Please note that our reading rooms open and close at different times to our building, as shown below.
Building and facilities
Building and exhibition | Café | Shop | Car park | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Monday | CLOSED | - | - | - |
Tuesday | 09:00 to 19:00 | 09:00 to 17:00 | 10:00 to 17:00 | 08:00 to 19:30 |
Wednesday | 09:00 to 17:00 | 09:00 to 16:00 | 10:00 to 17:00 | 08:00 to 17:30 |
Thursday | 09:00 to 19:00 | 09:00 to 17:00 | 10:00 to 17:00 | 08:00 to 19:30 |
Friday | 09:00 to 17:00 | 09:00 to 16:00 | 10:00 to 17:00 | 08:00 to 17:30 |
Saturday | 09:00 to 17:00 | 09:00 to 16:00 | 10:00 to 17:00 | 08:00 to 17:30 |
Sunday | CLOSED | - | - | - |
Reading rooms and document ordering
Reading rooms | Documents can be ordered between | |
---|---|---|
Monday | CLOSED | - |
Tuesday | 09:30 to 19:00 | 09:30 to 16:00 |
Wednesday | 09:30 to 17:00 | 09:30 to 15:30 |
Thursday | 09:30 to 19:00 | 09:30 to 16:00 |
Friday | 09:30 to 17:00 | 09:30 to 15:30 |
Saturday | 09:30 to 17:00 | 09:30 to 15:30 |
Sunday | CLOSED | - |
Our reading rooms are usually closed throughout bank holiday weekends.
Closure dates
We will be closed on the following dates (inclusive). Some dates may be subject to change.
- Summer Bank Holiday: Saturday 24 August to Monday 26 August
- Staff Training: On 11 December our reading rooms will be closed. The café, shop, and library will remain open
- Christmas 2024: Wednesday 25 December to Friday 27 December (closing at 17:00 on Tuesday 24 December)
- New Year’s Eve 2024: Closing at 17:00 on Tuesday 31 December
- New Year’s Day 2025: Wednesday 1 January
- Easter: Friday 18th to Monday 21 April (closing at 5 pm on Thursday 17th April)
- Early May Bank Holiday: Saturday 3 May to Monday 5 May
- Spring Bank Holiday: Saturday 24 May to Monday 26 May
- Summer Bank Holiday: Saturday 23 August to Monday 25 August
- Christmas 2025: Wednesday 24 to Friday 26 December (closing at 5pm on Tuesday 23 December)
- New Year’s Day 2026: Thursday 1 January