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Enjoy the latest news and stories from the British Museum.

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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Mary Beard
Museum stories / 8 April 2020

Mary Beard's top five objects

Trustee Mary Beard introduces you to her top five objects in the collection, and reveals a moment in the Museum that inspired her career.
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Head and shoulders of Amitabha Buddha with black background
Objects in focus / 3 April 2020

Conservation and scientific analysis of the Amitābha Buddha

Watch previously unseen footage of scientists and conservators in action working on the Amitābha Buddha.
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Collage of magazine cuttings touched with green crayon, on a support of a greyish photograph of the New York skyline
Exhibitions and events / 2 April 2020

Pushing paper: an introduction to contemporary drawing

Curator Isabel Seligman takes a look at ten dynamic drawings, and explains the creative process behind the pushing Paper exhibition.
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The Great Court at the British Musuem.
Museum stories / 27 March 2020

How to explore the British Museum from home

Whether its a virtual visit or Curator's corner, there are plenty of ways to discover the collection online – here are our favourites.
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Woman on sled pulled by dogs in heavy snowfall
Exhibitions and events / 20 March 2020

10 things you need to live in the Arctic

Over thousands of years, Arctic Peoples have survived and thrived in an extreme climate. Here are the essentials you'd need to live there.
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Close up showing of hands showing the sewing of a silk border of a thangka
Objects in focus / 10 March 2020

Saving Saraha: conservation of a Tibetan thangka

From stitching silk to X-ray scanning, find out what goes into conserving a sacred object before it goes on display.
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SEM image of squashed mite, six legs and body clearly visible
Museum stories / 9 March 2020

What lurks under the microscope? Dust detective work

Our Conservation and Scientific Research teams zoom in on the world of dust, and explain how they work to help preserve the collection.
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The Townley Discobolus on a platform surrounded by x-ray equipment
Museum stories / 12 February 2020

100 years of science and conservation

To mark the centenary year of the Departments of Scientific Research and Collection Care, we look at the most exciting recent discoveries.
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A disposable, bowl-shaped clay cup and a modern paper cup used by Air India
Exhibitions and events / 11 February 2020

Disposable cups and recycled exhibitions

Two disposable cups made 3,500 years apart - and what the Museum is doing to reduce its environmental impact.
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Painting on textile (thangka) depicting Saraha
Exhibitions and events / 23 January 2020

What is Tantra?

Explore Tantra, a radical 1,500-year-old South Asian philosophy that challenged religious and cultural norms.
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A bust of Homer
Exhibitions and events / 22 January 2020

Who was Homer?

Ancient Greek poet Homer crafted the Iliad and Odyssey, foundational epics of Western literature, but his true identity remains a mystery.
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Photograph of four members of a whaling crew on watch at Amuaq
Exhibitions and events / 9 January 2020

An introduction to the Arctic

Where actually is the Arctic and who lives there? Curator Amber Lincoln reveals what life is like in the most northerly place in the world.
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