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11 events

Pieces of paper laid out on the floor on top of each other.

27 Oct 2022 - 17 Sep 2023

Artists making books: poetry to politics

This intriguing new show explores the history of artists taking on the medium of books.

Black and white print showing map of Venice with chreub-like heads in clouds and boats in the water surrounding Venice.

23 Jan 2023 - 21 May 2023

Venice 1500: Jacopo de’ Barbari and the rise of printmaking

This display showcases the innovation and variety of printmaking in Venice during the High Renaissance.

Watercolour in pale green, red and brown with view of camp with huts, watchtower and telegraph poles, vegetation and mounds.

23 Jan 2023 - 21 May 2023

Klaus Friedeberger: drawings from an Australian Internment

The drawings and watercolours in this display record daily life in an internment camp in outback Australia in the 1940s.

Carved monolith made of monzonite with human facial features.

23 Feb 2023 - 26 Mar 2023

The Bakor Monoliths: endangered heritage

A display of elaborately carved ancestral stone sculptures found in the Ikom region of Cross River State in Nigeria.

A close up photograph of a silver griffin. The griffin has curled horns, a beak and gold details including its wings.

4 May 2023 - 13 Aug 2023

Luxury and power: Persia to Greece

Drawing on dazzling objects, this exhibition explores how luxury shaped the political landscape of Eurasia in the first millennium BC.

Ink and colour picture showing the head and shoulders of an elderly Chinese woman with her hair tied back. She is wearing green earings and a blue jacket decorated with gold leaves around the neck.

18 May 2023 - 8 Oct 2023

China’s hidden century

In a global first, the resilience and innovation of 19th-century China is revealed through the stories of its remarkable individuals.

Child and parent playing a large game of snakes and ladders on the floor.

Family activity

24 Mar 2023

Little Feet: play games

Join Little Feet for a giant game of snakes and ladders, learn Senet, an ancient Egyptian game, plus more fun for all ages to enjoy.

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

Family activity

14 Apr 2023 - 29 Apr 2023

Impossible images: ancient Egypt

Create an Egyptian-themed family photo with a little green screen magic in this free, drop-in event.

Brown teddy bear and a few children's books in a basket.

Family activity

27 Apr 2023

Little Feet: enjoy books

Join the teddies to celebrate the joy of books, in this free event for under 5s.

Young child helping to make amphora shapes out of clay with parents either side

Family activity

12 May 2023

Craft like an Athenian

Explore amazing animals, create clay crafts and contribute to a giant frieze in this free Little Feet session with your under 5s.

Two teddies at a party surrounded by plastic food and gold and silver dishes

Family activity

25 May 2023

Little Feet: party like a Persian

Help the Little Feet teddies prepare for a special celebration at the Persian king's palace, in this free event for under 5s.