Fridaysopen until 20.30
Explore the
collection
Galleries open
Explore a selection of the Museum's galleries
Free spotlight gallery tours
Short introductions by volunteer guides. Meet in the relevant gallery. See below for details.
Food and
drink
Food and drink al fresco
Enjoy drinks, snacks, crepes, and ice creams on the Museum's forecourt (weather permitting) between 17.30 and 20.15
Friday evening events
Rome and the Sword
Friday 2 March, 18.30
The Roman Empire was created and maintained by the sword, both literally and metaphorically, but what was the imperial military actually like?
Neal Ascherson: Europe
Friday 2 March, 18.30
Europe is a monster (monstro simile, as they said of the Holy Roman Empire) and a mutant – a creature in its substance unlike the kingdoms and empires and states which preceded it.
Free spotlight gallery tours
Every Friday evening
Short tours (20 minutes each) introducing different areas of the Museum's collection, led by volunteer guides. Meet at the relevant gallery. Free, no booking required.
February 2012
| Friday 24 February | 17.00 & 17.30 | The Rosetta Stone (Room 1) |
Spotlight tour | Free |
| 17.00 & 17.30 | The Parthenon (Room 17) |
Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | Death in ancient Egypt (Room 64) | Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | The Enlightenment (Room 1) | Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 | Hajj and the future of Islam | Lecture | £ |
March 2012
| Friday 2 March | 17.00 & 17.30 | The Rosetta Stone (Room 1) |
Spotlight tour | Free |
| 17.00 & 17.30 | The Parthenon (Room 17) |
Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 | Rome and the Sword | Lecture | £ | |
| 18.30 | Neal Ascherson: Europe | Lecture | £ | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | Death in ancient Egypt (Room 64) | Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | The Enlightenment (Room 1) | Spotlight tour | Free | |
| Friday 9 March | 17.00 & 17.30 | The Rosetta Stone (Room 1) |
Spotlight tour | Free |
| 17.00 & 17.30 | The Parthenon (Room 17) |
Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.00–21.00 | Late: Journey to the heart of Islam | Late | Free | |
| 18.30 | Marx at 193 | Lecture | £ | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | Death in ancient Egypt (Room 64) | Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | The Enlightenment (Room 1) | Spotlight tour | Free | |
| Friday 16 March | 17.00 & 17.30 | The Rosetta Stone (Room 1) |
Spotlight tour | Free |
| 17.00 & 17.30 | The Parthenon (Room 17) |
Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 | The Magnetism of Mecca | Lecture | £ | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | Death in ancient Egypt (Room 64) | Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | The Enlightenment (Room 1) | Spotlight tour | Free | |
| Friday 23 March | 17.00 & 17.30 | The Rosetta Stone (Room 1) |
Spotlight tour | Free |
| 17.00 & 17.30 | The Parthenon (Room 17) |
Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 | Hajj among pilgrimages | Lecture | £ | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | Death in ancient Egypt (Room 64) | Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | The Enlightenment (Room 1) | Spotlight tour | Free | |
| Friday 30 March | 17.00 & 17.30 | The Rosetta Stone (Room 1) |
Spotlight tour | Free |
| 17.00 & 17.30 | The Parthenon (Room 17) |
Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 | Marilyn Monroe | Lecture | £ | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | Death in ancient Egypt (Room 64) | Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | The Enlightenment (Room 1) | Spotlight tour | Free |
April 2012
| Friday 13 April | 17.00 & 17.30 | The Rosetta Stone (Room 1) |
Spotlight tour | Free |
| 17.00 & 17.30 | The Parthenon (Room 17) |
Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 | Film: Le Grand voyage | Film | £ | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | Death in ancient Egypt (Room 64) | Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | The Enlightenment (Room 1) | Spotlight tour | Free | |
| Friday 20 April | 17.00 & 17.30 | The Rosetta Stone (Room 1) |
Spotlight tour | Free |
| 17.00 & 17.30 | The Parthenon (Room 17) |
Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.00, 18.45 & 19.30 | The Gentlemen of Leisure present a cultural comedy gallery tour | Performamce | Free | |
| 18.30 | Anglo-saxon art: tradition and transformation | Lecture | £ | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | Death in ancient Egypt (Room 64) | Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | The Enlightenment (Room 1) | Spotlight tour | Free | |
| Friday 27 April | 17.00 & 17.30 | The Rosetta Stone (Room 1) |
Spotlight tour | Free |
| 17.00 & 17.30 | The Parthenon (Room 17) |
Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 | Cracking the Egyptian code: the revolutionary life of Jean-François Champollion | Lecture | Free | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | Death in ancient Egypt (Room 64) | Spotlight tour | Free | |
| 18.30 & 19.00 | The Enlightenment (Room 1) | Spotlight tour | Free |
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