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6 events

Young boy and girl using a green screen at the British Museum.
Family activity
  • 2 Dec 2023 – 27 Jan 2024
Free

Impossible images
. Free .

Come to the Museum and create a family photo with a little green screen magic in this free, drop-in event.
Find out more about Impossible images
Playroom floor covered in scraps of fabric and tissue paper as well as a few plastic toys.
Family activity
  • 7 Dec 2023
Free

Little Feet: delight in December
. Free .

Join the Little Feet teddies and delight in the month of December.
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An SDDC Teacher in the Samsung Digital Discovery Centre holding a tablet.
Family activity
  • 9 Dec 2023 – 10 Feb 2024
Free

Masterpieces in Minecraft
. Free .

Be inspired by objects from the collection and explore history through Minecraft in this free, drop-in event.
Find out more about Masterpieces in Minecraft
Red-figured stamnos pottery showing the ship of Odysseus passing the Sirens. Odysseus is fastened against the bottom of the mast, his head thrown back, looking upwards towards the Sirens. The Sirens are represented as birds with woman's heads.
Performance
  • £10
  • 10 Dec 2023
Sold out

The Odyssey
. Sold out .

Buffeted by the fates, yet helped by the indomitable owl-eyed goddess Athene, Odysseus' epic voyage is the journey of us all…
Sold out
Mask made of cedro wood and covered in turquoise mosaic with scattered turquoise cabochons.
Family activity
  • 16 Dec 2023 – 3 Feb 2024
Free

Making masks
. Free .

Bring your family on a journey to design a magnificent mask inspired by objects from the Museum in this free, drop-in event.
Find out more about Making masks
Four small toy teddies lined up among ribbons of tissue paper
Family activity
  • 18 Jan 2024
Free

Little Feet: the wonder of winter
. Free .

Little Feet come together to celebrate the beauty of the winter months.
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