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Bookcase with objects, trinkets and books on shelves.
Exhibitions and events / 8 June 2026

Introduction to 'Korea'

Sang-ah Kim explores 2,000 years of Korean art, revealing how global connections have shaped Korea's cultural identity today.
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Dog standing at edge of water in a bare landscape, sea visible in background
Exhibitions and events / 22 February 2021

Dogs in the Arctic

Dogs have lived in the Arctic alongside humans for an incredible 17,000 years. Curator Peter Loovers explores this special relationship.
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Woman wearing sunglasses with painted red nails.
Exhibitions and events / 11 February 2021

Reflections: contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa

Explore how artists respond to issues of gender, identity, politics, history and cultural tradition, through the prism of contemporary art.
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Woman's parka with hood, decorated with red wool tassels attached to front
Exhibitions and events / 1 February 2021

Parkas: a gift from the North

Parka coats can be found in wardrobes around the world but did you know this classic coat design originated in the Arctic? Find out more...
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Ralph Fiennes dressed in a waistcoat and hat standing in front of a mound of dirt in the Sutton Hoo excavation site.
Museum stories / 28 January 2021

Inside 'The Dig': how the star-studded film squares with reality of Sutton Hoo

Curator Sue Brunning looks at how Netflix film The Dig compares to the momentous historical excavation of the Sutton Hoo ship burial.
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A rectangular clay tablet covered with cuneiform script written in two columns
Curator's corner / 21 January 2021

How to write cuneiform

Learn how to write cuneiform – the oldest form of writing in the world – with curator Irving Finkel, using a lolly stick and piece of clay!
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Detail of coloured stencil drawing depicting a woman ice fishing with a child in her amauti, sitting next to a dog
Exhibitions and events / 20 January 2021

Object in Focus: Arctic amautis (mothers' parkas)

Find out how children stay warm in the Arctic with the help of beautiful parkas, and what it's like to design and wear one.
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View of the citadel at the ancient city of Persepolis
Museum stories / 18 December 2020

Ancient city travel guide: Persepolis, 500 BC

Travel back in time to Persepolis. Sample Persian hospitality, get access to the citadel and find out what to do when you’re there.
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Plaque showing a feast. People gathered around a table of food, four seated, two standing
Museum stories / 16 December 2020

How to cook a medieval feast: 11 recipes from the Middle Ages

Whip up a medieval feast with 11 recipes from the Middle Ages. Meat, vegetarian or vegan - we've got you covered!
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Fragment of Sumerian plaque depicting seated male figure in profile, clean-shaven, wearing a typically Sumerian form of long skirt, known as a kaunakes
Museum stories / 14 December 2020

Combatting illicit trade: identifying and returning a 4,000-year-old relief to Iraq

Curator St John Simpson reveals what happened after he saw a rare plaque from ancient Iraq on an online auction site.
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In the centre image of Kali striding over Shiva, necklace of heads, writing around edge of image
Exhibitions and events / 9 December 2020

Kali rises in the East

A mother, warrior, and symbol of revolution – the Tantric goddess Kali has many forms. Explore this and Kali's insurgent history in Bengal.
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The Great Court at the British Musuem.
Museum stories / 4 December 2020

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Great Court

From famous faces who've passed through to how many blue whales would make up the weight of the roof, discover more about this iconic space.
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Prosthetic big toe, indentation where nail would be inlaid
Objects in focus / 3 December 2020

Disability and the British Museum collection

Explore ongoing research into the history of disability in the collection through six objects selected by staff and volunteers.
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