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
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
Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive £16 (Members) 15 Apr 2024 Book now Introducing Michelangelo: the last decades . Book now . Discover the upcoming exhibition 'Michelangelo: the last decades' with lead exhibition curator Sarah Vowles. Book Introducing Michelangelo: the last decades 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
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
Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive £16 (Members) 3 Jun 2024 Book now Goddesses in Greek myth . Book now . From Athene to Aphrodite, join Natalie Haynes to reassess the Greek goddesses by combining historical insight with a dose of humour. Book now
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