Members' exclusive content

We are delighted to announce that over 40 issues of the British Museum magazine are now available online. Over the next year we'll be working on making the entire back catalogue available. Enjoy hundreds of articles from our world-leading experts on the collection, its history, research and conservation.

Find out from Tim Clark about the new acquisition of 103 Hokusai drawings in our Winter edition.

Kate Fulcher and John Taylor discuss what 'black goo' is and why it formed part of an Egyptian funerary practice, in our Autumn edition. 

Explore the archive

From a behind-the-scenes look into conservation to exclusive workshops on yoga or calligraphy, there's plenty of ways to engage with the Museum from the comfort of your own home. 

Every month comedian, podcaster and super-fan Iszi Lawrence (The Z List Dead List) presents snippets from exclusive Members' lectures at the Museum, artfully woven together with interviews and her own musings.

Explore the Membercast archive.

Listen to the latest Membercast below.

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