Sign up to our emails and be the first to hear about upcoming events. Experience an afternoon of yoga, meditation and live music from West Africa. Yoga, meditation ...

Sign up to our emails to get the latest exhibition updates. In 2021 the British Museum acquired a significant group of prints and drawings by Max Beckmann (1884 ...

The British Museum's collection has grown since 1753 and the acquisition of the founding collection of Sir Hans Sloane. Objects have been acquired in a variety of ways. Some objects are subject to ...

Sign up to our emails to get the latest exhibition updates. Discover how weavers in Afghanistan have recorded the country's turbulent history in traditional rugs in ...

Step inside the Hirayama Studio as it celebrates 30 years conserving East Asian masterpieces on paper and silk in a unique space.

Sherds (16 and 4 chips) of X-Group Red-on-White Domestic Ware. Fabric is porous Nile silt with organic temper and sparse sand. Tan to brown on the surface. Surfaces are sometimes slipped in dull cream ...

This guide is written using short, easy to read sentences. It can be used by anyone, including visitors with additional learning needs, families and speakers of other languages. This guide takes you ...

From an African king to a Chinese princess, meet the fascinating figures whose stories are forever entwined with the Silk Roads. For millennia, people travelling the Silk Roads carried objects, ideas ...

The British Museum was founded with a collection left to 'curious' and interested people. 271 years on an exhibition touring the UK, and now approaching its final week in Wales, explores what it means ...

KS2 History: the achievements of the earliest civilisations – ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians believed in many different gods and goddesses. Each one had their own role to play in maintaining ...

These include cafés, a pizzeria and the Great Court Restaurant. Families are welcome to use our family-friendly eating areas, or you can ask for a high chair at the eateries below. On the ground floor ...