Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

Exhibitions and events

25 events

An abstract drawing in pencil of geometric shapes and structures, against a white foreground and a pale terracotta background

A Scot in St Ives: works by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
. Free .

Explore the work of a leading member of the 'St Ives School' of artists, who blazed a trail in British art from the 1940s–60s.

Bronze helmet lying on the earth.

Legion: life in the Roman army
. Book now .

From family life on the fort to the brutality of the battlefield, experience Rome's war machine through the people who knew it best.

Sketches of the face of an elderly man, a figure, and the archway and pillar of a building float in diagonal rectangular stripes against a black background

Michelangelo: the last decades
. Book now .

This major exhibition looks at the remarkable energy and creativity Michelangelo brought to the last 30 years of his life.

Three figures and calligraphy upon an ancient scroll.

Reopens July 2024

Admonitions of the instructress to the court ladies
. Reopens July 2024 .

A masterpiece of early Chinese figure painting, from the fifth to seventh century AD, displayed annually at the British Museum.

Close-up view of the external walls of the Round Reading Room with glass roof above.

Gallery talks & tours

16 Apr 2024

Spotlight: the Round Reading Room
. Book now .

Learn about this historic space at the heart of the British Museum, in the magnificent Great Court.

The image shows a photograph of the Book of the Dead of Hunefer. The information has been written on papyrus. It shows Hunefer kneeling before deities and the jackal-headed Anubis leading Hunefer towards the balance of judgment, where Anubis is depicted again, kneeling to adjust a weighing scale of the heart.

Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive

£35 (Members)
17 Apr 2024

Members' tour of Egyptian death and afterlife: mummies
. Sold out .

Join us for a special curator-led tour of Rooms 62–63 and discover how the ancient Egyptians prepared for life after death.

View of the Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery of China and South Asia, Room 33.

Gallery talks & tours

£33
19 Apr 2024 – 14 Dec 2024

Out-of-hours tour: an introduction to China
. Book now .

Journey through the extraordinary cultures of China in this special guided tour.

Small groups of children and adults looking in display cases in the Enlightenment gallery.

Gallery talks & tours

£33
19 Apr 2024 – 14 Dec 2024

Out-of-hours tour: an introduction to the British Museum
. Book now .

Explore the oldest room in the Museum in this special guided tour before the galleries open to the public.

A tour group looking at lintel carvings in the Mexico gallery.

Gallery talks & tours

£14
19 Apr 2024 – 28 Apr 2024

Around the world in 90 minutes tour
. Book now .

Go on a journey of discovery around the galleries and get closer to some of the most famous objects in the collection.

Figurine in the shape of a mouse or rat stood on hind legs holding a cone-shaped instrument up to its mouth. The figurine is mounted on a square black stand and the surface of the sculpture appears to have oxidised and worn over time with a mostly green complexion.

Accessible event

£5
19 Apr 2024 – 31 May 2024

Audio-described tour of Legion: life in the Roman army
. Book now .

Join former field archaeologist and Museum guide Rosie Fuller for an audio-described tour of the 'Legion' exhibition.

Two visitors looking up at mummies standing in a case.

Gallery talks & tours

£33
20 Apr 2024 – 15 Dec 2024

Out-of-hours tour: life and death in ancient Egypt
. Book now .

Discover what tombs and burial goods tell us about the lives of ancient Egyptian people in this exclusive guided tour.

A group looking at sculptures on display in a gallery.

Gallery talks & tours

20 Apr 2024 – 26 Apr 2024

Desire, love, identity – an LGBTQ tour of the British Museum
. Book now .

Explore a fascinating selection of objects with LGBTQ connections, from the ancient world to the present day, on our volunteer-led tour.