Maps of Movies

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

Where Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The British Museum scenes were shot on a Vancouver sound stage; only the outside is the real museum.

Scenes and places

The 1938 Egyptian tomb dig (1938)

Archie's team digs for two months until the boy C.J. falls into the tomb. The locals warn the team to leave, but the dig leader loads the trucks anyway.

Set in Tomb of Ahkmenrah, Egypt (1938) — An expedition falls into the tomb of Ahkmenrah during a sandstorm and is warned to leave it alone.

The scene is set in Egypt, but the sources name no exact spot and no filming place.

The planetarium reopening gala (2014)

Larry runs the gala night while the tablet corrodes and his exhibits start behaving strangely. The show falls apart in front of the guests, and his son Nick watches the chaos.

Set in Hayden Planetarium, American Museum of Natural History — The museum holds the grand reopening of its renovated planetarium, and the exhibits come to life and misbehave. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The planetarium sits inside the Rose Center wing of the museum.

Sneaking into the British Museum (2014)

Larry passes the night guard Tilly with a delivery slip and a call to a fake supervisor. He gets the gate opened for the tablet and the mummy.

Set in British Museum, London — Larry and Nick arrive at the gate with a delivery slip and talk their way past the night guard. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The museum has stood in Bloomsbury since the eighteenth century.

Filmed at British Museum, London (exterior) (Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom) — Wikipedia says shooting took place outside the British Museum; a film-news blog says filming started at the real museum in January 2014. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Loose inside the British Museum at night (2014)

Larry leads the exhibits toward the Egyptian wing to find Ahkmenrah's father. Nick meets Sir Lancelot, and Jed and Octavius are lost in the vents.

Set in British Museum (galleries and Egyptian wing) — The group heads for the Egyptian wing while Sir Lancelot, a lion and a Roman city diorama join the chase. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The interior seen on screen is a studio set, not the real galleries.

Filmed at Vancouver Film Studios, Vancouver (sound stage) (Vancouver Film Studios, Vancouver, Canada) — Wikipedia says the museum interior scenes were shot on a sound stage at Vancouver Film Studios. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Camelot stage (2014)

Larry and Nick chase Lancelot into a London stage show of Camelot. Lancelot takes the actors for his king and queen, and the crowd believes it is part of the act.

Set in Camelot musical stage, London — Sir Lancelot bursts onto a stage production of Camelot, mistaking an actress for Guinevere.

The sources name no theatre for this scene.

Characters

• Larry Daley — The night guard of the New York museum, who takes the tablet to London to save his exhibits.
• Nick Daley — Larry's teenage son, who tags along and says he wants a year off before college.