News and press releases
Latest press releases
The Cyrus Cylinder travels to the US
One of the British Museum's most iconic objects, the Cyrus Cylinder, will tour to five major museum venues in the United States in 2013.
Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum
In Spring 2013 the British Museum will present a major exhibition on the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The exhibition will have a unique focus, looking at the Roman home and the people who lived in these ill-fated cities.
Pompeii Live from the British Museum
The first live cinema event ever produced by a museum, offering an exclusive private view of the major exhibition, Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Statements
The British Museum is often involved in events, research or a topic that becomes the subject of public discussion.
The following set of statements provide key information for understanding these complex issues, including the provenance of objects, human remains in the collection and the Parthenon sculptures.
Blog
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Exploring mobile money in Sierra Leone
9 May 2013
Sophie Mew, British Museum
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Herculaneum: the unknown city
7 May 2013
Vanessa Baldwin, exhibition project curator, British Museum
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Researching ‘old’ as well as ‘new’ kinds of money in West Africa
26 April 2013
Sophie Mew, Project Curator, Money in Africa
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Telling the human story of Pompeii and Herculaneum
28 March 2013
Vanessa Baldwin, exhibition project curator, British Museum
Contacts
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