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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

Large stone sculptures and reliefs were a striking feature of the palaces and temples of ancient Assyria (modern northern Iraq). Visit Rooms 6a and 6b to see two colossal winged human-headed lions ...

English artist known for her 'paper mosaiks', Mary Delany (née Granville 1700–1788) lived in England and Ireland. In her 70s, Delany invented a form of paper-cutting or decoupage, which she called her ...