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
Demonstration 9 Jun 2023–28 Jul 2023 Free The way of tea . Free . 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
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
Performance 23 Jun 2023 Free Celebrating traditional Bulgarian culture . Free . Join the London Bulgarian Choir and Folklore Ensemble Bulgaria – London for a free performance celebrating the country's cultural heritage. Find out more
Performance 24 Jun 2023 Book now Windrush Secret . Book now . A remarkable play, following speeches by a white, far-right racist party leader, a black Caribbean diplomat and a Home Office official. Book now
Study days & courses 30 Jun 2023 Book now London Anthropology Day at the British Museum . Book now . Find out what an anthropology degree is all about at this taster day featuring workshops, talks and stalls from 21 universities. Book London Anthropology Day at the British Museum now
Film / Members' exclusive £28 (Members) 16 Jul 2023 Book now Behind the screens: 300 . Book now . Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of cinema and historical discussion with a special screening of the 2006 smash hit 300. Book Behind the screens: 300 now
Accessible event 21 Jul 2023 Book now Deaf-led BSL tour of Luxury and power exhibition . Book now . Join Alan Murray for a BSL tour of this exhibition's dazzling objects and the complex stories they tell. Book now
Performance £10 24 Sep 2023 Book now 1001 Nights . Book now . Egyptian storyteller and performer Chirine El Ansary tells some of the most intriguing episodes from 1001 Nights. Book now