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Headdress made of blue and brown cotton, a red satin lining with rows of coins and corals attached.

Gallery talks & tours / Accessible event

Deaf-led British Sign Language tour | Islamic World, seventh century to present day . Book now .

£7.50
8 Sep 2022 - 7 Oct 2022

A performer holding a fan in the Great Court in front of a crowd.

Festivals & special events / Family activity

Celebrating Chuseok 추석맞이 축제 . Free .

Explore a day of talks, workshops, performances and more celebrating Chuseok, the Korean harvest moon festival.

10 Sep 2022

Close up of the head and wing of an owl carved in detail into a limestone relief.

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

Introducing Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt . Book now .

Curator Ilona Regulski uncovers the fascinating stories in our upcoming exhibition on the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs.

£16 (Members)
12 Sep 2022

Terracotta caricature figure of a naked woman, both hands raised to her head.

Online events / Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

Exposed: the Greek and Roman body . Book now .

What did Greeks and Romans think of their bodies? From cosmetics and gyms to existential anxieties, Caroline Vout and Mary Beard reveal all.

£16 (Members)
15 Sep 2022

Close up of a mosaic scene featuring an army of soldiers and horse-drawn carts charging left, spread over three rows.

Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive

Members' tour | Mesopotamia . Sold out .

Trace the history of Mesopotamian civilisations from 6000–539 BC in this out-of-hours tour, exclusively for Members.

£35 (Members)
16 Sep 2022

Close up of weaved textile, one half is an indigo blue and the other a grey-blue.

Online events / Lectures & discussions

British Museum Amorepacific Project symposium . Book now .

Join us for presentations and Q&As celebrating the achievements of the Project for the conservation of Korean paintings, 2018–2022.

20 Sep 2022 - 21 Sep 2022

Bronze head of Hadrian with curled hair and a beard, facing right.

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

London in the Roman World . Book now .

Uncover the fascinating archaeological discoveries made in London and learn how they've transformed our understanding of the Roman world.

£16 (Members)
17 Oct 2022

Painting of a bird-headed figure sitting on a seat with next to many columns of hieroglyphs.

Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive

Members' tour | Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt . Book now .

Discover the hidden world of ancient Egypt through the decipherment of hieroglyphs in this curator-led tour, exclusively for Members.

£35 (Members)
27 Oct 2022 - 7 Dec 2022

Head of a blue-glazed funerary figure of Sety I wearing a striped headcloth.

Members' exclusive

Friends' fortnight

Join us for two weeks of lectures, talks, film screenings, out-of-hours exhibition openings and more, exclusively for Members.

31 Oct 2022 - 13 Nov 2022