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An abstract drawing in pencil of geometric shapes and structures, against a white foreground and a pale terracotta background

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.

Bronze helmet lying on the earth.

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.

Sketches of the face of an elderly man, a figure, and the archway and pillar of a building float in diagonal rectangular stripes against a black background

Michelangelo: the last decades
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This major exhibition looks at the remarkable energy and creativity Michelangelo brought to the last 30 years of his life.

Three figures and calligraphy upon an ancient scroll.

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.

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
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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 group of young children on the floor surrounding a set of arts and crafts activities - including coloured card, tissue paper, scissors, glue sticks and pencils.

Family activity

19 Apr 2024

Little Feet: hop into spring
. Free .

Join the Little Feet teddies as they hop, skip and jump into spring time with fun crafts and activities.

An SDDC Teacher in the Samsung Digital Discovery Centre holding a tablet.

Family activity

20 Apr 2024 – 25 May 2024

Making mosaics: Rome
. Free .

Explore colourful Roman mosaics and design a magnificent mosaic inspired by objects from the Museum in this free, drop-in event.

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'.

A teddy bear with a toy magnifying glass sitting next to a set of building blocks - beside the bear a child is sat up mostly out of view, with their arm seen playing with the building blocks.

Family activity

25 Apr 2024

Little Feet: exhibition explorer
. Free .

Attention! Little Feet are exploring life in the Roman army – and you're invited.

Young boy and girl using a green screen at the British Museum.

Family activity

27 Apr 2024

Impossible images
. Free .

Come to the Museum and create a family photo with a little green screen magic in this free, drop-in event.