British Museum Reading Room
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The British Museum Reading Room, situated in the centre of the Great Court of the British Museum, used to be the main reading room of the British Library. In 1997, this function moved to the new Briti
Inside the Reading Room, before its conversion to an exhibition space
Detail of the ceiling with its oculus
A panorama showing an almost 180-degree view of the interior of the Reading Room
The reading desks
Ethnography at the British Museum describes how ethnography has developed at the British Museum.
The Museum of Mankind in 1987