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Enjoy the latest news and stories from the British Museum.

A white marble portrait of a woman with centre parting and braided wig.

Exhibitions and events / 6 March 2024

Women to the front

Men may have done the fighting, but Legion shows that a picture of Roman military life without women is just wrong, says Mary Beard.

Drawing of a man pushing himself up with his arms, viewed from behind.

Exhibitions and events / 26 February 2024

Introduction to 'Michelangelo: the last decades'

Discover the extraordinary dynamism of Michelangelo's work in the final 30 years of his life with exhibition curator, Sarah Vowles.

A stone relief of a man with a cloak riding a horse which tramples a person beneath it, and another soldier holding a sword.

Exhibitions and events / 1 February 2024

What a relief! Revealing Roman craftsmanship

Conservator Kathryn Oliver reveals how lasers can put us in touch with Roman makers' marks – uncovering detail of a turning point in battle.

Ceramic snake sculpture

Exhibitions and events / 30 January 2024

Pythons, porcelain and power: an artist's fascination with snakes

Artist Soe Yu Nwe discusses the symbolism of snakes in Burmese culture and how these traditions influence her work.

Detail of woven thread in vertical and horizontal stripes and zigzags in orange, reds, greens and pinks against a black backgroun

Exhibitions and events / 16 January 2024

The dye detective: unravelling Myanmar's history

Discover how a single thread of a Burmese textile reveals richly woven cultures, and the warp and weft of global history.

A pair of hands stiches a woven cone onto the centre of a bark shield

Blog / 5 January 2024

How to make an Iron Age shield (out of bark)

The Enderby Shield is a rare shield made 2,300 years ago from bark. With ancient skills and specialist knowledge, could we make our own?

The Rangoon Sisters preparing food in a kitchen

Exhibitions and events / 4 January 2024

Food, family and heritage: the Rangoon Sisters

The Rangoon Sisters discuss the role food has played in connecting them with their Burmese heritage.

A figurine of a grey-scale puzzled-looking king against a blue crossword puzzle.

Blog / 15 December 2023

You've got it! Cracking puzzles for all

Sharpen your code-cracking skills with these puzzles from The British Museum Puzzle Book and discover new perspectives on the collection.

A Greek pot in black and terracotta with scenes of women in a garden, graphic designs, a fluted neck and handles

Museum stories / 24 November 2023

History's most famous pot: the Meidias hydria

As the 'Meidias hydria' leaves London for the first time in 250 years, we trace the story of the life of this exceptional ancient Greek pot.

View of Mount Zwegabin with a river and fields in the foreground.

Exhibitions and events / 1 November 2023

An abundance of riches: Myanmar's many landscapes

Join us on a journey from the snow-capped mountains of the north to the tropical rainforests of the south.

Bronze helmet lying on the earth, mostly intact but with the crest box, one cheek-piece and several of the bosses missing.

Exhibitions and events / 18 October 2023

Introduction to Legion: life in the Roman army

Most stories of the Roman empire describe the history of powerful men. Legion focuses on the lives of ordinary soldiers.

Bronze helmet lying on the earth.

Blog / 17 October 2023

What's on at the British Museum in 2023/24?

Look forward to special exhibitions about life in the Roman army, Michelangelo's last decades and 1,500 years of Burma to Myanmar.

A colourful image showing crowds of people in Covent Garden, with flags and banners, standing in front of a church.

Museum stories / 29 September 2023

Black British History

This Black History Month, we explore the lives of members of the African diaspora who lived and worked in Britain, from the 1500s to today.