Tag: British Museum

Thomas Becket: Murder and the Making of a Saint

The British Museum tells the story Thomas Becket’s brutal murder and the cult of devotion his death inspired across Europe
Arctic: Culture and Climate

The British Museum’s latest exhibition explores the cultures of the Arctic and the many ingenious ways people have made it their home
Tim Clark – interview: ‘This set of Hokusai’s drawings is a really important piece of the jigsaw’

The British Museum has just bought 103 newly rediscovered drawings by Hokusai. Tim Clark, the museum’s leading expert on the Japanese artist, talks about studying the pictures and their connections during lockdown, making them available online and preparing for a…
Mangaマンガ

The British Museum turns its attention to Japan’s distinctive medium of graphic storytelling, and reveals a diverse, culturally intriguing picture
I am Ashurbanipal: King of the World, King of Assyria

I am Ashurbanipal tells the story of an educated Assyrian king with a brutal streak
Scythians: Warriors of Ancient Siberia

The Scythians are coming to the British Museum this autumn and we have more in common with these ancient nomads than you might imagine, as curator St John Simpson explains
South Africa: The Art of a Nation

This exhibition is packed with fantastic items that tell stories of resilience and resistance. But they are not given the space they deserve
Celts: Art and Identity

The identity of the Celts might be as evasive as a will-o’-the-wisp, but as this wonderful exhibition shows, their art is as solid and evocative as it is beautiful
Defining Beauty: The Body in Ancient Greek Art

The ancient Greeks are held up as the epitome of reason and measured beauty. But, as the British Museum’s current exhibition demonstrates, you don’t need to look far beyond the rationality and philosophical musings to reveal chaos and hidden passions
Garden & Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodphur

British Museum, London, 28 May–23 August 2009 National Museum of India, November 2009