International touring exhibitions and loansAn international Museum
The British Museum has an extensive programme of touring exhibitions and object loans. Each year, large numbers of objects from the collection travel to museums and galleries outside the UK for temporary exhibition.
The international touring exhibitions programme offer visitors a chance to experience a British Museum exhibition at an international venue.
About international touring exhibitions
Individual and small groups of objects are regularly loaned to museums around the world.
View current international tour exhibitions and loans in a larger map
Blue pin – current touring exhibition Red pin – loan
International exhibitions currently on tour
Fantastic Creatures
A unique exhibition which comprises a culturally diverse selection of stunning objects from across the world.
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, China
Until 11 April 2012
The Body Beautiful
in Ancient Greece
A visually engaging and thought-provoking exploration of the human condition, seen through ancient Greek eyes.
Museo Nacional de Antropología,
Mexico City, Mexico
Until 12 February 2012
Mummy:
the Inside Story
Explore inside the Mummy of Nesperennub, with a unique 3D film using state of the art technology.
Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Virginia, U.S.A
Until 11 March 2012
International loans
Exhibitions to which the British Museum has contributed loans
The Silk Route
Light and Silence of Eurasia
Terme di Diocleziano, Rome, Italy
Until 1 February 2012
Majolique; La faience italienne au temps des humanistes
Musée national de la Renaissance, Ecouen, France
Until 6 February 2012
Rembrandt and the face of Jesus
Detroit Institute of Art, Michigan, USA
Until 12 February 2012
Von Schöneit und Tod: Tierstilleben von der Renaissance bis zur Moderne
Staatliche Kunstalle Karlsruhe, Germany
Until 19 February 2012
Serpentina: The Snake in jewellery around the world
Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany
Until 26 February 2012
William Blake and
British Visionary Art
State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
Until 28 February 2012
Gaston Fébus (1331-1391)
Prince soleil
Musée de Cluny, Paris, France
Until 5 March 2012
Maya: Sacred Kings and Queens
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
Until 9 April 2012
The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen from the Isle of Lewis
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Until 22 April 2012
Prints and the Pursuit of knowledge in Early Modern Europe
Block Museum of Art, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Until 8 April 2012
Venus and Adonis
Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
Until 6 May 2012
George Stubbs
Neue Pinakothek, Munich, Germany
26 January – 6 May 2012
Claude Lorrain
Stadel Museum, Frankfurt, Germany
Until 13 May 2012
Enlever / Révéler: Edda Renouf
Lille Métropole Musee d’art modern
14 February – 13 May 2012
Goldene Pracht: Mittelalterliche Schatzkunst in Westfalen
Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschicht, Münster, Germany
26 February – 28 May 2012