The Arched Room

Filming locations: The Arched Room

Contact us

Phone: +44 (0)20 7323 8016

All filming projects are subject to approval and availability – please e-mail filming@britishmuseum.org for further information.

See filming terms and conditions

The Arched Room was built between 1837 and 1839. It formed the ground floor of the northwest extension to the Museum building designed by Sir Robert Smirke.

The room was used for book storage until the British Library moved to a new building in St Pancras in 1998.

The Arched Room is now used by the Department of the Middle East as a students' room, departmental library and archive. It also stores the reserve collection of cuneiform tablets.

Size
269.8m²

Filming hours
After 16.00, Mondays – Fridays

Lighting restrictions
Only cold-lamp/low-level lighting is permitted

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