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

Artists making books: poetry to politics
. Free .

This intriguing new show explores the history of artists taking on the medium of books.
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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.
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China’s hidden century
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In a global first, the resilience and innovation of 19th-century China is revealed through the stories of its remarkable individuals.
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A drawing of two apples on a branch, surrounded by deep green leaves
Free

The genius of nature: botanical drawings by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues
. Free .

Revel in the beauty of nature at this display of works by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues – one of the most gifted botanical artists of his age...
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Dark red ants gather in a cluster on a peach-coloured background.
Free

Ed Ruscha: roads and insects
. Free .

From life-sized depictions of insects to rusting road signs and the stretching highway, discover the work of the American artist Ed Ruscha.
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Three figures and  upon an ancient scroll.
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Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies
. Coming soon .

A masterpiece of early Chinese figure painting, from the fifth to seventh century AD, displayed annually at the British Museum.
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A black textile adorned with a colourful scene, including sitting figures surrounded by trees, a figure shooting an arrow towards the sky, and  Hanuman flying through the air carrying a rock, Hanuman (possibly carrying the Mountain of Herbs or Building the Bridge to Lanka), and Hanuman talking to a sage (with two hares below).
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Burma to Myanmar
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Journeying through 1,500 years of cultural and political change, this exhibition charts a story of trade, faith and empire at the crossroads...
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