Highlight touring exhibitions and loans

Every year over three million people see British Museum exhibitions and objects on show outside the Museum in Bloomsbury. In 2007/2008, 2,344 objects were on loan to other museums and organisations throughout the UK.

Lindow Man

Lindow Man
Loan dates: April 2008 – April 2009
Now showing at the Manchester Museum

 

Ancient Greeks touring exhibition

Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes
Tour dates: 31 March 2007 – 4 May 2009
Now showing at The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincoln

 

La Bouche du Roi: an artwork by Romuald Hazoumé

La Bouche du Roi: an artwork by Romuald Hazoumé
Tour dates: 2 June 2007 – 1 March 2009
Next showing at the Horniman Museum, London


Tours ended

The Face of an Emperor: Hadrian inspects the Wall loan

The Face of an Emperor: Hadrian inspects the Wall
Loan dates: 8 February 2008 – 8 June 2008

 

Utagawa Hiroshige: The Moon Reflected

Utagawa Hiroshige: The Moon Reflected
Tour dates: 28 November 2007 – 26 April 2008

 

Mind-forg'd Manacles: William Blake and Slavery touring exhibition

Mind-forg'd Manacles: William Blake and Slavery
Tour dates: 7 April 2007 – 6 April 2008

 

Matisse to Freud: a critic collects touring exhibition

Matisse to Freud: a critic collects
Tour dates: 20 October 2006 – 2 September 2007

 

Made in Africa touring exhibition

Made in Africa
Tour dates: 27 July 2006 – 15 December 2008

 

Rembrandt as Printmaker touring exhibition

Rembrandt as Printmaker
Tour dates: 8 April 2006 – 8 September 2007

 

The Emperor's Terrapin touring exhibition

The Emperor's Terrapin
Tour dates: 4 April 2006 – 29 July 2007

 

Throne of Weapons

Throne of Weapons
Tour dates: 9 February 2005 – 25 October 2006


Touring loans

Highlights of the loans programme

Highlights of the loans programme