Family activity 1 Jun 2023–1 Jul 2023 Free Impossible images: ancient Greece and Persia . Free . Create an ancient Greek or Persian-themed family photo with a little green screen magic in this free, drop-in event. Find out more about Impossible images: ancient Greece and Persia
Exhibition / Family activity 1 Jun 2023 Free Persia and Greece: family art and tales . Free . Join us for crafts and storytelling celebrating the art and culture of ancient Persia and Greece. Find out more about Persia and Greece: family art and tales
Online events / Lectures & discussions 1 Jun 2023 Book now Curator's introduction to China’s hidden century . Book now . Join curators Jessica Harrison-Hall and Julia Lovell as they introduce the context and highlights of this extraordinary exhibition. Book Curator's introduction to China’s hidden century now
Family activity 2 Jun 2023–8 Jul 2023 Free Masterpieces in Minecraft: ancient Greece . Free . Explore ancient Greece's history through Minecraft in this free, drop-in event. Find out more about Masterpieces in Minecraft: ancient Greece
Family activity 3 Jun 2023–15 Jul 2023 Free Making masks: ancient Greece and Persia . Free . Design a mask inspired by objects from ancient Greece and Persia in this free, drop-in event. Find out more about Making masks: ancient Greece and Persia
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 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
Demonstration 9 Jun 2023–28 Jul 2023 Free The way of tea . Free . Discover the history of tea drinking and gathering in Japan in this free demonstration of a Japanese tea ceremony. Find out more about The way of tea
Family activity 13 Jun 2023 Free Little Feet: exhibition explorer . Free . Explore our special exhibition 'Luxury and power: Persia to Greece' and take part in fun activities in this session for under 5s. Find out more about Little Feet: exhibition explorer
Lectures & discussions 16 Jun 2023 Book now Persian and Greek arts in the world of the Scythian warriors of Asia . Book now . Join archaeologist and Central Asia specialist Henri-Paul Francfort as he explores the art of the Oriental steppe of Eurasia. Book now
Lectures & discussions £8 23 Jun 2023 Book now The Gold of Thrace: the Panagyurishte Treasure . Book now . Join us for a talk on the extraordinary Panagyurishte Treasure from Bulgaria, found in its namesake town by three brothers in 1949. Book now
Family activity 24 Jun 2023 Free Fabulous fans: China . Free . Design a fan inspired by objects from China in this free, drop-in event. Find out more about Fabulous fans: China
