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Literary season: historical fiction 2023

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

17 Apr 2023 - 2 Oct 2023

Literary season: historical fiction

From Pompeii's streets to medieval French battlefields, explore the world of historical fiction in our first Members Literary season.

Close up of an oil painting showing the face and shoulders of a Chinese woman wearing blue.

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

£16 (Members)
24 Apr 2023

Introducing China's hidden century

Join curator Jessica Harrison-Hall for a fascinating insight into The Citi exhibition China's hidden century.

Brightly coloured watercolour and ink depiction of Rustam slaying a pink spotted dragon whose tail is coiled around Rustam's horse Rakhsh.

£10
7 May 2023

The Shahnameh – Book of Kings

Aerial artiste of the spoken word, Xanthe Gresham, dives headlong into the wild mythology of Persia with musician Arash Moradi.

Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive

£35 (Members)
10 May 2023

Members' tour of Americas

Held before the Museum opens to the public, this special tour of Rooms 26 and 27 offers a unique look at these fascinating galleries.

Gilded silver plate with reclining figure in centre on wheeled bed or chariot, surrounded by figures including winged Eros.

Members' exclusive

13 May 2023 - 14 May 2023

Members' early morning viewing of Luxury and power: Persia to Greece

Enjoy early morning access to Luxury and power: Persia to Greece, exclusive to British Museum Members.

Gold armlet with two dragon looking figures attached.

Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive

£35 (Members)
16 May 2023 - 6 Jun 2023

Members' tour of Luxury and power: Persia to Greece

Join us for a Members' exclusive private curator-led tour of Luxury and power: Persia to Greece.

Painting of two people by a pond next to a fire.

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

£8 (Members)
19 May 2023

Museum experts: fire, culture and society

Join our new Museum experts events, where we showcase the skills of those who work behind the scenes at the British Museum.

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

Members' exclusive

22 May 2023

Members' late night viewing of Luxury and power: Persia to Greece

Enjoy late night access to Luxury and power: Persia to Greece, exclusive to British Museum Members.

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

22 May 2023

Natalie Haynes: Medusa's story

Join classicist, broadcaster and author Natalie Haynes for a powerful, fast-paced reimagining of Medusa's story.

A close up photograph of a woman wearing a blue dress underwater, with the sun on her face and her eyes closed.

£10
11 Jun 2023

Dauntless – Grace O'Malley, Pirate Queen

Debs Newbold gleefully delivers the boisterous, remarkable and inspirational story of her hero: Grainne ni Mhaille – Grace O'Malley.

On the left, a limestone head of a male statue with curly hair and beard and a wreath of leaves on his head. On the right, a marble portrait of an ageing man with curling beard and moustache.

Members' conference / Members' exclusive

£75 (Members)
17 Jun 2023

Great civilisations: Greece and Persia

Members are invited to this exclusive day-long conference, featuring talks by leading experts on the ancient Greek and Persian worlds.

Headshots of Gareth Russell and Philippa Gregory.

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

19 Jun 2023

Philippa Gregory in conversation with Gareth Russell

Gain insight into the bestselling author's latest novel in her spellbinding Fairmile series, which reimagines the tumultuous Stuart period.