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City Lit Classics Day
Saturday 2 March, 10.30
A day of lectures by tutors from the City Lit, UCL and the British Museum on the theme of Roman…
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Combs from Kemet: Egyptian hair ornaments in an African context
Saturday 2 March, 13.15
Sally-Ann Ashton, Department of Antiquities at the Fitzwilliam Museum, discusses the rich variety of…
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Reshuffling the deck: card game workshop
Sunday 3 March, 11.00
Learn about card games from around the world.Then work with a professional games designer to create…
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Museum studies day: engaging audiences
Friday 8 March, 11.00
This study day explores the role of public engagement work in the Museum. The day will include…
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Visions of Greece
Friday 8 March, 18.30
From the early expeditions of the Dilettanti to Lord Byron, Greece had a transforming effect on…
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From Enlightenment to Romanticism
Saturday 9 March, 10.30
This study day shows how the British Museum is a product of the Enlightenment. Through lectures…
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Passport to the afterlife
Saturday 9 March, 11.30
Use smartphones to follow an augmented reality trail around the Egyptian galleries. Solve clues…
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Museum reporter
Sunday 10 March, 11.00
Become a journalist for the day and follow clues around the galleries using mobile phones. Create…
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Neil MacGregor’s Annual Members’ Lecture
Monday 11 March, 18.30
Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, will be delivering his annual lecture to…
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Simone Pomardi: draughtsman and painter in Rome and Greece
Thursday 14 March, 13.15
Author Pier Andrea De Rosa discusses the life and work of draughtsman, landscape painter, traveller…
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Encountering the sacred in museums
Friday 15 March, 10.30
Join us for a day of lively discussions on the varied ways visitors practice their faith and…
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Ice Age art: curator's introduction
Saturday 16 March, 13.15
Exhibition Curator Jill Cook gives a 45-minute illustrated introduction to the exhibition Ice Age…
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Saints and celebrations
Sunday 17 March, 14.00
On the day that St Patrick is celebrated throughout the world, you too can take part in festivities…
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Mammoth origins, extinction and interaction with people
Thursday 21 March, 13.15
Professor Adrian Lister, Natural History Museum, discusses how mammoths were represented in Ice Age…
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Introducing religions
Saturday 23 March, 10.30
This study day discusses the material culture of some of the world's major religions as they are…
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Zoom in: a closer look at science
Saturday 23 March, 11.00
Come and meet the Museum’s scientists and conservators and discover how science unlocks the secrets…
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Heritage smells! Decoding the smell of historical objects
Saturday 23 March, 11.00
The Heritage Smells! project uses the smells of historical objects to uncover their past. The…
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Digital photography day
Saturday 23 March, 11.30
Use a digital camera to capture the Museum’s ancient objects, and follow exciting photography trails…
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Tales of deep history: creative writing workshop
Sunday 24 March, 10.00
Join author Bernardine Evaristo for this creative writing workshop in which you’ll bring your…
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Ice Age horse race
Sunday 24 March, 11.00
Bring the Ice Age to life by animating huge horse models, then compete in a team to see whose…
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March 2013
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Saturday 2 March
Sunday 3 March
Monday 4 March
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Tuesday 5 March
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