Gallery talks & tours 16 Apr 2024 Book now Spotlight: the Round Reading Room . Book now . Learn about this historic space at the heart of the British Museum, in the magnificent Great Court. Book now
Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive £35 (Members) 17 Apr 2024 Sold out 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. Sold out
Gallery talks & tours £33 19 Apr 2024 – 14 Dec 2024 Book now Out-of-hours tour: an introduction to China . Book now . Journey through the extraordinary cultures of China in this special guided tour. Book Out-of-hours tour: an introduction to China now
Gallery talks & tours £33 19 Apr 2024 – 14 Dec 2024 Book now Out-of-hours tour: an introduction to the British Museum . Book now . Explore the oldest room in the Museum in this special guided tour before the galleries open to the public. Book Out-of-hours tour: an introduction to the British Museum now
Gallery talks & tours £33 20 Apr 2024 – 15 Dec 2024 Book now Out-of-hours tour: life and death in ancient Egypt . Book now . Discover what tombs and burial goods tell us about the lives of ancient Egyptian people in this exclusive guided tour. Book Out-of-hours tour: life and death in ancient Egypt now
Family activity 20 Apr 2024 – 25 May 2024 Free 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. Find out more about Making mosaics: Rome
Gallery talks & tours 20 Apr 2024 – 26 Apr 2024 Book now Desire, love, identity – an LGBTQ tour of the British Museum . Book now . Explore a fascinating selection of objects with LGBTQ connections, from the ancient world to the present day, on our volunteer-led tour. Book Desire, love, identity – an LGBTQ tour of the British Museum now
Performance £10 21 Apr 2024 Book now Woyengi and the Medicine Woman . Book now . Storyteller Jan Blake brings a rare slice of Nigerian myth to the British Museum stage. Book now
Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive £35 (Members) 23 Apr 2024 – 14 Jun 2024 Sold out 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'. Sold out
Family activity 27 Apr 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
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
Family activity 4 May 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