Access Guide
Summary
- The European collection covers the cultures and long history of Britain and other parts of Europe. It includes some of the best-known prehistoric and Roman material found in Britain, reflecting aspects of life in these islands from the time of the hunter-gatherers to that of the Roman province of Britannia.
The Europe galleries are located on Level 3, to the left after you exit the south lift/stairs or to the left after you exit the west lift/stairs via the Level 3 Egypt Exhibition or Level 3 Middle East Exhibition. - For the British Museum - General Access AccessAble Access Guide please click here (new tab).
- For the Great Court AccessAble Access Guide please click here (new tab).
Lift (South Lift)
- There is a lift for public use.
- The lift is located to the left of the foyer after the Great Russell Street entrance.
- Signs indicating the location of the lift are clearly visible from the entrance.
- The lift is approximately 20m (21yd 2ft) from the Great Russell Street entrance.
- The lift is a standard lift.
- A member of staff does not need to be notified for use of the lift.
- The floors which are accessible by this lift are -2,-1, 0 and 3.
- Clear signs indicating the facilities on each floor are provided on lift lobby landings.
- There is a clear level manoeuvring space of 150cm × 150cm in front of the lift.
- Lift doors do contrast visually with lift lobby walls.
- The external controls for the lift are not within 90cm - 110cm from the floor.
- The colour contrast between the external lift controls and the control plate is poor.
- The colour contrast between the external lift control plate and the wall is poor.
- The clear door width is 89cm (2ft 11in).
- The dimensions of the lift are 130cm x 160cm (4ft 3in x 5ft 3in).
- There are separate entry and exit doors in the lift.
- There is a mirror to aid reversing out of the lift.
- There is a list of floor services available within the lift.
- The lift does have a visual floor indicator.
- The lift does have an audible announcer.
- The internal controls for the lift are within 90cm - 120cm from the floor.
- There is a hearing loop system.
- The lift does not have Braille markings.
- The lift does have tactile markings.
- The lighting levels in the lift are low to moderate.
- There is a/are similar lift(s) available.
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Comments
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- There is a similar lift on the opposite side of the foyer, to the right from the Great Russell Street entrance.
Lift (West Lift)
- There is a lift for public use.
- The lift is located at the west end of the building, near to the west stairs.
- Signs indicating the location of the lift are not available from the entrance.
- The lift is approximately 40m (43yd 2ft) from the Montague Place entrance.
- The lift is a standard lift.
- The floors which are accessible by this lift are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
- Clear signs indicating the facilities on each floor are provided on lift lobby landings.
- There is a clear level manoeuvring space of 150cm × 150cm in front of the lift.
- Lift doors do contrast visually with lift lobby walls.
- The external controls for the lift are within 90cm - 110cm from the floor.
- The colour contrast between the external lift controls and the control plate is good.
- The colour contrast between the external lift control plate and the wall is fair.
- The clear door width is 90cm (2ft 11in).
- The dimensions of the lift are 152cm x 123cm (4ft 12in x 4ft).
- There are separate entry and exit doors in the lift.
- There is not a mirror to aid reversing out of the lift.
- There is a list of floor services available within the lift.
- The lift does have a visual floor indicator.
- The lift does have an audible announcer.
- The internal controls for the lift are within 90cm - 120cm from the floor.
- There is not a hearing loop system.
- The lift does not have Braille markings.
- The lift does have tactile markings.
- The lighting levels in the lift are good.
Attraction / Exhibit (Europe - Rooms 41-50)
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Entrance / Opening
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- There are double, permanently held open doors with an opening width of 75cm+ for access to this area/attraction.
- The entrance/opening is clearly signed.
- The entrance door(s) does/do contrast visually with its immediate surroundings.
- There is step-free access at this entrance/opening.
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Attraction / Exhibit
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- There is step-free level access throughout this area.
- Clear directional signage is provided in this area.
- During busy periods this area can become congested.
- The type of flooring in this area is wood.
- There is some flooring which is shiny and could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.
- There are resting/seating areas within this area.
- Explanations for the exhibit(s) is/are in information board format.
- There are some exhibits which start from the floor level.
- Some of the exhibits can be audio described via the British Museum app, there is a BSL guide available on the app too.
. - There is a "hands on" desk available within room 49 "Roman Britain Gallery", where visitors get a unique opportunity to handle objects from the Museum's collection. Volunteers will help you and answer your questions. For more information about the object handling sessions please click here (opens in a new tab)..
- There is a good colour contrast between some walls and the floor in this area.
- The lighting levels in this area are good.
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Exit
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- Visitors exit via a separate set of doors/opening.
- The exit is clearly signed internally.
- There are double, permanently held open doors with an opening width of 75cm+ when exiting this area/attraction.
- The exit is step-free.
Accessible Toilet(s)
- The nearest accessible toilet(s) is/are located in the north stairs/lift lobby.
Standard Toilet(s)
- The nearest standard toilet(s) is/are located in the north stairs/lift lobby.