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2020

January
 

British Museum announces major exhibition on the Arctic
(DOCX, 70.86 KB)
British Museum saves Nainsukh of Guler’s masterpiece from export
(DOC, 2.4 MB)

2019

December
 

2020 programme commemorating the murder of Thomas Becket unveiled
(DOCX, 62.33 KB)
Living with art: Picasso to Celmins
(PDF, 151.74 KB)
The Asahi Shimbun Displays Disposable? rubbish and us
(DOCX, 64.46 KB)

November

British Museum Year Ahead 2020 Final
(DOCX, 149.8 KB)
Troy press view_for sign off
(DOCX, 80.27 KB)

October

Google Maya Press Release
(DOC, 88 KB)
First ever travel guidebook at the British Museum PRESS RELEASE
(DOC, 86 KB)
Inspired by the East Press Release FINAL
(DOC, 97 KB)

September

Notgeld Press Release final
(DOCX, 57.27 KB)
Nara at the British Museum Press Release
(DOCX, 60.18 KB)
Rossetti British Museum Acquisition Press Release
(DOC, 1.09 MB)
EMKP Press Release Final
(DOC, 77.5 KB)
Sir Stamford Raffles: collecting in Southeast Asia 1811-1824
(PDF, 138.97 KB)
British Museum and Samsung offer 35,000 school pupils the chance to virtually visit the Museum
(DOC, 88 KB)
First exhibition of Kollwitz's work in nearly 25 years comes to London following successful UK tour
(PDF, 148.43 KB)

August

British Museum helps return cuneiform tablets seized by HMRC to Iraq
(DOCX, 53.99 KB)
Contemporary drawings to tour UK in first-time co-curated exhibition
(DOCX, 76.11 KB)
Largest coin hoard of the post-Conquest period found near Somerset
(DOC, 97 KB)

July

Annual Review 2018-19
(DOCX, 63.08 KB)
Inspired by the East: how the Islamic world influenced Western art
(DOC, 96.5 KB)

June

British Museum and Samsung renew partnership for further 5 years
(DOC, 90 KB)
Nara: sacred images from early Japan
(DOCX, 61.15 KB)
The BP exhibition Troy: myth and reality
(DOCX, 80.18 KB)
The Asahi Shimbun Displays Collecting histories: Solomon Islands
(DOCX, 63.33 KB)

May

Queen Victoria's drawings of family life to go on display at the British Museum
(DOC, 86.5 KB)

April

Playing with money: currency and games
(DOC, 86 KB)
Damien Hirst acquisition for the British Museum
(DOCX, 39.14 KB)

March

British Museum helps UK Government return important ancient historical inscription to Iraq
(DOCX, 56.53 KB)
The Antony Griffiths & Judy Rudoe Collection of African textiles allocated to the British Museum under the Cultural Gifts Scheme
(DOCX, 38.85 KB)

February

Rembrandt: thinking on paper
(PDF, 259.67 KB)
300 rare artists' postcards to go on show at the British Museum – the first major museum display of 'overlooked' art form
(DOC, 91.5 KB)
The Asahi Shimbun Displays Feeding history: the politics of food
(DOCX, 60.66 KB)

January

British Museum announces biggest UK exhibition of Munch prints in 45 years
(PDF, 244.57 KB)
The British Museum's forthcoming international exhibitions 2019
(DOC, 87.5 KB)
British Museum launches Santo Domingo Centre of Excellence for Latin American Research
(DOCX, 63.47 KB)
The British Museum embarks on a major programme to help preserve Endangered Material Knowledge
(DOC, 73 KB)
British Museum joins European museums to transform the Egyptian Museum, Cairo
(DOCX, 58.56 KB)

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