The BP exhibition
Shakespeare
staging the world
19 July – 25 November 2012
Buy your tickets now
Supported by BP
Part of the London 2012 Festival
Recommend this exhibition
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The British Museum is staging a major exhibition on the world of Shakespeare, in collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
The exhibition provides a unique insight into the emerging role of London as a world city, seen through the innovative perspective of Shakespeare’s plays.
Part of the World Shakespeare Festival which is part of London 2012 Festival.
Ticket information
Adults £14, Members free
Book online, at the Ticket Desk or on
+44 (0)20 7323 8181
Blog
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Quoting Shakespeare
20 November 2012
Dr Peter Kirwan, University of Nottingham
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Will the penny drop?
16 November 2012
Barrie Cook, exhibition curator, British Museum
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Guy Fawkes, Shakespeare and Occupy
5 November 2012
Sheila O’Connell, curator, British Museum
Events
The Tempest and its cultural context
Saturday 24 November, 15.00
Professor William H. Sherman, University of York, discusses Shakespeare’s play The Tempest and aspects of its cultural context, including exploration, discovery and navigation.
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Friday 23 November, 13.15 & 18.45
Come and listen to actors Keith Osborn, Royal Shakespeare Company, and Dale Rapley reciting a range of Shakespeare’s beautiful and influential sonnets, some including famous phrases still in use today.
Visiting
Open daily 10.00–17.00,
Fridays until 20.30
Last entry 70 minutes before closing
Reading Room
Getting here during the Olympics
Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG