Sleepover 3 Jun 2023–4 Jun 2023 Sold out British Museum sleepover: 300 sleepy Spartans . Sold out . Experience the Museum after dark and discover the awesome ancient civilisations of Greece and Persia, through crafts and storytelling. Sold out
Festivals & special events / Family activity 4 Jun 2023 Free Windrush 75: Jamaican sound system culture . Free . Join us for a special day curated by Linett Kamala celebrating the gift of sound system culture from the Windrush generation. Find out more about Windrush 75: Jamaican sound system culture
Performance £12 9 Jun 2023 Book now The Imperial Concubine Intoxicated . Book now . Kathy Lee Hall presents a classic excerpt from 'The Imperial Concubine Intoxicated – The Hundred Flowers Pavilion' 贵妃醉酒–百花亭. Book now
Performance £10 11 Jun 2023 Book now Dauntless – Grace O'Malley, Pirate Queen . Book now . Debs Newbold gleefully delivers the boisterous, remarkable and inspirational story of her hero: Grainne ni Mhaille – Grace O'Malley. Book Dauntless – Grace O'Malley, Pirate Queen now
Online events / Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive £16 (Members) 12 Jun 2023 Book now Ramesses the Great: Egypt's king of kings . Book now . Join acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson to explore the life, dramatic reign and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great. Book Ramesses the Great: Egypt's king of kings now
Performance 23 Jun 2023 Free Celebrating traditional Bulgarian culture . Free . Join the London Bulgarian Choir and Folklore Ensemble Bulgaria – London for a free performance celebrating the country's cultural heritage. Find out more
Performance 24 Jun 2023 Book now Windrush Secret . Book now . A remarkable play, following speeches by a white, far-right racist party leader, a black Caribbean diplomat and a Home Office official. Book now
Online events / Accessible event 12 Jul 2023 Book now Audio-described tour of Luxury and power exhibition . Book now . Lonny Evans leads this audio-described event, providing evocative visual descriptions with a guided virtual tour of the exhibition. Book now
Online events / Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive £8 (Members) 21 Jul 2023 Book now Assyrian medicine: healthcare fit for a king . Book now . Explore the complaints and cures found in an ancient medical textbook with Curator Krisztián Simkó. Book now
Performance £10 24 Sep 2023 Book now 1001 Nights . Book now . Egyptian storyteller and performer Chirine El Ansary tells some of the most intriguing episodes from 1001 Nights. Book now