Join us on a journey along the Silk Roads. Crossing deserts, mountains, rivers and seas, the Silk Roads tell a story of connections. From East Asia to Britain and Scandinavia to Madagascar, these ...

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 British Museum's collection includes around 80 objects from the northern Ethiopian locality of Maqdala (now known as Amba Mariam), where in the second half of the 19th century Emperor Tewodros II ...

Enjoy exclusive events, unlimited access to exhibitions and the Members' Room, plus discounts in the Museum shops, cafés and restaurants. Whether you explore the galleries or the new Silk Roads ...

The International Training Programme (ITP) forms part of the British Museum's commitment to working across London, the UK and abroad. In London, the Museum's staff and collection provide a platform ...

The British Museum's collection has grown since 1753 and the acquisition of the founding collection of Sir Hans Sloane. Objects have been acquired in a variety of ways. Some objects are subject to ...

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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 ...

Large stone sculptures and reliefs were a striking feature of the palaces and temples of ancient Assyria (modern northern Iraq). Visit Rooms 6a and 6b to see two colossal winged human-headed lions ...

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, ...

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 ...