Explore Biblical Artifacts at the British Museum

Overview

Available languages

English

Mobile ticket

Is the Bible not as clear as you would like it to be?

In this semi-private guided tour, you'll go through the British Museum, connecting numerous ancient artifacts to verses, helping you to discover the common thread that weaves the books and people together.

Verses are no longer just words on a page when you see an ancient artifact bring the passage to life. By placing each event on a timeline, you'll understand how they relate to one another.

You'll remember the artifacts and verses in two ways:

1. Read the Bible for yourself: Instead of hearing the guide's interpretation, you'll read the verses in your own translation in front of the artifact. You'll remember the artifact and the verse better.

2. Socratic questioning: Instead of listening to a guide's one-way talk, you'll be asked gentle questions that prompt you to the answer. Self-discovery is the best way to learn, and by saying the answer in front of the artifact, you'll remember the artifact and the answer better.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Not recommended for jet-lagged travelers who have just arrived after a long haul flight

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Optional portable folding stools

Google Doc of study notes including a comprehensive list of Bible verses related to the artifacts

What To Expect

The British Museum

We start with the Assyrian, Egyptian and Greek galleries on the ground floor. We'll see 40-ton Assyrian lamassu beasts, statues of famous pharaohs and the Parthenon temple sculptures of Athens. We elbow our way to the front of the famous Rosetta stone and talk about its importance to history. After a break, we go upstairs to see the Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Babylonian, Persian, Greek and Roman galleries as time allows and your preference dictates. We'll look at Roman emperors, Persian tableware and drinkware that Esther and Nehemiah would have been familiar with, Egyptian mummies and a game that Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph would have played. We'll examine some weights that Daniel may have had in mind when he interpreted the handwriting on the wall for King Belshazzar. Some of the Biblical people we'll discuss: Egypt: Joseph, Moses, Abraham; Assyria: Jonah, Ahab, Hezekiah; Babylon: Daniel; Persia: Queen Esther, Nehemiah; Rome: Jesus; Greek: Paul

3 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Saturday November 1 @ 1pm

Sunday

10:30am Morning tour

Bible Study Tour Through the British Museum

Saturday 1pm Afternoon

All Day British Museum

Friday Late

Reviews

5.00

113 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

113

We would come back to London just to do this again!
Rachel W,
Nov 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Absolutely fantastic experience! David is basically a search engine on Biblical knowledge and has a remarkable ability to connect artifacts to Scripture. We could have stayed the whole day and hope to come back and take another tour with him. There are other tours available with other groups, but David will have you look up and read Scripture to connect it to the artifact and this really enhanced the learning. It was fantastic. David cares about your experience and my husband and I cannot recommend it enough! We are sharing our pictures and experience with all of our American friends and fully endorse David’s tour!
An excellent experience
sarahtQ9210WA,
Nov 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
David is an experienced tour guide, very engaging, a fantastic connector, very generous with his time, spirit and energy and his knowledge is phenomenal! Thank you David
Great tour!
bretg298,
Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Excellent tour! Went above and beyond! Jam packed full of biblically relevant information that brings the biblical history to life. It was wondeful!
An exciting city
79grethel,
Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A lovely city, with lots of very diverse experiences, theater, museums, shopping etc., or just stroll around the streets and study the folk life.
Biblical History - fascinating!
Amy G,
Nov 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This tour with David is amazing. He has encyclopedic knowledge of both historical periods and biblical verses and events. Seeing artifacts that the Apostle Paul saw or referenced in his writings allowed me a personal view of the Bible that I'd never experienced before. In addition, names listed in the Old Testament which were foreign and unknown came alive. Thank you, David, I look forward to more tours with you in the future.
Richly rewarding Biblical tour
tracyh533,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Had a fantastic afternoon with David at the British Museum. The tour had a structure and told a story rather than just random artifacts and Bible verses, which made it a rich experience. I particularly appreciated that David provided an outline and scripture to read ahead of time. While you could still enjoy the tour without having studied ahead of time, I feel like I got that much more out of the experience because I did so. David is very knowledgeable while also warm, friendly and accommodating. I will definitely do one of his other tours the next time I’m in London
Fantastic experience
572mumm,
Oct 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
David, the tour guide, was knowledgeable, patient, interactive & funny. He can make the Bible come alive. I'll recommend my priests to join this tour as to make their sermons more interesting. I can't recommend/praise this tour high enough. Apparently people from all over the world, different Christian denominations joined David's tour. So it's a must-join. Worth every penny.
British Museum became the Bible Museum
306sacha,
Oct 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
David not only knew the museum and the exhibits very well, but also the Bible. Being in the museum and finding names from the Bible in the exhibits was an impressive experience. David made the connection between the exhibits and the Bible again and again personal by having me search for and present the biblical passages. It made the Bible come alive for me. I can recommend this tour to everyone. It would not have been possible without David.
Great way to see artefacts at the British Museum
Mandelle,
Oct 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Loved this tour! Was a great way to spend an afternoon at the British museum. Was so interesting and really enhanced the meaning of the biblical history for us. David was an exceptional guide and extremely knowledgeable.
A totally awesome tour that you shall never miss when you are in London
JaneZhangXuhuiSHAI,
Oct 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I participated a group of 3 Christians and a young University graduate. Thanks for David's thoughtful consideration, we carried easy & foldable stools provided by the Museum walking through the Egyptian gallery, Assyrian gallery, Athena gallery as well as Roman gallery to explore the connection between the artifacts and the verses & contexts we read in Bible; you can't imaging how wonderful the feeling was when we searched for scriptures when we sat on stools at multiple spots, reading those great verses, thinking how to respond David's questions. I have no doubt that the British Museum has been David's second home in London. The tour allowed me to witness and share his passion of those artifacts, and the in depth research he made behind for this tour. The interaction was great, 4.5 hour tour flied so quickly beyond my wildest imagination, not believing I just experienced 12.5 hour long haul flight 1 night before. If you are the one who would like to dig more about the old & new testament, and you happen to be in London. This is a MUST item on your tour list. Strong recommended!