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Get ready for an enlightening tour around the British Museum. Marvel at its magnificent collection while I tell you fascinating stories from different time periods, past & present.

Destination

London, England

Category

Art Culture Tours

Duration

2.5 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Italiano

Included

• Entrance tickets
• Private guide

Excluded

• Food & Drinks

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Rosa.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at British Museum (Stop OA) - London to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Start

   Meet outside the main entrance of the museum.

4. Stop 1

   Museum introduction and its history

5. Stop 2

   Visit the Egyptian and Assyrian galleries

6. Stop 3

   Discover the Greek, Roman and the Classical World galleries

7. Stop 4

   See antique artifacts, weapons and statues

8. End

   End tour with a chat and a long list of recommendations for places to eat, drink and visit.

9. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

I can personalize this tour for you

• Tell me your preferred date and group size
• Tell me your preferences and wishes so I can customize the tour for you
• Wait for my personal offer in your inbox!

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Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

jgaricano

3 February 2025

Mi hija y yo pasamos una mañana fantástica con Rosa. Se adaptó perfectamente a lo que estábamos buscando y nos encantó descubrir los secretos del British Museum de su mano. La visita se nos pasó volando. No solo demostró un gran conocimiento de la Historia del Arte, también tuvo un trato exquisito. Nos encantará poder visitar con ella otra museo o galería en Londres¡Magnífica visita

Ashanka🇺🇸 United States

27 January 2025

My husband and I hired Maria to guide us through the National At Gallery during the Van Gogh exhibit and also the next day at the British Museum. She brought the history and the stories of the paintings and artists alive with her great depth and breadth of knowledge. We told her what we were interested in and she curated a tour just for our interests. She was a wonderful story teller with her knowledge of the various cultures, especially in the British Museum. We so enjoyed Maria and her charming personality, that we will definitely reserve her guidance when we return to London for another great holiday of museums and galleries. Spectacular Art Historian!

Victoria

6 January 2025

We had a spectacular tour of the British Museum with Rosa. Her knowledge was not just about the artifact but the context around it. We had some special interest in a particular exhibit and she prepared specifically for that, including some good book recommendations. She is our “go to” guide for British museums. And we really liked her, too.Rosa is an extraordinary guide

Betty

3 January 2025

We found Rosa very knowledgeable and a very delightful person to spend the afternoon with. Great afternoon with Rosa

Carolyn

3 November 2024

Rosa provided a fantastic introductory tour of the museum. She has an incredible depth of knowledge regarding the areas of the Museum we visited. She made many efforts to understand our interests and incorporate them in the tour. She modulated the pace of the visit based on our energy - greatly appreciated as we had flown in that morning! We highly recommend her!Amazing experience

Janice

29 October 2024

Rosa is an Oracle (minus the sulphur!). She brought all the unassuming structures to life and pointed out many interesting "Fun Facts". We could have easily booked a few days with Rosa - time flew by and 3 days later, we are still talking about what we learned. Rosa will make you see the British Museum in a new light and you will want to keep going back. Rosa brought the past to life!

Klaus🇩🇰 Denmark

26 October 2024

We had a fantastic day in the British Museum with Rosa. She designed a perfect tour for our family of five. She picked out some very exciting highlights from the enormous collection and explained everything with great passion. Great experience

Katie🇺🇸 United States

3 October 2024

Rosa was a wealth of knowledge with a great sense of humor. She was willing to go where we wanted to go and share fascinating stories about the art. We loved our time with her and would highly recommend her for anyone that wants to navigate through the British Museum.Delightful and knowledgeable

Tracey🇬🇧 United Kingdom

9 September 2024

Just returned home after a trip to London, where the fantastic Rosa, took us and, all her passion around The British Museum! We genuinely would have read the first 4 things we saw in each area, missed all the most interesting stuff, got tired then left. Rosa knew her way around, the Staff there knew Rosa, which was important. She smoothed entry past all the mile long queues, then kept us enthralled for hours! It was pure education, not just about what we saw but, it’s relevance in the grander scheme of things. It was a pleasure and we felt honoured that she shared all her wonderful knowledge with us, such a clever and interesting Guide! We highly recommend doing this trip with Rosa. Better than we could ever have imagined!

Susan🇺🇸 United States

15 August 2024

Rosa was awesome. So knowledgeable about the subject-Tudor history. Made the tour not only interesting but also fun. Would use her services again for a tour of other parts of Hampton Court.

Mette

2 August 2024

Our family very much enjoyed our tour with Rosa, she has extensive knowledge of the museum. Wonderful tour , thank you British Museum Tour

Cameron🇺🇸 United States

25 July 2024

Rosa was a wonderful guide and very knowledgeable. She was easy to communicate with ahead of time to arrange our meetup. She accommodated the tour to our group's preferences, went at an easy pace, and even made time for a coffee break between exhibits. I mentioned to her ahead of time that my father is hard of hearing, and she went out of her way to accommodate. Rosa is clearly passionate about the arts and has a great sense of humor. We enjoyed her museum tour very much!Highly recommend!

Anthony🇺🇸 United States

12 July 2024

We had a fantastic visit to the British Museum with Rosa leading us around. We flew through security and the ticketing concerns and saw all the highlights. She is a great story teller and very energetic. We had a wonderful visit and I highly recommend spending time with Rosa. Great tome at the British Museum

James

8 July 2024

Rosa was the best I could hope for. She had expert knowledge on all the exhibit. She took extra time to make my tour the best it could be. Hope to get her next time. JimZ An enjoyable & splendid afternoon

Pam🇺🇸 United States

5 July 2024

Rosa did a wonderful job meeting our experience & expectations. She organized us to maximum avail. Her knowledge of Art History is excellent.10!

Yuliya🇺🇸 United States

3 July 2024

Rosa was great and very flexible. We learned a lot about the pieces in the museum. One person in our party had mobility issues and she was very helpful with that. We would never have learned so much on our own. The museum is so huge that we only saw a small part of it - hope to do more with Rosa if we ever visit London again!Fascinating tour!!

Mayer

6 June 2024

Rosa was a gift to our family of four during our tour of the British Museum. With her background as an art historian- and specifically in the Greek and Roman areas- she provided a depth of insight far beyond what we could have done on our own. Rosa engaged our two children constantly, bringing them into the story of the artifacts- bringing them to life. Our children were mesmerized for over four hours, which is a small fete! So worth it to navigate a giant space with a trusted guide to help you see the best of what is available. Engaging with History through expert eyes

Liga🇳🇴 Norway

4 June 2024

We had booked tour of The British Museum for our family including our 2 kids - 5 and 7 years old. Rosa was most patient, engaging and brave in face of the chaos we brought with us. I am so much looking forward to do this again in 5-6 years when kids are a little older. Thank you so much Rosa!

atgarcia🇺🇸 United States

24 March 2024

Rosa was a warm, engaging guide who was sensitive to our teenagers' interests and energy levels. She gave a very informative tour of many museum highlights and extended her tour time to cover our requests. She is passionate about art and culture. Thank you Rosa!

Dan 🇺🇸 United States

24 March 2024

My wife and I were blessed to have chosen Rosa as our guide at the British Museum. From the very beginning, it was apparent how much she loved the Museum and showing us the highlights. The time went by so quickly due to her knowledge and enthusiasm. We learned a great deal in our time with her and walked away wanting to come back to learn from Rosa again. She sets the standard for excellence. Thank you Rosa. An amazing educational day with Rosa

Linda

15 March 2024

My daughter and I joined Rosa for a tour of the British Museum. It was an outstanding morning. Rosa is extremely knowledgeable and deeply aware of those with whom she is touring. We felt as if she was a part of our family. We would not trade this experience for anything else. Thank you, Rosa!Outstanding Morning with Rosa!

Kristina🇫🇮 Finland

23 January 2024

We had an absolutely wonderful day with Rosa! She is very knowledgeable and we are very happy with all the insight she provided. We cannot thank her enough, and will be sure to go on another tour with her 😊🥳Rosa is a wonderful guide

rfoullon

15 January 2024

Jessica🇺🇸 United States

30 December 2023

Our tour of the British Museum with Rosa was incredible! She kept our group entertained and showed us so much more of the museum than we could have seen on our own. She gave us important context on the objects we were viewing and we all left with a higher appreciation and understanding. We highly recommend Rosa! Awesome tour!

Andrew🇺🇸 United States

29 December 2023

Rosa was a great tour guide! She was very informative, funny, and guided us well. All we had to do is show up!British Museum

Patricia🇺🇸 United States

18 December 2023

Rosa was our private guide at the British Museum in London last week. My husband is a retired radiation oncologist and we love history. Her knowledge and expertise was the very best. We loved her enthusiasm and ability to be flexible. I would recommend her highly for British Museum or National Gallery. Thank you for a wonderful experience, Rosa!! Rosa was an excellent guide!!

ginacambareri

6 December 2023

We were lucky to have hired Rosa who was our tour guide at the British Museum. Our group of 4 had all been there previously but never with a guide. I can’t tell you what a different it makes to have someone knowledgeable who can take you around the museum. We never would have spent time for example in the Assyrian section but Rosa was so informative about the history and also pointing out the details of the art. It turned out to be a highlight of the museum! She took us to all the important parts and we covered a huge portion of the museum. What a wonderful day and I can’t recommend her enough if you are looking for a guide!Great day at the British Museum

Andrew🇺🇸 United States

25 November 2023

Rosa gave us an amazing tour of the British Museum. She made the museum come alive with great stories from each of the rooms we visited. She knows the material extremely well and makes the tour a ton of fun! The British museum is giant, and she guided us through the rooms with purpose. We will definitely call Rosa for our next trip to London!Rosa is an amazing guide!

Eléonore🇫🇷 France

24 September 2023

Rosa is absolutely amazing! I enjoyed my tour of the British Museum with her so much. I learned sooooo much in a fun way. I would recommend Rosa to anyone who goes to London! Thank you so much Rosa, your tour was the highlight of my trip. I am coming back to visit the National Gallery with you as soon as possible. Wow!

Astrid🇩🇪 Germany

18 September 2023

Rosa hat uns nicht nur mit ihrem umfangreichen Wissen über das Britische Museum und seine Kunstwerke begeistert, sondern auch durch ihre sehr sympathische Art. Ihre Führung war sehr abwechslungsreich, und immer wieder hatte sie noch eine kleine interessante oder lustige Anekdote bereit. Man hat ihr wirklich angemerkt, dass sie das mit Leidenschaft und Freude macht… Auch unsere Kinder hat sie mit einbezogen, das kam sehr gut an! Wir können Rosa absolut empfehlen! Hervorragende Führung!

Gavin🇬🇧 United Kingdom

28 August 2023

Knowledgeable friendly and professional!Amazing tour

Renyi🇲🇾 Malaysia

25 August 2023

This was my first time visiting the British Museum, and despite the enormous crowds both outside and inside the Museum, Rosa put me entirely at ease as she confidently fast-laned us in and showed us the quiet(er) corners that existed even in the busiest rooms, where she began to take us through the Museum's most prominent highlights. I was totally blown away not just by her expert knowledge as an art historian, but also her passion for her chosen subject(s) - incredible to witness in locations such as the magnificent and very moving Assyrian Royal Lion Hunt panels. Bear in mind that you won't see everything in the British Museum - that would be physically impossible - but with Rosa, you'll spend a gloriously enriching couple of hours looking at some of its most famous, fascinating, and thought-provoking collections. I really must give Rosa credit for being such a kind, thoughtful, and personable guide - not just because she very patiently structured our tour around my elderly mother, who occasionally needed to sit down and/or take a break, but also due to the fact that she was willing to shift our tour a day later than scheduled when my father unexpectedly came down with what we initially suspected was Covid (it wasn't, thankfully). Rosa was so understanding, warm, and helpful - my mother had nothing but good things to say about her during and after our tour, and I can certainly say the same.

robert🇺🇸 United States

22 August 2023

We had a wonderful experience with Rosa. As an art historian she was able to impart additional knowledge . We had a fabulous tour.British Museum Tour

Joshua🇺🇸 United States

26 July 2023

Allison🇺🇸 United States

23 July 2023

Wonderful tour of the British Museum. Even with the museum being crowded (rain outside did not help with the crowds) she did a wonderful job. Kept my two children engaged. Wonderful Tour

Scott🇨🇦 Canada

19 July 2023

Rosa was an excellent guide for our trip to the British Museum. She knew so much about all of the exhibits and made it fun for our 13 year old daughter. She was very good at making sure we were getting what we wanted out of our tour and checking in on our daughter about her interests. Knowledgeable with a sense of humor

allywoolley2002🇺🇸 United States

14 July 2023

Rosa was extremely accommodating. We got delayed arriving by 20 minutes and Rosa graciously waited for us. She then tools us on a wonderful tour of the highlights of the museum. We highly recommend using Rosa if you have the opportunity. She made our short time in the museum very fun. Wonderful tour with Rosa

Howard🇺🇸 United States

7 July 2023

We were fortunate enough to have found Rosa on With Locals four our tour of the British Museum. We were a family of 4 with two teenage daughters. Communicating with Rosa was very easy prior to our trip. She responded to each and every message promptly. She kindly arranged a convenient meeting place at the Starbucks across the street from the museum. We all found Rosa to not only supremely knowledgeable, but warm, kind, amazingly considerate, and funny too! She kept our two kids entertained and engaged throughout the entire tour. We managed to run over our allotted time but Rosa made sure to immediately let us now that she wasn’t a “clock-watcher” and wouldn’t be charging us for the extra time. I simply can’t recommend Rosa enough. She’s an 11/10. I highly recommend you book her for the British Museum tour or for that matter any other tour she offers. I am sure you’ll be as greatly impressed ad we were with her. Thank you so much Rosa! Wonderful Tour of the British Museum!

Amanda🇺🇸 United States

5 July 2023

Rosa led us through a fantastic walk through history. Her unwavering enthusiasm and expansive knowledge of the British museum kept us captivated throughout our entire tour. Despite the crowds, she expertly navigated to the most thrilling specimens the museum had to offer and catered to our interests. Thank you so much Rosa!Fantastic experience!

Traci🇺🇸 United States

23 May 2023

Spend the money and get the most out of your visit to the British Museum. Rosa was very accommodating due to my husband having recent surgery and added so much to our visit with her extensive knowledge. We spent time seeing the amazing Assyrian collections and the major works with her. Better than an audio guide

Zara🇨🇦 Canada

15 March 2023

We had a wonderful tour of the British Museum with Rosa! Both the adults and the kids thoroughly enjoyed it. Not only is Rosa an expert in art history, but she is also genuinely passionate about sharing her knowledge and knows how to do it in a way that keeps her audiences engaged and curious - adults and kids alike. She is amazing with kids, explaining things to them in a way that makes sense and gets them wondering and thinking (and with lots of humour). The BM collection is so vast that without Rosa we would not have been able to explore half of what we saw - taking this private tour was worth every penny and more. Highly recommend it and we will come back for more future tours with Rosa! The best museum tour!

Allison🇺🇸 United States

13 March 2023

Rosa did an amazing job! Rosa communicated great with us leading up to the tour and was very responsive to messages. We were a large group of 9 people, including 5 kids of varying ages. During the tour, Rosa kept everyone’s interest and made sure we all got to see our particular interests. She is so knowledgeable and clearly passionate about art history. I highly recommend and would absolutely use her again.Rosa is amazing!

Unknown

9 March 2023

Rosa was super as our guide. Enthusiastic funny but very good. She showed as much as we had time and knew a lot ( we think everything)👍🍾😉Super

Dominic🇺🇸 United States

7 September 2022

Incredible way to experience the British Museum! Rosa’s wealth of knowledge added context you just can’t glean from the exhibit placards!Rosa was amazing!

Unknown

29 August 2022

Rosa made our trip to London. Her infectious enthusiasm brought the British Museum to life. I have already recommended her to friends traveling to London next month. The Best ever!

Patricia🇺🇸 United States

9 August 2022

We could not wish for a better guide to the British Museum. Rosa is smart, engaging, and very well-informed. We loved every minute and would choose her again if we return. Thank you Rosa for a memorable day.Best tour ever

Paul🇺🇸 United States

4 August 2022

My wife and I had an amazing experience touring the British Museum with Rosa. She provided context and general information about the many pieces we enjoyed on our visit. She is very knowledgeable and knows how to negotiate the museum and it’s summer crowds. We learned a lot and had a great time. Rosa was a pleasure.British Museum Like a Pro

Elizabeth🇺🇸 United States

1 August 2022

Rosa greeted us warmly and learned just enough about us to customize the tour to our interests. Her fund of knowledge and love of art history made for a perfect visit to the British Museum. Thank you Rosa!Tailored to fit

Sophia🇺🇸 United States

30 July 2022

We loved seeing the British Museum with Rosa so much 3.5 years ago that we returned this time with a bunch of our friends - a giant group of 8 adults and 8 children, ages 7-12. Rosa did a wonderful job of making the British Museum (which is enormous and can be absolutely intimidating, with its endless collections) fun and exciting, engaging the kids well and keeping them interested in the art and artifacts throughout the tour, herding our large group away from the worst of the crowds, and pointing out many things we would have missed if we had explored on our own for sure. We saw almost all the major highlights, learned a lot, and the kids even stayed engaged for nearly 4 hours!!Another fabulous British Museum tour!

David🇺🇸 United States

25 July 2022

Rosa Made our tour of the British Museum Memorable and helped us navigate a large collection in a short period of time. We have been the Museum many times in the past and always felt like we missed out on something, the collection is too large to cover in most single visits. Alas again we missed some portions of collections we love, but this was our fault- just too much to cover. Rosa was a strong communicator pre-arrival and met us where she promised (and we we all early including Rosa), the time with Rosa was well spent. Her knowledge and passion come through in the conversations and details. Rosa also clearly understood our areas of interest (from her pre arrival communication) and had prepared accordingly to show us what was most interesting to us. If Rosa is available book her and book her fast. You will not regret it.Roas is a great guide