From an African king to a Chinese princess, meet the fascinating figures whose stories are forever entwined with the Silk Roads.

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Join us for a private curator-led tour of the exhibition Hew Locke: what have we here? Discover the works of Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke as he turns his lens on the British Museum collection in ...

The British Museum cares for a large collection of tao'a (treasures) from the Pacific island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), ...

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Part of a clay tablet-case with seal impressions and part of four lines of inscription; Third Dynasty of Ur.

Watchman's Table clock CASE Rectangular mahogany (?) case with carved floral foliate decoration in lower corners. Circular glazed door with brass bezel. Winding hole beneath front door. Glazed ...

Hire our tablets for a tour of a British Museum gallery and use augmented reality to examine the objects on display. Students can explore the Parthenon gallery (Room 18) with tablets, using augmented ...

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Sign up to our emails and be the first to hear about upcoming events. Get down to this free gallery performance of poetry and music, placing Pacific voices at the ...