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 ...

Step inside the Hirayama Studio as it celebrates 30 years conserving East Asian masterpieces on paper and silk in a unique space.

From an African king to a Chinese princess, meet the fascinating figures whose stories are forever entwined with the Silk Roads. For millennia, people travelling the Silk Roads carried objects, ideas ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alexander the Great was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, located in northern Greece and adjacent countries. During his leadership, from 336–323 BC, Alexander the Great conquered the ...

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 ...

English artist known for her 'paper mosaiks', Mary Delany (née Granville 1700–1788) lived in England and Ireland. In her 70s, Delany invented a form of paper-cutting or decoupage, which she called her ...

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 ...

Enjoy exclusive events, unlimited access to exhibitions and the Members' Room, plus discounts in the Museum shops, cafés and restaurants. From the Rosetta Stone to Japanese netsuke, discover a wealth ...

Please consider making a donation to the Museum and help us share the collection with the world. Donate now Take a special tour of our 2014 blockbuster show, the BP exhibition 'Vikings: life and ...