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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.

Close up of hieroglyphs inscribed into stone.

Study days & courses

£129
19 Apr 2024 – 3 May 2024

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.

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.

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'.

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.

Two pairs of hands covered in blue paint making handprints and finger-painting on a large white sheet of paper.

Study days & courses

£30
26 Apr 2024

Multi-sensory learning in museums
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Explore how to develop and deliver multi-sensory activities to support and enrich learning for students with additional needs in museums.

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.

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.