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Exhibitions and events

32 events

An abstract drawing in pencil of geometric shapes and structures, against a white foreground and a pale terracotta background

A Scot in St Ives: works by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
. Free .

Explore the work of a leading member of the 'St Ives School' of artists, who blazed a trail in British art from the 1940s–60s.

Three figures and calligraphy upon an ancient scroll.

Reopens July 2024

Admonitions of the instructress to the court ladies
. Reopens July 2024 .

A masterpiece of early Chinese figure painting, from the fifth to seventh century AD, displayed annually at the British Museum.

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
. Sold out .

Find a sense of strength and calm in this invigorating vinyasa yoga session, held out-of-hours in the China and South Asia gallery.

View of the Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery of China and South Asia, Room 33.

Gallery talks & tours

£33
19 Apr 2024 – 14 Dec 2024

Out-of-hours tour: an introduction to China
. Book now .

Journey through the extraordinary cultures of China in this special guided tour.

Small groups of children and adults looking in display cases in the Enlightenment gallery.

Gallery talks & tours

£33
19 Apr 2024 – 14 Dec 2024

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.

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.

Figurine in the shape of a mouse or rat stood on hind legs holding a cone-shaped instrument up to its mouth. The figurine is mounted on a square black stand and the surface of the sculpture appears to have oxidised and worn over time with a mostly green complexion.

Accessible event

£5
19 Apr 2024 – 31 May 2024

Audio-described tour of Legion: life in the Roman army
. Book now .

Join former field archaeologist and Museum guide Rosie Fuller for an audio-described tour of the 'Legion' exhibition.

Two visitors looking up at mummies standing in a case.

Gallery talks & tours

£33
20 Apr 2024 – 15 Dec 2024

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.

A group looking at sculptures on display in a gallery.

Gallery talks & tours

20 Apr 2024 – 26 Apr 2024

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.

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
. Book now .

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
. Book now .

Explore this epic account of a pivotal moment in English history and the discover the rich narrative behind its stitches.