Friday 4 September 2020

British Museum - What's on in September

 

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A photo of a visitor in Room 18 looking at the Parthenon Frieze.

Welcome back to the Museum

We're so happy to be welcoming visitors again!

Travel through two million years of human history on our new one-way route around the Ground floor galleries – find 14 highlight objects to see here.

Book your free tickets online now.

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A photograph of the corner of the Museum's colonnade.

Can't visit yet?

Museum from home

There are lots of ways to connect with the Museum online, so you can get your culture fix whenever and wherever.

Click the button below to find out how to Museum from home.

Virtual visit
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A close-up of detail on the Balawat Gates, showing horsemen, archers and soliders.

New on the blog

Staff picks

We asked staff, Volunteers and Trustees which objects they were most looking forward to seeing when the Museum reopened. 

Find out what they picked and why in our blog post. 

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Donate today

In this challenging time, we need your help and generosity more than ever. 

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Painted and gilded clay figure of Kali striding over Shiva, Bengal, Eastern India, late 19th century.

Special exhibitions

Opening soon

Our special exhibitions on the radical philosophy of Tantra and life in the Arctic are opening soon and tickets will be available in the coming weeks. 

Read more about these much-anticipated shows on our website.

Find out more
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A photograph of Grayson Perry peering through his work 'The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman'

What's new?

Grayson Perry

The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman is a memorial to the forgotten artists who made many of the objects in the collection.

The work is back on display in the galleries after nearly a decade – hear from the artist and find out more in our blog post. 

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