 | 1879 - 270 pages
...1759. Admis- Montagu sions to the galleries of antiquities and natural history were by tickets House, only, on application in writing, and were, in the...the week, dates from the month of February in the current year. For a long period Montagu House was made to accommodate the Library and Museum with the... | |
 | 1881 - 230 pages
...site of which scripts. is occupied by the existing Museum. They were opened to the public on the 15th of January, 1759. Admissions to the galleries of antiquities...dates from the month of February in the year 1879. For along period Montagu House was made to accommodate the Library and Museum with the collections which... | |
 | 1903 - 320 pages
...by officers of the house. The hours of admission were subsequently extended ; but it was not until the year 1810 that the Museum was freely accessible...general public for three days in the week, from ten to four o'clock. The present daily opening, with longer hours in summer, dates only from 1879. At a... | |
 | William Henry Flower, British Museum (Natural History) - 1893 - 96 pages
...galleries by officers of the house. The hours of admission were subsequently extended; but it was not until the year 1810 that the Museum was freely accessible...general public for three days in the week, from ten to four o'clock. The present daily opening, with longer hours in summer, dates only from 1879. At the... | |
 | Henry Woodward - 1904 - 706 pages
...day ; the hours were subsequently extended, but it was not until the year 1810 that the Museum was accessible to the general public for three days in the week from 10 o'clock to 4. The present daily opening, with longer hours in Summer, dates only from 1879. The... | |
 | British Museum (Natural History) - 1906 - 142 pages
...by officers of the house. The hours of admission were subsequently extended ; but it was not until the year 1810 that the Museum was freely accessible...general public for three days in the .week, from ten to four o'clock. The present daily opening, with longer hours in summer, dates only from 1879. At the... | |
 | 1907 - 558 pages
...visits were limited to a safe-conduct through the galleries by officers of the house ; it was not until the year 1810 that the Museum was freely accessible to the general public, and then only for three days in the week, from ten to four o'clock. Since then progress has been continuous... | |
 | British Museum (Natural History) - 1913 - 150 pages
...by officers of the house. The hours of admission were subsequently extended ; but it was not until the year 1810 that the Museum was freely accessible...general public for three days in the week, from ten to four o'clock. The daily opening, with longer hours in summer, dates from 1879. At the time of the... | |
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Admissions to the galleries of antiquities and natural history were by tickets only, on application in writing, and were, in the first instance, limited to ten, for each of three hours in the day. Visitors were not allowed to inspect the cases at their... 