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Two young people in the British Museum at night.
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
Five women posing for the camera at Notting Hill at Carnival.
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
Detail of gold ornament showing head of lion-griffin.
Lectures & discussions
  • 16 Jun 2023
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Persian and Greek arts in the world of the Scythian warriors of Asia
. Book now .

Join archaeologist and Central Asia specialist Henri-Paul Francfort as he explores the art of the Oriental steppe of Eurasia.
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Nine richly decorated gold vessels on a black background.
Lectures & discussions
  • £8
  • 23 Jun 2023
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The Gold of Thrace: the Panagyurishte Treasure
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Join us for a talk on the extraordinary Panagyurishte Treasure from Bulgaria, found in its namesake town by three brothers in 1949.
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Gold leaf wreath.
Accessible event
  • 21 Jul 2023
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Deaf-led BSL tour of Luxury and power exhibition
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Join Alan Murray for a BSL tour of this exhibition's dazzling objects and the complex stories they tell.
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