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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Nereid Monument takes its name from the Nereids, the most likely identity of the statues placed between the columns of this monumental tomb. The Nereids were sea nymphs in Greek mythology, who ...

The skilful transformation of ordinary clay into beautiful objects has captivated the imagination of people throughout history and across the globe. Porcelain was first produced in China around AD 600 ...

See the small inscribed plate and more objects in the Greek and Roman life gallery. Visit Room 69 What can a small, inscribed plate tell us about slavery in ancient Rome? Slavery played a significant ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Parthenon Sculptures are a collection of different types of marble architectural decoration from the temple of Athena (the Parthenon) on the Acropolis in Athens. Made between 447BC and 432BC they ...

Each curatorial department has a study room that's open to the public – by appointment only. Please note, all study rooms are accessible only through prior appointment. Please complete a study room ...

An unconventional figure, Maria Sibylla Merian is best known for her publication of drawings documenting the natural world of Suriname, which were created with support from her daughters. The ...

'Silk Roads' refer to the network of people, objects and ideas that moved across Afro-Eurasia particularly during the first millennium AD. Central Asia and China's northwest frontier lay at the heart ...