Join us for a private curator-led tour of the exhibition Hew Locke: what have we here? Discover the works of Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke as he turns his lens on the British Museum collection in ...

The British Museum cares for a large collection of tao'a (treasures) from the Pacific island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), many of which are seen as living entities and extensions of people. Over the ...

Part of a clay tablet-case with seal impressions and part of four lines of inscription; Third Dynasty of Ur.

Sign up to the Young Friends scheme and be the first to hear about upcoming sleepovers. Experience the Museum after dark and discover a world of desert dunes ...

Watchman's Table clock CASE Rectangular mahogany (?) case with carved floral foliate decoration in lower corners. Circular glazed door with brass bezel. Winding hole beneath front door. Glazed ...

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This exhibition package presents 50 images of English artist Mary Delany's pioneering and inspirational 'paper mosaiks' of plants and flowers, displayed side by side in a way not possible in real life ...

Hire our tablets for a tour of a British Museum gallery and use augmented reality to examine the objects on display. Students can explore the Parthenon gallery (Room 18) with tablets, using augmented ...

Prayer-arrow (muvieri in Spanish) (one of five); carved of wood; stick of wood carved to point at one end; opposite end wrapped in orange and black acrylic yarn; small brown and white feathers ...

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 ...

The last time we had the opportunity to see the British Museum collection through the eyes of a contemporary artist, it was through those of Grayson Perry, with Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman in 2011.