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Pieces of paper laid out on the floor on top of each other.

27 Oct 2022 - 17 Sep 2023

Artists making books: poetry to politics

This intriguing new show explores the history of artists taking on the medium of books.

Black and white print showing map of Venice with chreub-like heads in clouds and boats in the water surrounding Venice.

23 Jan 2023 - 21 May 2023

Venice 1500: Jacopo de’ Barbari and the rise of printmaking

This display showcases the innovation and variety of printmaking in Venice during the High Renaissance.

Carved monolith made of monzonite with human facial features.

23 Feb 2023 - 26 Mar 2023

The Bakor Monoliths: endangered heritage

A display of elaborately carved ancestral stone sculptures found in the Ikom region of Cross River State in Nigeria.

A close up photograph of a silver griffin. The griffin has curled horns, a beak and gold details including its wings.

4 May 2023 - 13 Aug 2023

Luxury and power: Persia to Greece

Drawing on dazzling objects, this exhibition explores how luxury shaped the political landscape of Eurasia in the first millennium BC.

Ink and colour picture showing the head and shoulders of an elderly Chinese woman with her hair tied back. She is wearing green earings and a blue jacket decorated with gold leaves around the neck.

18 May 2023 - 8 Oct 2023

China’s hidden century

In a global first, the resilience and innovation of 19th-century China is revealed through the stories of its remarkable individuals.

Child and parent playing a large game of snakes and ladders on the floor.

Family activity

24 Mar 2023

Little Feet: play games

Join Little Feet for a giant game of snakes and ladders, learn Senet, an ancient Egyptian game, plus more fun for all ages to enjoy.

Wooden inner-coffin of Henutmehyt with gilt and glass decoration

Family activity

13 Apr 2023

Making masks: ancient Egypt

Design a mask inspired by objects from ancient Egypt in this free, drop-in event.

Young boy and girl using a green screen at the British Museum.

Family activity

14 Apr 2023 - 29 Apr 2023

Impossible images: ancient Egypt

Create an Egyptian-themed family photo with a little green screen magic in this free, drop-in event.

An SDDC Teacher in the Samsung Digital Discovery Centre holding a tablet.

Family activity

15 Apr 2023

Masterpieces in Minecraft: Rome

Explore Roman history through Minecraft in this free, drop-in event.

Mask made of cedro wood and covered in turquoise mosaic with scattered turquoise cabochons.

Family activity

22 Apr 2023

Making masks: Aztecs

Design a mosaic mask inspired by the Aztec gods in this free, drop-in event.

Carved frieze showing battle scene between Amazons and the Greeks.

Lectures & discussions / Study days & courses

24 Apr 2023

The Bassai frieze

Discover the Bassai frieze and the delights of the Temple of Apollo with Peter Higgs, Senior Curator of Greece and Rome, British Museum.

Detail of pottery mug, showing the lower part in the form of a head of a bearded man.

Lectures & discussions / Study days & courses

5 May 2023

Fake news: Persia through ancient Greek eyes

Find out more about the ancient Persians and Greeks with Jamie Fraser, Curator for Ancient Levant and Anatolia, British Museum.