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Detailed watercolour drawing showing a partially-ruined temple corner, supported by a row of Doric columns, interspersed with temporary brick walls around the ground levels as well as two small figures for scale.

Accessible event

1 Dec 2023

The Parthenon and ancient Athens
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Join Deaf performance artist and art guide Chisato Minamimura for a dive into the world of ancient Greece at the British Museum.

Young boy and girl using a green screen at the British Museum.

Family activity

2 Dec 2023 – 27 Jan 2024

Impossible images
. Free .

Come to the Museum and create a family photo with a little green screen magic in this free, drop-in event.

Marble portrait bust of a woman with her hair tied up in a bun and a light layer of fabric draped over her shoulders, appearing to be pinned to one side in the front. The complexion of the marble is lightly yellow and mottled throughout as well as showing minor signs of weathering particularly on the right hand surfaces.

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

4 Dec 2023

The women who shaped the Roman Empire
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Join ancient historian Dr Emma Southon to follow the stories of women from across Rome's vast empire.

A map showing colourful mountains, a large expanse of red and of yellow, separated by a winding road or river.

Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive

£35 (Members)
5 Dec 2023 – 6 Feb 2024

Members' tour of Burma to Myanmar
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Join us for a private curator-led tour of the exhibition 'Burma to Myanmar'.

Playroom floor covered in scraps of fabric and tissue paper as well as a few plastic toys.

Family activity

7 Dec 2023

Little Feet: delight in December
. Free .

Join the Little Feet teddies and delight in the month of December.

Empty view of the Japanese gallery.

8 Dec 2023 – 26 Apr 2024

The way of tea
. Free .

Discover the history of tea drinking and gathering in Japan in this free demonstration of a Japanese tea ceremony.

An SDDC Teacher in the Samsung Digital Discovery Centre holding a tablet.

Family activity

9 Dec 2023 – 10 Feb 2024

Masterpieces in Minecraft
. Free .

Be inspired by objects from the collection and explore history through Minecraft in this free, drop-in event.

Relief showing a protective spirit carrying a deer and a palm branch.

Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive

11 Dec 2023

Torchlight tour: Assyria and the supernatural world
. Sold out .

Uncover the gods, monsters and supernatural beings of the Assyrian world in this after-hours gallery tour led by torchlight.

Limestone false door with panelled walls, featuring hieroglyphic inscriptions.

Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive

£35 (Members)
11 Dec 2023

Torchlight tour: reading Egyptian monuments
. Sold out .

Guided by torchlight, discover life in ancient Egypt in this after-hours tour exploring hieroglyphs in the Egyptian sculpture gallery.

Mask made of cedro wood and covered in turquoise mosaic with scattered turquoise cabochons.

Family activity

16 Dec 2023 – 3 Feb 2024

Making masks
. Free .

Bring your family on a journey to design a magnificent mask inspired by objects from the Museum in this free, drop-in event.

Four small toy teddies lined up among ribbons of tissue paper

Family activity

18 Jan 2024

Little Feet: the wonder of winter
. Free .

Little Feet come together to celebrate the beauty of the winter months.

View of the China and South Asia gallery, with a figure of a gold woman with her back turned to us.

Workshop / Members' exclusive

£22 (Members)
18 Jan 2024

Evening yoga
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Find a sense of strength and calm in this invigorating vinyasa yoga session, held out-of-hours in the China and South Asia gallery.