions. He handled two precocious boys in the group without losing the rest of us.
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Gerry_l
Apr 3, 2025
Great Tour - Matilda was an amazing guide. She was extremely knowledgeable and showed us the highlights of the museum. It was great visit to the British Museum.
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M2669itangelae
Mar 31, 2025
Jamie knows his stuff! - Jamie was very knowledgeable and personable and did a great job! He was delightful. He showed us many highlights and answered all our questions!
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114dianev
Mar 24, 2025
Excellent Tour and Thorough Presentation - Sheldon was exceptionally engaging and humorous. As a result, we really appreciated and thoroughly enjoyed his presentation and our tour.
He valued our time by promptly starting the tour in spite of 2 people who did not show. He contextualized the founding of the Musuem and its key exhibits with historical accuracy. He also shared a global and sensitive perspective about the life and times of individual people, like the Gebelin man, and those of native communities.
Thank you, Sheldon.
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Maria_e
Mar 19, 2025
I am very grateful that... - I am very grateful that Ellie noticed 3 strangers that were looking for a different person. She was so obliging and contacted her supervisor and added us to her group. She is very knowledgeable not only about the facts but the current culture that affects the museum. I left the museum not only appreciating the artifacts but the time and world where they came from.
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Neal
Mar 17, 2025
Tremendous Museum With a 5 Star Guide - James - Our guide James has tremendous historic knowledge and willing shared it with our group. He walked us through the important areas of the museum and provided a great narrative on the historic relevance of each artifact or area of the museum visited. He is by far the best guide I have ever had and is definitely 5 stars.
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M4512yumatthewa
Mar 17, 2025
Fast Times at British Musuem Times. - Absolutely amazing tour by Sheldon. Worth every pound.
Insightful and extremely knowledgeable.
Would highly recommend 👌
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Zerbe53
Mar 16, 2025
Great guide made history come alive for this 72 year old who was always bored by history because it seemed so dry - Our guide, Andy, first gave us the history of The British Museum itself, presenting it as something “we” did in 1759. It felt like he and his fellow historians had gotten together and decide to do this thing. He gave the history of how the items we were looking at were discovered and got to the museum and the history of era the item came from, thus connect the ancient history to the modern world, always using “we” - this connecting the present to the past.
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Laurabw749vn
Mar 13, 2025
Great tour! - Laurence M was a fantastic tour guide. Our whole family including the kids & teens really enjoyed this whole experience. Laurence was knowledgeable, engaging and fun!
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