Accessible event / Family activity 1 Apr 2023 Free Relaxed early morning event Explore the galleries and take part in sensory-based activities including object-handling and arts and crafts. Book now
Performance £10 2 Apr 2023 Sold out Orpheus dismembered Enter a subterranean dreamscape with storyteller Ben Haggarty and musician Jonah Brody. Sold out
Demonstration 14 Apr 2023 - 28 Jul 2023 Free The way of tea Discover the history of tea drinking and gathering in Japan in this free demonstration of a Japanese tea ceremony. Find out more about The way of tea
Study days & courses £30 28 Apr 2023 Book now Teaching African and African diaspora history Join the Museum's Schools team, curators and experts to build knowledge and share best practice through talks, workshops and performances. Book Teaching African and African diaspora history now
Performance £10 7 May 2023 Book now The Shahnameh – Book of Kings Aerial artiste of the spoken word, Xanthe Gresham, dives headlong into the wild mythology of Persia with musician Arash Moradi. Book The Shahnameh – Book of Kings now
Accessible event / Family activity 13 May 2023 Free Relaxed evening event Explore the galleries and take part in sensory-based activities including object-handling and arts and crafts. Book Relaxed evening event now
Lectures & discussions / Study days & courses / Research event £40 8 Jun 2023 - 9 Jun 2023 Book now China's 1800s: material and visual culture A two-day conference about the material and visual culture of the last century of imperial China. Book China's 1800s: material and visual culture now
Performance £10 11 Jun 2023 Book now Dauntless – Grace O'Malley, Pirate Queen Debs Newbold gleefully delivers the boisterous, remarkable and inspirational story of her hero: Grainne ni Mhaille – Grace O'Malley. Book Dauntless – Grace O'Malley, Pirate Queen now
