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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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Carved limestone panel showing the Buddha’s conception and birth
Exhibitions and events / 24 July 2019

A history of storytelling through pictures

Storytelling through art is nothing new. We discover stories told through nine objects from around the world and throughout human history.
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Hartwig Fischer and Geoff Woodward standing outside Arbeia South Shields’ Roman Fort
News / 12 July 2019

Creating inspiring national partnerships

Hartwig Fischer on his visit to some of the Museum's National Partners and how the Museum collaborates with institutions around the UK.
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Watercolour of excavated walls and debris, two people in local costume in the foreground, in a hollow of the excavations three more, beyond, a plain stretching to mountains
Exhibitions and events / 18 June 2019

The search for the lost city of Troy

The myth of the Trojan War has captivated people for thousands of years. But did the city where this famed conflict took place really exist?
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Dying hero Achilles with an arrow piercing his heel
Exhibitions and events / 18 June 2019

The myth of the Trojan War

There's much more to the ancient myth of Troy than the Trojan War, the wooden horse, and Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world.
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Manga drawing of a wooden ship and a smaller vessel and their crews at sea
Exhibitions and events / 3 June 2019

8 manga genres you need to know

Nicole Rousmaniere explores eight different genres of manga, from boys’ love to adventure and explains why there’s a manga for everyone.
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Costume in a glass display case in the gallery, illuminated from above
Exhibitions and events / 31 May 2019

Reimagining a Tahitian mourning costume

Discover how conservators, curators and scientists took on the challenge of preparing an imposing garment for display and preservation.
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The skeletal ghost of Kohada Koheiji peers in over the top of a mosquito net. Spirit flames emanate from below.
Exhibitions and events / 10 May 2019

Hokusai: the father of manga?

Tim Clark discusses the origins of manga, and debates whether Hokusai could actually be said to be the father of modern day manga...
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White postcard printed with black letters reading The World Exists To Be Put On A Postcard
Exhibitions and events / 7 May 2019

The World Exists To Be Put On A Postcard

Highlights from artists' postcards gifted to the Museum by the novelist and former art dealer Jeremy Cooper.
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Collage of coloured papers showing two detailed rhododendron flower stems, one open and one closed, bodycolour and watercolour, black ink background
Objects in focus / 20 March 2019

Late bloomer: the exquisite craft of Mary Delany

Take a look at the life and work of Mary Delany, who at age 72 began producing a series of 985 extraordinarily detailed floral collages.
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Close up of The Scream focusing on figure with hands to face, mouth open
Exhibitions and events / 5 March 2019

10 things you may not know about The Scream

It is art's most haunting and iconic face. A universal symbol of anxiety. Discover the fascinating story behind Edvard Munch's The Scream...
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Statue of Horemheb and Amenia seated on chairs with lion-paw feet. Damage to chest and hands of Amenia.
Objects in focus / 14 February 2019

Love around the world

Love is everywhere on Valentine's Day and the Museum is no exception. Join us on a tour of love stories from across the globe.
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Three men at the archaeological site at Nimrud, near the winged bulls
Exhibitions and events / 1 February 2019

Sparking the imagination: the rediscovery of Assyria's great lost city

Nineveh was one of the most important cities of the ancient world. Carine Harmand explores the quest to locate and unearth this city.
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