Sleepover 3 Jun 2023–4 Jun 2023 Sold out British Museum sleepover: 300 sleepy Spartans . Sold out . Experience the Museum after dark and discover the awesome ancient civilisations of Greece and Persia, through crafts and storytelling. Sold out
Festivals & special events / Family activity 4 Jun 2023 Free Windrush 75: Jamaican sound system culture . Free . Join us for a special day curated by Linett Kamala celebrating the gift of sound system culture from the Windrush generation. Find out more about Windrush 75: Jamaican sound system culture
Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive £35 (Members) 6 Jun 2023–1 Aug 2023 Book now Members' tour of Luxury and power: Persia to Greece . Book now . Join us for a Members' exclusive private curator-led tour of Luxury and power: Persia to Greece. Book Members' tour of Luxury and power: Persia to Greece now
Lectures & discussions / Study days & courses / Research event £40 8 Jun 2023–9 Jun 2023 Sold out China's 1800s: material and visual culture . Sold out . A two-day conference about the material and visual culture of the last century of imperial China. Sold out
Performance £12 9 Jun 2023 Book now The Imperial Concubine Intoxicated . Book now . Kathy Lee Hall presents a classic excerpt from 'The Imperial Concubine Intoxicated – The Hundred Flowers Pavilion' 贵妃醉酒–百花亭. Book now
Performance £10 11 Jun 2023 Book now Dauntless – Grace O'Malley, Pirate Queen . Book now . 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
Online events / Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive £16 (Members) 12 Jun 2023 Book now Ramesses the Great: Egypt's king of kings . Book now . Join acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson to explore the life, dramatic reign and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great. Book Ramesses the Great: Egypt's king of kings now
Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive £35 (Members) 13 Jun 2023–12 Sep 2023 Book now Members' tour of China's hidden century . Book now . Join us for a Member's exclusive private curator-led tour of China's hidden century. Book Members' tour of China's hidden century now
Accessible event 15 Jun 2023 Book now Audio-described tour of China’s hidden century exhibition . Book now . VocalEyes' Timna Fibert leads this audio-described event, which provides evocative visual descriptions with a guided tour of the exhibition. Book now
Lectures & discussions 16 Jun 2023 Book now Persian and Greek arts in the world of the Scythian warriors of Asia . Book now . Join archaeologist and Central Asia specialist Henri-Paul Francfort as he explores the art of the Oriental steppe of Eurasia. Book now
Members' conference / Members' exclusive £75 (Members) 17 Jun 2023 Book now Great civilisations: Greece and Persia . Book now . Members are invited to this exclusive day-long conference, featuring talks by leading experts on the ancient Greek and Persian worlds. Book Great civilisations: Greece and Persia now
Lectures & discussions / Study days & courses £35 18 Jun 2023 Book now Gold, silver and glass from the Middle East to the Eurasian steppe . Book now . In this one-day international conference, scientific research will be used to throw new light on the luxury materials of antiquity. Book now
