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Eight vertical pieces of a large framed map lined up next to each other as in the original. The map is light and dark blue.

Accessible event

6 Oct 2023

Deaf-led BSL tour of China’s hidden century exhibition
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Join Chisato Minamimura for a BSL tour of this exhibition, showcasing the resilience and innovation of 19th-century China.

Two children in a dark room stood in front of a large sculpture - the child on the right shines a torch up at the sculpture while gesturing with their arm.

28 Oct 2023 – 29 Oct 2023

British Museum spooktacular sleepover
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Experience the Museum after dark and discover a world of magic, myths and mysterious spells.

Photo of a mechanism used to wind clocks. You can see cogs of the machine, and the metal is grey and painted green in places. Above the mechanism is a sign that says 'Fixed here 1859', and words are visible: Dent, of the Strand and the Royal Exchange, Clockmaker to...'

Lectures & discussions / Research event

2 Nov 2023

Dingwall-Beloe Horological Lecture 2023
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Join church and public clock specialist Keith Scobie-Youngs to explore the history of the winding of the Great Clock of Westminster.

A golden figurine or statue of a standing Buddha in a flowing robe.

Accessible event

15 Dec 2023 – 19 Jan 2024

Deaf-led BSL tour of Burma to Myanmar
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Join Edward Richards for a British Sign Language (BSL) tour of the special exhibition Burma to Myanmar.