Babylon
Myth and reality
13 November 2008 – 15 March 2009
For schools and teachers
Free visits for schools
Booking
Entrance to Babylon: Myth
and Reality is free for school groups. All visiting
groups must pre-book through the Museum Box Office.
Please discuss the size of your group
(students plus accompanying adults) with the Box Office staff when
you book.
Entrance to the exhibition is in 10 minute
timeslots and your group may have to cover two or more slots.
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7323 8181
Email: boxoffice@britishmuseum.org
Visiting the exhibition
Once inside the exhibition all students and
staff are free to move through the space at their own pace and may
exit the exhibition in small groups or altogether.
Please bear in mind the entry time of the last
group in your party as you will need to leave them about 60 minutes
viewing time before going to your pre-booked lunch slot in the Ford
Centre for Young Visitors.
Resources
Teaching resources to download:
Babylon teachers' resource
pack
(pdf 2.5 Mb)
Artists and
Babylon
(Powerpoint 2.3Mb)
Babylon as a heritage
site
(Powerpoint 977Kb)
Objects from Ancient
Babylon
(Powerpoint 910Kb)
Ancient Mesopotamia
Visit the Museum’s award-winning website on ancient
Mesopotamia.
www.mesopotamia.co.uk