The British Museum’s famous Reading Room has reopened

Quietly and without fanfare, the British Museum has reopened its world-famous reading room, and anyone can now visit it for free.
The exterior of the Reading Room (c) ianVisits
It was announced yesterday that the reading room would reopen for tours, and while those will be held once a week, the room has also opened to general visitors to wander in as they please.
The Reading Room was built for the British Library when it occupied the space, but when the library decamped to St Pancras and the cou