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
Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive £35 (Members) 17 Apr 2024 Sold out Members' tour of Egyptian death and afterlife: mummies . Sold out . Join us for a special curator-led tour of Rooms 62–63 and discover how the ancient Egyptians prepared for life after death. Sold out
Study days & courses £129 19 Apr 2024 – 3 May 2024 Sold out Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs: an introduction for beginners . Sold out . Learn to read Egyptian hieroglyphs through this four-week course and practice with original texts from objects in the collection. Sold out
Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive £35 (Members) 23 Apr 2024 – 14 Jun 2024 Sold out Members' tour of Legion: life in the Roman army . Sold out . Join us for a private curator-led tour of the exhibition 'Legion: life in the Roman army'. Sold out
Study days & courses £30 26 Apr 2024 Book now Multi-sensory learning in museums . Book now . Explore how to develop and deliver multi-sensory activities to support and enrich learning for students with additional needs in museums. Book now
Members' exclusive 4 May 2024 – 5 May 2024 Members free Members' early morning viewing of Michelangelo: the last decades . Members free . Enjoy early morning access to 'Michelangelo: the last decades', exclusive to British Museum Members. Find out more
Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive £35 (Members) 21 May 2024 Sold out Members' tour of the Sudan, Egypt and Nubia gallery . Sold out . Join us for a special curator-led tour of the Sudan, Egypt and Nubia gallery held before the Museum opens to the public. Sold out
Gallery talks & tours / Members' exclusive £35 (Members) 23 May 2024 – 9 Jul 2024 Book now Members' tour of Michelangelo: the last decades . Book now . Join us for a private curator-led tour of the exhibition 'Michelangelo: the last decades'. Book now
Members' conference / Members' exclusive £89 (Members) 2 Jun 2024 Book now Roman Britain: edge of empire . Book now . Get closer to life in Roman Britain in this exclusive Members' conference featuring a series of talks by leading experts. Book now