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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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Island of Kulubnarti on rocky terrace with river surrounding
Museum stories / 23 July 2020

Historical city travel guide: Kulubnarti, Sudan, late 12th century

Journey back nearly 1,000 years and travel up the Nile to the medieval Nubian city of Kulubnarti – now in the north of modern-day Sudan.
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Hand-coloured aquatint depicting an obelisk beside a spreading tree in a flat landscape between low hills
Museum stories / 17 July 2020

Historical city travel guide: Aksum, 6th century AD

Head back to the Ethiopian Empire of Aksum, learn how to greet the king, discover delicacies, magnificent monuments and must-have souvenirs.
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Eight women stand outside the Arioi Cultural Centre smiling and waving
Museum stories / 14 July 2020

Sharing knowledge in Tahiti: reflections on the chief mourner's costume

Monique Pullan, reflects on her trip to Tahiti to meet communities and exchange knowledge about an incredible Tahitian costume.
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Engraving showing bird's eye view of the City of London from Hampstead to St. Dunstan in the East, River Thames pictured in the centre
Museum stories / 10 July 2020

Historical city travel guide: London, late 16th century

From the Tower of London or a grisly execution to inns, theatres and bear-pits, take a journey back to the Elizabethan capital.
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Many silver coins, ornaments and ingots laid out around a gold cup or bowl
News / 9 July 2020

Buried treasure: top 10 finds

Marking 1.5 million finds recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme, we look at the top 10 treasures from the last 23 years.
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A long-stemmed metal ice cream bowl filled with brown bread and marmalade ice cream
Museum stories / 9 July 2020

Ice cream: the inside scoop

Food historian and writer Tasha Marks explores the fascinating history of a favourite summer-time treat: ice cream.
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Kabuki actor in female attire, holding flowers next to an empty vase
Objects in focus / 26 June 2020

Eight LGBTQ objects to celebrate Pride

LGBTQ stories from the collection picked by our LGBTQ tour volunteers, colleagues from partner museums and people we've worked with.
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Eight members of Youth Collective standing, one sitting on the steps in the Great Court
News / 26 June 2020

Museums from home across the UK

See how some of our partner venues across the UK responded to COVID-19 – from collecting memories of lockdown to virtual exhibitions. 
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Athenian stamnos, men at a symposion,Greek, 450–440 BC, 861x1024
Museum stories / 18 June 2020

Cook a classical feast: nine recipes from ancient Greece and Rome

Bored with banana bread? Whip up a classical feast with nine recipes from ancient Greece and Rome.
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Detail from drawing showing view of temple columns, travellers on camels passing through to foreground
Museum stories / 12 June 2020

Historical city travel guide: Thebes, Egypt, 13th century BC

Time-travel to this ancient Egyptian city under the rule of Ramesses II and enjoy impressive monuments, delicious food and lively festivals.
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Expanse of obscured black words
News / 5 June 2020

A message from Director Hartwig Fischer

‘The British Museum stands in solidarity with the Black community throughout the world. Black Lives Matter.’ From Director Hartwig Fischer.
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A ship being carried by a pair of hands emerging from the ocean towards land on which two silhouetted figures can be seen.
News / 3 June 2020

Bonnie Greer: what we have saved from the fire

Following the killing of George Floyd, playwright and former Museum Trustee Bonnie Greer explores the ideas of trauma and reclamation.
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