Free A Scot in St Ives: works by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham . Free . Explore the work of a leading member of the 'St Ives School' of artists, who blazed a trail in British art from the 1940s–60s. Find out more about A Scot in St Ives: works by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
Book now Legion: life in the Roman army . Book now . From family life on the fort to the brutality of the battlefield, experience Rome's war machine through the people who knew it best. Find out more about Legion: life in the Roman army
Book now Michelangelo: the last decades . Book now . This major exhibition looks at the remarkable energy and creativity Michelangelo brought to the last 30 years of his life. Find out more about Michelangelo: the last decades
Reopens July 2024 Admonitions of the instructress to the court ladies . Reopens July 2024 . A masterpiece of early Chinese figure painting, from the fifth to seventh century AD, displayed annually at the British Museum. Find out more about Admonitions of the instructress to the court ladies
Study days & courses £129 19 Apr 2024 – 3 May 2024 Sold out Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs: an introduction for beginners . Sold out . Learn to read Egyptian hieroglyphs through this four-week course and practice with original texts from objects in the collection. Sold out
Performance £10 21 Apr 2024 Book now Woyengi and the Medicine Woman . Book now . Storyteller Jan Blake brings a rare slice of Nigerian myth to the British Museum stage. Book now
Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive £16 (Members) 22 Apr 2024 Book now The Bayeux Tapestry . Book now . Explore this epic account of a pivotal moment in English history and the discover the rich narrative behind its stitches. Book The Bayeux Tapestry now
Study days & courses £30 26 Apr 2024 Book now Multi-sensory learning in museums . Book now . Explore how to develop and deliver multi-sensory activities to support and enrich learning for students with additional needs in museums. Book now
Demonstration 26 Apr 2024 – 26 Jul 2024 Free The way of tea . Free . Discover the history of tea drinking and gathering in Japan in this free demonstration of a Japanese tea ceremony. Find out more about The way of tea
Festivals & special events / Performance 27 Apr 2024 Free Dance through time . Free . Celebrate all things dance at this special event for International Dance Day (29 April) in collaboration with arts platform Psy-Sisters. Find out more
Performance £10 12 May 2024 Book now The Tantric Ten . Book now . Expect life, death, creation, destruction and sacrifice, all in search of cosmic truth within this captivating performance. Book now
Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive £16 (Members) 13 May 2024 Book now The Cleopatras . Book now . Discover the real story behind the female powerhouses of the Ptolemaic Dynasty and the tragic legend of the last queen of Egypt. Book now