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18 events

Young boy and girl using a green screen at the British Museum.

Family activity

10 Jun 2023–1 Jul 2023

Impossible images: ancient Greece and Persia
. Free .

Create an ancient Greek or Persian-themed family photo with a little green screen magic in this free, drop-in event.

Bust of Ramesses the Great in Room 4

Online events / Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

£16 (Members)
12 Jun 2023

Ramesses the Great: Egypt's king of kings
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Join acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson to explore the life, dramatic reign and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great.

Detail of gold ornament showing head of lion-griffin.

Lectures & discussions

16 Jun 2023

Persian and Greek arts in the world of the Scythian warriors of Asia
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Join archaeologist and Central Asia specialist Henri-Paul Francfort as he explores the art of the Oriental steppe of Eurasia.

An SDDC Teacher in the Samsung Digital Discovery Centre holding a tablet.

Family activity

17 Jun 2023–8 Jul 2023

Masterpieces in Minecraft: ancient Greece
. Free .

Explore ancient Greece's history through Minecraft in this free, drop-in event.

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

Literary season: historical fiction 2023

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

19 Jun 2023–2 Oct 2023

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

Headshots of Gareth Russell and Philippa Gregory.

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

19 Jun 2023

Philippa Gregory in conversation with Gareth Russell
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Gain insight into the bestselling author's latest novel in her spellbinding Fairmile series, which reimagines the tumultuous Stuart period.

Nine richly decorated gold vessels on a black background.

Lectures & discussions

£8
23 Jun 2023

The Gold of Thrace: the Panagyurishte Treasure
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Join us for a talk on the extraordinary Panagyurishte Treasure from Bulgaria, found in its namesake town by three brothers in 1949.

Drawing depicting man making fans on a work table.

Family activity

24 Jun 2023

Fabulous fans: China
. Free .

Design a fan inspired by objects from China in this free, drop-in event.

Gallery view showing fragments of Egyptian wall paintings in exhibition cases with a large inscribed stone slab and interpretation panel on the right.

Accessible event / Family activity

1 Jul 2023

Relaxed early morning event
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Explore the galleries and take part in sensory-based activities including object-handling and arts and crafts.

Antioch, group of men resting on the bank of the Orontes River in foreground at left; view of the city in background

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

£16 (Members)
3 Jul 2023

Lost cities of the Mediterranean
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Join historian Katherine Pangonis to explore the fate of five of the Mediterranean's most fascinating – and often overlooked – cities.

Black and white headshots cropped as circles with Mary Beard on the left and Charlotte Higgins on the right.

Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive

10 Jul 2023

Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins in conversation
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Join acclaimed classicist Mary Beard and the Guardian's chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins to explore the reimagining of ancient myths.