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Exhibitions and events

19 events

The image shows a photograph of the Book of the Dead of Hunefer. The information has been written on papyrus. It shows Hunefer kneeling before deities and the jackal-headed Anubis leading Hunefer towards the balance of judgment, where Anubis is depicted again, kneeling to adjust a weighing scale of the heart.

Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive

£35 (Members)
17 Apr 2024

Members' tour of Egyptian death and afterlife: mummies
. Sold out .

Join us for a special curator-led tour of Rooms 62–63 and discover how the ancient Egyptians prepared for life after death.

View of the China and South Asia gallery, with a figure of a gold woman with her back turned to us.

Workshop / Members' exclusive

£22 (Members)
18 Apr 2024

Evening yoga
. Sold out .

Find a sense of strength and calm in this invigorating vinyasa yoga session, held out-of-hours in the China and South Asia gallery.

A flat landscape covered in mud, in the centre of which stands a huge wooden table with roots. The sky is filled with a dramatic thunderstorm.

£10
21 Apr 2024

Woyengi and the Medicine Woman
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Storyteller Jan Blake brings a rare slice of Nigerian myth to the British Museum stage.

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

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

£16 (Members)
22 Apr 2024

The Bayeux Tapestry
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Explore this epic account of a pivotal moment in English history and the discover the rich narrative behind its stitches.

On the left, a tinned and gilded bronze sheath illustrating military victory to Augustus by Tiberius after a successful Alpine campaign, on the right, a heavily rusted iron sword.

Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive

£35 (Members)
23 Apr 2024 – 14 Jun 2024

Members' tour of Legion: life in the Roman army
. Sold out .

Join us for a private curator-led tour of the exhibition 'Legion: life in the Roman army'.

Empty view of the Japanese gallery.

26 Apr 2024 – 26 Jul 2024

The way of tea
. Free .

Discover the history of tea drinking and gathering in Japan in this free demonstration of a Japanese tea ceremony.

View of a long Museum gallery hall flanked by rectangular columns and plinths displaying objects on either side. In the centre foreground a metal sculpture of a dancing figure within a ring of fire stands tall.

Festivals & special events / Performance

27 Apr 2024

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.

Fine-toned drawing showing three weeping women being turned into trees while a nude male figure reclines on the ground to the left.

Members' exclusive

4 May 2024 – 5 May 2024

Members' early morning viewing of Michelangelo: the last decades
. Members free .

Enjoy early morning access to 'Michelangelo: the last decades', exclusive to British Museum Members.

Hand-coloured woodblock print depicting the goddess Chinnamastā wreaking havoc and destruction. The decapitated goddess stands upon the god of love and his wife, who are making love upon a lotus, and brandishes a knife in one hand and her severed head in the other. Three streams of blood gush from her neck: one falls in the mouth of her own severed head and the other two into the mouths of her attendants.

£10
12 May 2024

The Tantric Ten
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Expect life, death, creation, destruction and sacrifice, all in search of cosmic truth within this captivating performance.

Drawing on aged paper showing the Virgin Mary cradling an emaciated Christ figure.

Members' exclusive

13 May 2024 – 17 Jun 2024

Members' late night viewing of Michelangelo: the last decades
. Members free .

Enjoy late night access to 'Michelangelo: the last decades', exclusive to British Museum Members.

Light orange-brown stone head of a woman with ringlets hanging down framing her face.

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

£16 (Members)
13 May 2024

The Cleopatras
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Discover the real story behind the female powerhouses of the Ptolemaic Dynasty and the tragic legend of the last queen of Egypt.

Stone sculpture of a lying down sphinx, with a human head and animal body.

Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive

£35 (Members)
21 May 2024

Members' tour of the Sudan, Egypt and Nubia gallery
. Sold out .

Join us for a special curator-led tour of the Sudan, Egypt and Nubia gallery held before the Museum opens to the public.