Final weeks Gesture and line: four post-war German and Austrian artists . Final weeks . Explore the work of four artists who spearheaded the practice of drawing in Germany and Austria's post-war years. Find out more about Gesture and line: four post-war German and Austrian artists
Final weeks Superb line: prints and drawings from Genoa 1500–1800 . Final weeks . Showing prints and drawings from Genoa's golden age, this display spotlights an artistic powerhouse that rivalled Venice, Florence and Rome. Find out more about Superb line: prints and drawings from Genoa 1500–1800
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
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
Sleepover 13 Apr 2024 – 9 Jun 2024 Sold out British Museum sleepover: Awesome ancient Rome . Sold out . Experience the Museum after dark and discover a world of evil emperors, ferocious fighters and magical myths. Sold out
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
Online events / Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive 26 Jun 2024 Online event City life and salon culture: Japan 1770–1900 . Online event . Explore the vibrant city life and collective creation of Japanese art found in salon culture through painting, poetry and more. Find out more about City life and salon culture: Japan 1770–1900