Free 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. Find out more about A Scot in St Ives: works by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
Book now Legion: life in the Roman army . Book now . From family life on the fort to the brutality of the battlefield, experience Rome's war machine through the people who knew it best. Find out more about Legion: life in the Roman army
Book now Michelangelo: the last decades . Book now . This major exhibition looks at the remarkable energy and creativity Michelangelo brought to the last 30 years of his life. Find out more about Michelangelo: the last decades
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. Find out more about Admonitions of the instructress to the court ladies
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
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