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A hand with fingertips that are painted black with henna and fingernails painted a deep red. The hand holds two intricate silver chains, which incorporates flower and diamond-shaped designs.

Online events / Lectures & discussions

30 Nov 2023

Making their mark: women silversmiths from Oman
. Online event .

Join the international research team behind the display as they discuss this ongoing, all-women research project.

Detailed watercolour drawing showing a partially-ruined temple corner, supported by a row of Doric columns, interspersed with temporary brick walls around the ground levels as well as two small figures for scale.

Accessible event

1 Dec 2023

The Parthenon and ancient Athens
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Join Deaf performance artist and art guide Chisato Minamimura for a dive into the world of ancient Greece at the British Museum.

Red-figured stamnos pottery showing the ship of Odysseus passing the Sirens. Odysseus is fastened against the bottom of the mast, his head thrown back, looking upwards towards the Sirens. The Sirens are represented as birds with woman's heads.

£10
10 Dec 2023

The Odyssey
. Sold out .

Buffeted by the fates, yet helped by the indomitable owl-eyed goddess Athene, Odysseus' epic voyage is the journey of us all…

Bank of the Ayeyarwaddy River, Bagan, Myanmar.

Online events / Lectures & discussions

14 Dec 2023

Ancient Myanmar
. Online event .

This discussion reflects on the diverse art and material culture of ancient Myanmar as explored in the new exhibition 'Burma to Myanmar'.

Front and back sides of a piece of heavily worn parchment, arranged side by side as to appear mirrored, fully inscribed with lines of written text.

Online events / Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

31 Jan 2024

Conserving Coptic spells
. Online event .

Explore the magical formulas found in the Hay manuscripts with Senior Conservator Barbara Wills.

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