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 £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 £14 19 Apr 2024 – 28 Apr 2024 Book now Around the world in 90 minutes tour . Book now . Go on a journey of discovery around the galleries and get closer to some of the most famous objects in the collection. Book Around the world in 90 minutes tour 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
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
Demonstration 26 Apr 2024 – 26 Jul 2024 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
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
Performance £10 12 May 2024 Book now The Tantric Ten . Book now . Expect life, death, creation, destruction and sacrifice, all in search of cosmic truth within this captivating performance. Book now
Sleepover 8 Jun 2024 – 9 Jun 2024 Sold out British Museum sleepover: Awesome ancient Rome . Sold out . Experience the Museum after dark and discover a world of evil emperors, ferocious fighters and magical myths. Sold out
Performance £10 16 Jun 2024 Book now The Blacksmith at the Bridge of Bones . Book now . Let world-renowned storyteller Ben Haggarty lure you into a full-blooded fairytale for grown-ups this Father's Day. Book now