The 'Benin Bronzes' (made of brass and bronze) are a group of sculptures which include elaborately decorated cast relief plaques, commemorative heads, animal and human figures, items of royal regalia, ...

The last time we had the opportunity to see the British Museum collection through the eyes of a contemporary artist, it was through those of Grayson Perry, with Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman in 2011.

The British Museum was founded with a collection left to 'curious' and interested people. 271 years on an exhibition touring the UK, and now approaching its final week in Wales, explores what it means ...

Discover the rise, influence and decline of Stonehenge across 6,000 years of history. Lying some 150km west of London in the Wiltshire countryside, Stonehenge is perhaps the world's most awe-inspiring ...

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KS2 History: the achievements of the earliest civilisations – ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians believed in many different gods and goddesses. Each one had their own role to play in maintaining ...

Visit Room 23 to enjoy many sculptures that are Roman versions of Greek originals. During the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean in the second and first centuries BC, Greek sculpture was both admired ...

Visit Room 23 to enjoy many sculptures that are Roman versions of Greek originals. During the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean in the second and first centuries BC, Greek sculpture was both admired ...

Travel back through 3,000 years of Egyptian history and come face-to-face with the Statues of Ramesses II and Amenhotep III. The objects in the Egyptian sculpture gallery represent three millennia of ...

The Museum produces a range of publications that showcase the scope and depth of research it undertakes. From award-winning illustrated exhibition catalogues to academic monographs, the Museum ...

This gallery explores the cultures of China and South Asia through a range of magnificent objects. One half of the gallery presents the histories of China from 5000 BC to the present: from iconic Ming ...

We also have dates in your diary for our ever thought-provoking and wide-ranging free displays on subjects from Ed Ruscha's roads and insects to the women silversmiths from Oman. Plus, if you can't ...