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16 events

Page from a book showing drawing of section of the Bayeux Tapestry depicting ships arriving and Harold being arrested

Online events / Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

£16 (Members)
27 Mar 2023

The Normans: beyond William the Conqueror

Join Professor Judith A Green to explore the sensational rise and expansion of the Norman Dynasty.

Colourful digital image

Accessible event / Family activity

1 Apr 2023

Relaxed early morning event

Explore the galleries and take part in sensory-based activities including object-handling and arts and crafts.

A figure walks through a tunnel.

£10
2 Apr 2023

Orpheus dismembered

Enter a subterranean dreamscape with storyteller Ben Haggarty and musician Jonah Brody.

Black and white headshots cropped as circles with Elodie Harper on the left and Jennifer Saint on the right.

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

17 Apr 2023

Elodie Harper and Jennifer Saint in conversation

Discover the inspiration and research behind the best-selling authors' powerful reimagining of women's stories from Ancient Greece and Rome.

Literary season: historical fiction 2023

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

17 Apr 2023 - 2 Oct 2023

Literary season: historical fiction

From Pompeii's streets to medieval French battlefields, explore the world of historical fiction in our first Members Literary season.

Close up of an oil painting showing the face and shoulders of a Chinese woman wearing blue.

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

£16 (Members)
24 Apr 2023

Introducing China's hidden century

Join curator Jessica Harrison-Hall for a fascinating insight into The Citi exhibition China's hidden century.

Brightly coloured watercolour and ink depiction of Rustam slaying a pink spotted dragon whose tail is coiled around Rustam's horse Rakhsh.

£10
7 May 2023

The Shahnameh – Book of Kings

Aerial artiste of the spoken word, Xanthe Gresham, dives headlong into the wild mythology of Persia with musician Arash Moradi.

A blue dish with glass and gold design.

Online events / Lectures & discussions

11 May 2023

Curator's introduction to Luxury and power: Persia to Greece

Join exhibition curator Jamie Fraser and Keeper of the Middle East Paul Collins, as they discuss this phenomenal exhibition.

Painting of two people by a pond next to a fire.

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

£8 (Members)
19 May 2023

Museum experts: fire, culture and society

Join our new Museum experts events, where we showcase the skills of those who work behind the scenes at the British Museum.

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

22 May 2023

Natalie Haynes: Medusa's story

Join classicist, broadcaster and author Natalie Haynes for a powerful, fast-paced reimagining of Medusa's story.

A close up photograph of a woman wearing a blue dress underwater, with the sun on her face and her eyes closed.

£10
11 Jun 2023

Dauntless – Grace O'Malley, Pirate Queen

Debs Newbold gleefully delivers the boisterous, remarkable and inspirational story of her hero: Grainne ni Mhaille – Grace O'Malley.

On the left, a limestone head of a male statue with curly hair and beard and a wreath of leaves on his head. On the right, a marble portrait of an ageing man with curling beard and moustache.

Members' conference / Members' exclusive

£75 (Members)
17 Jun 2023

Great civilisations: Greece and Persia

Members are invited to this exclusive day-long conference, featuring talks by leading experts on the ancient Greek and Persian worlds.