Archaeology Crash Course: Learn and Explore at the British Museum

Embark on an archaeology crash course at the British Museum and uncover the secrets of human civilization. Explore ancient empires, play ancient board games, and learn Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The British Museum - The world’s greatest museum, home to a dizzying array of treasures from humanity’s past.
What's Included
  • Expert archaeologist-led tours
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Follow in the footsteps of great archaeologists, relic hunters and explorers who acquired the treasures of the British Museum, and learn about their adventures and the hazards they braved to make their astounding discoveries.
You’ll unlock the secrets of the British Museum’s extraordinary collection with a qualified archaeologist, getting to grips with…

Location
Russell Square
Bernard Street
Your guide with be holding a tablet with "Spirit of Discovery" displayed on the screen outside of Russell Square Station.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mihika_h
May 5, 2025
Excellent and Gripping Tour - Rossa provides an engaging and thoughtful tour through the British Museum, unlike any museum tour I've taken. He frames the story of human history from our early ancestors, to the dawn of civilization, all the way to the start of modern Britain. He does this by telling gripping stories of each artefact -- how they were found, who found them, and their significance in our world. My partner and I learned a great deal from Rossa, and would highly recommend to anyone visiting the British Museum.
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392rgr
Mar 16, 2025
Crash Course in archaeology: highly recommended! - I bought tickets for this fantastic tour online in advance for me and my Mum, which was easy. Guide Rossa was prompt and professional, super knowledgeable and patient with our questions. We so appreciated him going ahead with it even for a small group and learnt heaps from Rossa! Big thanks and hats off!
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Phyllis_g
Mar 9, 2025
Knowledgable guide - Probably best for folks who have already experienced the museum. Loved the detail and context setting narration of our very knowledgeable guide but with so much to experience it was hard not to want more time to explore.
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Jackj2143
Feb 24, 2025
Just the best historical learning experience imaginable - 10/10 this was an amazing tour, as a bit of a history nerd I learnt so many new and interesting things from the amazing guide. My wife now wants to learn how to read hieroglyphics because of this tour! Honestly if you are a big history fan, or if you know relatively nothing about ancient history this is such an amazing tour to go on. With not only just a focus on the "greatest hits" like Egyptians, Romans and Greeks but a focus on so much more of what came before and after them! With insight from a trained archeologist, we are just waiting for more tours to become available before signing up.
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Natasha_h
Feb 23, 2025
Highly recommend if you love to know more about amazing things. - Totally recommend this experience! As a life-long fan of the British Museum, I loved the in depth knowledge and passion that Rossa bought to the exhibits. When it was over, the whole group agreed we could have stayed listening to him four HOURS more. A splash of humour too and a good eye for when everyone needs coffee and cake. My tips are: if you’re not good at standing for a while, grab one of the fold out stools when you go in. Also, take your own food, the museum has limited and spensy grub. Booking this for my mum - Mother’s/Father’s day taken care of! Enjoy.
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Heritagehoney
Feb 9, 2025
The best guided tour ever! - Absolutely amazing tour, I’m still buzzing a day later. Rossa is an amazing tour guide. He uses various artefacts around the museum to illustrate the story of the development of humans and human civilisation. Rossa knows so much about each period he discusses and is such an entertaining and enthralling speaker. I could listen to him talking all day. He imparts so much information and has given me so much to think about and research. I really appreciated the way he focused on the human story and the various archaeologists and people involved in the stories. Rossa uses an iPad to share extra information which really enhances his talk. I want to address a previous review saying that you don’t get to see the artefacts for long. This is nonsense. Rossa is such a commanding presence that he really controls the space meaning people keep out of the way! The only artefact we couldn’t stand in front of was the Rosetta Stone because of its positioning and Rossa gave us time to get a better look at it later. You can of course always go back and look at things after the tour! The talk uses the artefacts as a way to explain the time period so is not always about the artefacts themselves The tour ended up taking around 6 hours including a couple of breaks so if you go take plenty of drinks and snacks. I absolutely loved it and would go again tomorrow. Worth every penny.
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Odysseas_t
Feb 8, 2025
One of the best tours! - Amazing tour. Really informative and covered a lots of periods and substance, giving a lots of think to about and good leads for further reading. Don't miss it!
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D8061qpxavierm
Jan 31, 2025
10/10 - Tour was fantastic. Some basic background knowledge of the museum would benefit but not a must. My first time visiting and it was a blast! Thank you!
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Karen
Jan 25, 2025
BRILLIANT - Although we were not able to do the full tour due to an incident in rhe Museum Rossa said we could come back for the full tour another day. We chose to stay anyway and it was brilliant. He was very knowledgable and passionate about his subject and the 5 and a half hours flew by. Would definitely recommend
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Peter_u
Dec 16, 2024
A great day at the Museum - The content and delivery was terrific; a very informative and entertaining day! Rosa’s knowledge of both archeology and history is second to none.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).