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Pieces of paper laid out on the floor on top of each other.
Exhibition
  • 27 Oct 2022 - 17 Sep 2023
Free

Artists making books: poetry to politics

This intriguing new show explores the history of artists taking on the medium of books.
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Black and white print showing map of Venice with chreub-like heads in clouds and boats in the water surrounding Venice.
Exhibition
  • 23 Jan 2023 - 21 May 2023
Free

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.
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Carved monolith made of monzonite with human facial features.
Exhibition
  • 23 Feb 2023 - 26 Mar 2023
Free

The Bakor Monoliths: endangered heritage

A display of elaborately carved ancestral stone sculptures found in the Ikom region of Cross River State in Nigeria.
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A close up photograph of a silver griffin. The griffin has curled horns, a beak and gold details including its wings.
Exhibition
  • 4 May 2023 - 13 Aug 2023
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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.
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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.
Exhibition
  • 18 May 2023 - 8 Oct 2023
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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.
Find out more about China’s hidden century

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