What’s on
Special exhibitions
Free exhibitions
and displays
Manga at the British Museum drawings by Hoshino Yukinobu
Until 9 April 2012
Landscape, heroes and folktales German Romantic prints and drawings
Extended to 9 April 2012
The cost of living in Roman and
modern Britain
Until 15 April 2012
Event highlights
Arabian encounters
Monday 13 – Friday 17 February, 11.00–16.00
Encounter the cultures of Arabia in a week of special activities.
Hajj: curators' introduction
Saturday 18 February, 13.15
Fridays
open until 20.30
Explore Museum galleries, dine in the Great Court, visit exhibitions and enjoy unique events
Malcolm X
Friday 10 February, 18.30
Biopic of the legendary civil rights leader with a powerful performance by Denzel Washington.
Lawrence of Arabia
Friday 17 February, 18.30
Peter O’Toole stars as T.E. Lawrence in David Lean’s classic Oscar-winning epic.
UK tours
Warriors of the Plains
Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh
Until 19 February 2012
China: Journey to the East
Weston Park Museum, Sheffield
Until 12 April 2012
International tours
The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City, Mexico
Until 12 February 2012
Fantastic Creatures
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, China
Until 11 April 2012