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84 events

Image of Notgeld 25 Pfennig banknote

Currency in crisis: German emergency money 1914–1924

This exhibition reveals how this temporary currency responded to a national crisis with designs commenting on society and politics.

3 Oct 2019 - 29 Mar 2020

Portrait of Sultan Bayezid I. Oil on canvas, c. 1580

Inspired by the East: how the Islamic world influenced Western art

This exhibition charts the fascinating history of cultural and artistic interactions between East and West.

10 Oct 2019 - 26 Jan 2020

Statue of dying Achilles

Troy: myth and reality

Explore the story of a great city, plunged into a 10-year conflict over the abduction of the most beautiful woman in the world.

21 Nov 2019 - 8 Mar 2020

A number of disposable objects through time including a modern day paper cup.

Disposable? Rubbish and us

This exhibition considers the historical creation of single-use and repurposed objects.

19 Dec 2019 - 23 Feb 2020

Blue and gold casket with six figures on one side.

Thomas Becket

An upcoming exhibition that gets up close to Thomas Becket, his murder and the legend through an incredible array of objects.

15 Oct 2020 - 14 Feb 2021

Lectures & discussions

Bonnie Greer OBE and June Sarpong OBE in conversation

Playwright, novelist and Trustee Emerita of the British Museum, Bonnie Greer OBE joins internationally renowned broadcaster, writer and...

£12
24 Jan 2020

Lectures & discussions

Lectures & discussions / Research event

LRB Winter Lectures 2020: Colin Burrow | Fiction and the Age of Lies

This lecture will aim to tell some (though not all) of the truth about the relationship between lies and fiction from Homer to Ian McEwan...

£12
31 Jan 2020

Lectures & discussions / Research event

Did the Trojan Horse really exist?

Patrick Finglass, University of Bristol, explores evidence from ancient art, archaeology and literature for its existence and design.

£5
1 Feb 2020

Understanding Buddhist Art

Lectures & discussions / Research event

Understanding Buddhist art: a journey of cultural interconnections across Asia

This introductory lecture by Freddie Matthews, Head of Adult Programmes at the British Museum, explores the visual culture of Buddhism

£5
6 Feb 2020

Lectures & discussions

Lectures & discussions / Research event

LRB Winter Lectures 2020: Meehan Crist | Parenthood in the Age of Climate Crisis

The annual London Review of Books Winter Lectures showcase the LRB’s lively, radical, witty and stimulating agenda through a series of talks...

£12
14 Feb 2020

In Search of Black History with Bonnie Greer

Lectures & discussions

In search of Black History: is the Caribbean the key?

A programme of events curated by author, playwright and British Museum Trustee Emerita Bonnie Greer responding to what Bonnie calls ‘The Arc...

£12
21 Feb 2020

Festivals & special events

Creative responses to Troy

Come to the Museum for an afternoon of creative responses to the Troy myth by guest poets, speakers, musicians and performers. More...

Free
22 Feb 2020