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A figure walks through a tunnel.

£10
2 Apr 2023

Orpheus dismembered

Enter a subterranean dreamscape with storyteller Ben Haggarty and musician Jonah Brody.

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.

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.

Brown teddy bear and a few children's books in a basket.

Family activity

27 Apr 2023

Little Feet: enjoy books

Join the teddies to celebrate the joy of books, in this free event for under 5s.

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.

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.

Young child helping to make amphora shapes out of clay with parents either side

Family activity

12 May 2023

Craft like an Athenian

Explore amazing animals, create clay crafts and contribute to a giant frieze in this free Little Feet session with your under 5s.

Two teddies at a party surrounded by plastic food and gold and silver dishes

Family activity

25 May 2023

Little Feet: party like a Persian

Help the Little Feet teddies prepare for a special celebration at the Persian king's palace, in this free event for under 5s.

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.

View from the side showing the head and shoulders of a toddler looking through a red-framed magnifying glass.

Family activity

13 Jun 2023

Little Feet: exhibition explorer

Explore our special exhibition 'Luxury and power: Persia to Greece' and take part in fun activities in this session for under 5s.