Saturday 22 May 2021

British Museum - Now open | Thomas Becket

 

A visitor looking at a Becket Miracle Window showing scenes of miracles attributed to Becket depicted in colourful stained glass.

Thomas Becket: murder and the making of a saint

Now open

★★★★★ ‘A must-see exhibition’ – Evening Standard
★★★★★ ‘Wonderfully evocative’ – The Times
★★★★★ ‘Spectacular’ – The Guardian
★★★★★ ‘Sublime’ – The Telegraph

Discover a story of betrayal, sacrilege and bloodshed in the UK’s first major exhibition on the life, death and legacy of Thomas Becket. 

The show explores one of the most dramatic chapters in medieval history through an incredible array of objects including sacred reliquaries, illuminated manuscripts and an entire stained glass window on loan for the first time from Canterbury Cathedral – the scene of Becket’s grisly murder.

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Supported by

The Hintze Family Charitable Foundation
The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts
Jack Ryan and Zemen Paulos

Curator Lloyd de Beer looking at a gold casket inside the exhibition.

Extra insights

Curators’ blogs

Find out who killed Thomas Becket and discover how his murder sent shockwaves through medieval Europe in our latest blog posts.

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A visitor standing in front of the colourful stained glass Becket Miracle Window, pointing at a scene.

Watch tonight

Free online event

Don’t miss tonight’s discussion on the Becket Miracle Windows with experts from York University, Toronto and Canterbury Cathedral. Join us at 17.30 BST.

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A visitor inside the exhibition, seen through an archway within the show.

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The 'Thomas Becket: murder and the making of a saint' exhibition catalogue stacked on a cream-coloured background.

Exhibition catalogue

Special online price

Own the fascinating book that accompanies the show, written by its curators with contributions from other world-leading experts. Available for £27.99 online.

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A colourful roundel inspired by the Becket Miracle Windows.

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Exhibition range

Browse our range of homeware, jewellery, fashion and gifts inspired by the history of Becket and medieval England.

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The Human Touch: Making Art, Leaving Traces

18 May – 1 August 2021, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

This exhibition explores the fundamental role of touch in human experience, and offers new ways of looking. The show includes works by Turner, Rodin, Degas and others, alongside contemporary artists like Richard Long, Carmen Mariscal, Richard Rawlins, RUN and more. Find out more.

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