Family activity 2 Jun 2023–8 Jul 2023 Free Masterpieces in Minecraft: ancient Greece . Free . Explore ancient Greece's history through Minecraft in this free, drop-in event. Find out more about Masterpieces in Minecraft: ancient Greece
Family activity 3 Jun 2023–15 Jul 2023 Free Making masks: ancient Greece and Persia . Free . Design a mask inspired by objects from ancient Greece and Persia in this free, drop-in event. Find out more about Making masks: ancient Greece and Persia
Festivals & special events / Family activity 4 Jun 2023 Free Windrush 75: Jamaican sound system culture . Free . Join us for a special day curated by Linett Kamala celebrating the gift of sound system culture from the Windrush generation. Find out more about Windrush 75: Jamaican sound system culture
Family activity 10 Jun 2023–1 Jul 2023 Free 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. Find out more about Impossible images: ancient Greece and Persia
Online events / Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive £16 (Members) 12 Jun 2023 Book now Ramesses the Great: Egypt's king of kings . Book now . Join acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson to explore the life, dramatic reign and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great. Book Ramesses the Great: Egypt's king of kings now
Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive 19 Jun 2023–2 Oct 2023 Book now Literary season: historical fiction . Book now . From Pompeii's streets to medieval French battlefields, explore the world of historical fiction in our first Members Literary season. Book Literary season: historical fiction now
Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive 19 Jun 2023 Book now Philippa Gregory in conversation with Gareth Russell . Book now . Gain insight into the bestselling author's latest novel in her spellbinding Fairmile series, which reimagines the tumultuous Stuart period. Book Philippa Gregory in conversation with Gareth Russell now
Lectures & discussions £8 23 Jun 2023 Book now The Gold of Thrace: the Panagyurishte Treasure . Book now . Join us for a talk on the extraordinary Panagyurishte Treasure from Bulgaria, found in its namesake town by three brothers in 1949. Book now
Family activity 24 Jun 2023 Free Fabulous fans: China . Free . Design a fan inspired by objects from China in this free, drop-in event. Find out more about Fabulous fans: China
Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive £16 (Members) 3 Jul 2023 Book now Lost cities of the Mediterranean . Book now . Join historian Katherine Pangonis to explore the fate of five of the Mediterranean's most fascinating – and often overlooked – cities. Book now
Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive 10 Jul 2023 Book now Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins in conversation . Book now . Join acclaimed classicist Mary Beard and the Guardian's chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins to explore the reimagining of ancient myths. Book Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins in conversation now
Online events / Lectures & discussions / Members' exclusive £8 (Members) 21 Jul 2023 Book now Assyrian medicine: healthcare fit for a king . Book now . Explore the complaints and cures found in an ancient medical textbook with Curator Krisztián Simkó. Book now
