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  • Thomas Becket
    murder and the making of a saint
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    Carved alabaster panel depicting Thomas Becket kneeling before an altar surrounded by knights, with two swords at his head.

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    contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa
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    Portrait, of a woman wearing sunglasses looking towards the viewer. Extended arms are behind her. She is wearing a black top with yellow spots.

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    Sir Percival David and his collecting world . Book now .

    Stacey Pierson explores the biography of Sir Percival David through the lens of this remarkable collection, on display in Room 95.
    • 6 May 2021
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  • Map of the West Indies, showing the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea with the islands.
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    The genius of the Caribbean . Book now .

    What can the Museum's collection can tell us about the Caribbean as a cauldron of human genius, survival and profound legacy?
    • 16 Apr 2021
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UK touring exhibitions

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    Pushing paper: contemporary drawing from 1970 to now . On UK tour .

    • Exhibition
    • 29 Feb 2020 - 11 Dec 2021
    On UK tour
    Minjung Kim (b. 1962), Mountain, 2009, ink on hanji paper. © The Trustees of the British Museum. Reproduced by permission of the artist
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    Living with art
    Picasso to Celmins
    . On UK tour .

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    • 14 Jan 2020 - 9 Feb 2022
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    Naked figure standing face to face with a snake.
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    Crossings: community and refuge . Coming soon .

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    • 29 May 2021 - 27 Nov 2022
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    Wooden cross made from pieces of a boat, with blue scuffs on the horizontal joint and yellow paint on the vertical joint.

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    Egyptian mummies: exploring ancient lives . On world tour .

    • 19 Sep 2020 - 21 Mar 2021
    On world tour
    Wooden anthropoid inner-coffin of Nestawedjat:
  • International touring exhibition

    Rome: city and empire . On world tour .

    • 6 Feb 2021 - 1 Aug 2021
    On world tour
    Bust of Hadrian found at Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli, Italy, about AD 125-130
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    Ancient Greeks: athletes, warriors and heroes . On world tour .

    On world tour
    Hydria by The Alkmene Painter, Attica, 520-510 BC

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