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14 February 2019

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Sparking the imagination: the rediscovery of Assyria's great lost city
01 February 2019

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30 January 2019

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An introduction to Manga
28 January 2019

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When a hat is not just a hat
18 January 2019

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260 years – the British Museum in numbers
15 January 2019

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The protest playlist
09 January 2019

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Who was Edvard Munch?
08 January 2019

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Lion hunting: the sport of kings
04 January 2019

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20 December 2018

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Manga: a brief history in 12 works
05 December 2018

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The British Museum Membercast: Halloween
27 November 2018

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Prints of darkness
31 October 2018

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30 October 2018

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A library fit for a king
25 October 2018

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A journey through the Islamic world in eight objects
18 October 2018

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Paradise on earth: the gardens of Ashurbanipal
04 October 2018

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Conserving a suit of samurai armour
26 September 2018

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Rediscovering a rare Japanese painting by Utamaro
25 September 2018

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The British Museum Membercast: I object
25 September 2018

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Ian Hislop's objecting objects
17 September 2018

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The British Museum Membercast: The seaside (Part 2)
29 August 2018

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British Museum’s Iraq Scheme helps reunite objects from ancient site of Tello
10 August 2018

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The British Museum Membercast: The seaside (Part 1)
24 July 2018

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Rodin and the art of experimentation
04 July 2018

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The British Museum Membercast: Nefertiti’s face
26 June 2018

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Desire, love, identity: exploring LGBTQ histories
26 June 2018

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Introducing the Assyrians
19 June 2018

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Who was Ashurbanipal?
19 June 2018

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The story of sugar in 5 objects
13 June 2018

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The British Museum Membercast: Making a living in Iron Age Britain
30 May 2018

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A sip of history: ancient Egyptian beer
25 May 2018

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Paint and the Parthenon: conservation of ancient Greek sculpture
23 May 2018

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The 18th-century chocolate champions
18 May 2018

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A bluffer's guide to dissent in 7 objects
16 May 2018

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New special exhibition on dissent announced
16 May 2018

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Baked beans to ambergris: the top 5 weird and wonderful aphrodisiacs
11 May 2018

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The British Museum Membercast: A year in the life of scientific research at the Museum
25 April 2018

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Music of the world: a symphony of cultures
16 April 2018

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A history of world music in 15 instruments
05 April 2018

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The world's oldest bridge is being preserved in Iraq
04 April 2018

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Trade and contraband in ancient Assyria
02 April 2018

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Charmed lives in Greece
29 March 2018

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The Round Reading Room at the British Museum
28 March 2018

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The British Museum Membercast: Cracking the Egyptian code
27 March 2018

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Gems, rings and lapidaries
23 March 2018

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Illustrating poetry on a 12th-century Chinese handscroll
21 March 2018

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International women collectors
16 March 2018

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A Vodou drum at the British Museum
16 March 2018

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Haiti and Toussaint Louverture: the response must be a remix
13 March 2018

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Visualising Toussaint Louverture
12 March 2018

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Rembrandt's depictions of women
08 March 2018

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Europe and the world: a symphony of cultures
06 March 2018

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The Hindu festival of Holi
02 March 2018

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World's earliest figural tattoos discovered on 5,000-year-old mummies
01 March 2018

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The British Museum Membercast: Transforming a gallery
28 February 2018

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How clocks work (in 5 easy steps)
27 February 2018

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23 February 2018

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Making connections: black people and cultures in Asia
22 February 2018

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From history, with love... 14 objects to get you in the mood for Valentine's Day
13 February 2018

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A processional chariot from south India
08 February 2018

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Suffragettes and the British Museum
06 February 2018

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Behind the scenes in the Museum's archives
05 February 2018

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The British Museum Membercast: Living with gods
31 January 2018

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Seeing stars: astrolabes and the Islamic world
29 January 2018

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Reading Margery Kempe’s inner voices
17 January 2018

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Rodin and ancient Greece: a perfect pairing
11 January 2018

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An introduction to the Parthenon and its sculptures
11 January 2018

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The science of belief: a conversation
04 January 2018

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What's in a name? Months of the year
29 December 2017

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Ravi Shankar's sitar: bringing India to the world
27 December 2017

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The British Museum Membercast: Egyptian art
22 December 2017

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Connecting local communities with 4,000 years of heritage in Egypt
21 December 2017

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An introduction to Greek architecture
18 December 2017

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A journey through China and South Asia in eight objects
14 December 2017

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Major new partnership with the University of Reading
13 December 2017

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Bettany Hughes on warrior women
07 December 2017

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Mummies and log houses of the dead: Scythian life and death
02 December 2017

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Maya heritage: 150 years of preservation
29 November 2017

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The British Museum Membercast: Currency, communism and credit
27 November 2017

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The Iraq Emergency Heritage Management Training Scheme: an update
24 November 2017

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Under the microscope: the Oxus treasure and Scythian gold
20 November 2017

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10 things you might not have known about Rodin
17 November 2017

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Explore ancient Egypt in our Virtual Reality tour
16 November 2017

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India and the world
10 November 2017

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A royal welcome! Her Majesty The Queen opens China and South Asia Gallery
09 November 2017

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What's in store? Moving objects to Bloomsbury
07 November 2017

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Displaying the Baha’i Faith: the pen is mightier than the sword
03 November 2017

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A winding trail: following serpents, dragons and other water beings around the world
31 October 2017

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Ancient tattoos: getting under the skin of the Scythians
30 October 2017

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Darius, Herodotus and the Scythians
27 October 2017

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Cauldrons and flesh-hooks: between the living and the dead in ancient Britain and Ireland
26 October 2017

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The British Museum Membercast: the BP exhibition Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia
24 October 2017

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Thoughts on the Sainsbury African Galleries: a Black History Month special
24 October 2017

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Exhibitions: fun for all the family!
19 October 2017

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The Lion Man: an Ice Age masterpiece
10 October 2017

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Living with gods: highlight objects
10 October 2017

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Living with gods: a new partnership project with BBC Radio 4
10 October 2017

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What Black History Month means to me
09 October 2017

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Horses: a Scythian's best friend
04 October 2017

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Poetic licence: the Museum gets lyrical
28 September 2017

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The British Museum Membercast: Behind the scenes
27 September 2017

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Dan Snow meets the Scythians
27 September 2017

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Curator's corner: Irving Finkel and the Lewis Chessmen
25 September 2017

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Ancient wisdom: what tooth decay can tell us about the past
22 September 2017

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A new acquisition: a magnificent drawing by Benozzo Gozzoli
18 September 2017

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How we brought the Scythians to London
14 September 2017

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The marathon's ancient origins
11 September 2017

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The Sword of Tiberius
08 September 2017

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Drawn together: how the Museum's collection inspires students
05 September 2017

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Ladies aglow: finding the colour in 2,000-year-old figurines
01 September 2017

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Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca
30 August 2017

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The British Museum Membercast: The man who collected the world
29 August 2017

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Scythians, ice mummies and burial mounds
23 August 2017

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Solar eclipses, then and now
21 August 2017

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Photography at the Museum: a developing story
19 August 2017

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The power of patronage at the Great Shrine of Amaravati
11 August 2017

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Object journeys: working with the Kiribati community in the UK
08 August 2017

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Fantastic beasts and where to find them
03 August 2017

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A new dimension in home shopping
31 July 2017

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Hokusai in the world, then and now
26 July 2017

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The British Museum Membercast: Friends, Romans, countrymen? – Part 2
25 July 2017

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Postcards from Aden
21 July 2017

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Collecting modern Egypt
19 July 2017

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Inheriting the most iconic object at the British Museum
15 July 2017

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Everything you ever wanted to know about the Rosetta Stone
14 July 2017

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The Dothraki and the Scythians: a game of clones?
12 July 2017

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What lies ahead: new galleries to present a voyage of discovery and learning
07 July 2017

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The British Museum Membercast: a night at the Museum
06 July 2017

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Be bold: LGBTQ histories
05 July 2017

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A symbol of pride: raising the rainbow flag
03 July 2017

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‘Her Majesty’s Picture’: circulating a likeness of Elizabeth I
30 June 2017

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The British Museum Membercast: The Holy Roman Empire
28 June 2017

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Let's talk about sex
27 June 2017

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Montagu House: the first British Museum
23 June 2017

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A question of interpretation
22 June 2017

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The Scythians: an audio introduction
21 June 2017

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Dead Reckoning: an installation for Refugee Week
20 June 2017

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Hokusai and Ōi: art runs in the family
18 June 2017

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Not fade away: preventive conservation on Hokusai prints
15 June 2017

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Time to shine: a 17th-century night clock
13 June 2017

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The technique of making a good impression
10 June 2017

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05 June 2017

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Hokusai in Ultra HD: Great Wave, big screen
02 June 2017

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The British Museum Membercast: Friends, Romans, countrymen? – Part 1
31 May 2017

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Dirty old river: secrets of the Thames
31 May 2017

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Introducing the Scythians
30 May 2017

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What do nomads leave behind?
30 May 2017

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Working at the Hirayama Studio
24 May 2017

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Conserving Dürer’s Triumphal Arch: Getting the big picture
21 May 2017

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The Frome Hoard voted top Treasure
21 May 2017

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Stories for equality
17 May 2017

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Hokusai: old master
10 May 2017

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Three printmaking techniques
05 May 2017

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South Asia season 2017
03 May 2017

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20 years of Treasure
03 May 2017

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Tom Scott vs Dr Irving Finkel: The Royal Game of Ur
29 April 2017

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The British Museum Membercast: Capability Brown
26 April 2017

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Making waves
25 April 2017

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Ali’s Boat: a story of migration
21 April 2017

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A hoard of note: gold coins, a piano and a family mystery
20 April 2017

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New Virtual Reality tour of the Museum with Oculus
18 April 2017

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The day the mastodons left
18 April 2017

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The British Museum podcast: The purrrplexing story of the British Museum cats
12 April 2017

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Idrimi, the 3,500-year-old refugee
10 April 2017

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You've been framed
06 April 2017

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Step back in time
04 April 2017

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FAKE NEWS
01 April 2017

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Defacing coins like a suffragette
30 March 2017

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The British Museum Membercast: Footprints in time
28 March 2017

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Change is good! A history of money
27 March 2017

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In search of a lost city... and a lost explorer
24 March 2017

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British Museum presents: Hokusai – coming to a cinema near you this summer
22 March 2017

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Giving a voice to ancient Egyptian poetry
15 March 2017

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Mary Beard's top five powerful women in ancient Greece and Rome
14 March 2017

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The American Dream becomes reality... at the British Museum
09 March 2017

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Women of the world
08 March 2017

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Check it out! A closer look at the Lewis Chessmen
07 March 2017

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The Iraqi archaeologists saving their heritage
03 March 2017

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World Book Day: leafing through the pages of history
02 March 2017

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LGBTQ badges in the British Museum
27 February 2017

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The British Museum’s list of 15 things you should know about Andy Warhol
22 February 2017

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The British Museum Membercast: Joan of Arc
21 February 2017

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Conservation and Observation: more on a copper alloy cauldron from Ur
20 February 2017

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A history of love (and lust and sex) in 14 objects: a Valentine’s Day special
14 February 2017

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Invention and reinvention: Bonnie Greer's reflections on the American Dream
13 February 2017

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Conserving Dürer’s Triumphal Arch: it’ll all come out in the wash
10 February 2017

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The oldest portrait in the British Museum
06 February 2017

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Joining the Hirayama Studio
31 January 2017

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Everything you need to know about Chinese New Year
28 January 2017

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A vehicle for resistance
27 January 2017

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Chinese scroll mounting at Chinese New Year
26 January 2017

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The British Museum Membercast: Brains, objects and deep history
24 January 2017

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South Africa: an exhibition of two halves?
19 January 2017

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Facing the past: the Jericho Skull
17 January 2017

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Why 15 January?
15 January 2017

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29 things you (probably) didn't know about the British Museum
14 January 2017

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Welcome to the new British Museum blog
13 January 2017

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New exhibition announced – Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave
10 January 2017

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A journey with Oxford’s Hindu community
09 January 2017

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Uncovering a colourful past
09 January 2017

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The British Museum Membercast: South Africa
14 December 2016

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The British Museum podcast: The Walls of Jericho
13 December 2016

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Object Journeys
06 December 2016

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Maggi Hambling on life, death and drawing
05 December 2016

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The British Museum podcast: The Suicide Exhibition
23 August 2016

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Conserving Dürer’s Triumphal Arch: coming apart at the seams
15 March 2016

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Mind your money: money matters
11 March 2016

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Corroded ruin or hidden treasure?
03 March 2016

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Sharp of teeth: crocodiles in the ancient Sahara
16 February 2016

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A medieval alchemical book reveals new secrets
05 February 2016

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Ten years of the Asahi Shimbun Displays: focussing in on objects in focus
03 February 2016

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How do you put on a torc?
29 January 2016

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Copts of the Nile: the Coptic community in Egypt today
04 January 2016

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Exploring the First Gaster Bible: a British Library Hebrew manuscript
04 January 2016

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Faith after the pharaohs: Egyptian papyri conservation
29 December 2015

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'Wayfinding': The Bridget Riley Art Foundation and Central Saint Martins at the British Museum
22 October 2015

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Who were the Celts?
13 October 2015

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The mystery of the Fetter Lane hoard
27 August 2015

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Spring cleaning with Dürer: conserving the Triumphal Arch
03 August 2015

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Conserving Dürer’s Triumphal Arch: photography and imaging
03 July 2015

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Conserving Dürer’s Triumphal Arch: a moving experience
19 March 2015

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The shock of the nude
20 February 2015

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Bringing a Ming painting back to life
08 December 2014

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Loan of a Parthenon sculpture to the Hermitage
05 December 2014

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3D-imaging the Assyrian reliefs at the British Museum: from the 1850s to today
19 November 2014

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Barlach's hovering angel travels to London
06 November 2014

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Käthe Kollwitz, a Berlin story
28 October 2014

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The Holy Roman Empire: from Charlemagne to Napoleon
13 October 2014

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One night at the Museum: moving Dürer's paper triumph
12 September 2014

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Conserving the pottery, terracotta and tablets from Ur
21 August 2014

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Colourful glass adornments from Egypt: an 18th-dynasty enigma
31 July 2014

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Ur of the Chaldees: a virtual vision of Woolley’s excavations
22 July 2014

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Violence and climate change in prehistoric Egypt and Sudan
14 July 2014

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What lies beneath: new discoveries about the Jericho skull
03 July 2014

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Tattoos in ancient Egypt and Sudan
26 June 2014

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In respect of the dead: human remains in the British Museum
12 June 2014

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A new look at ancient Egyptian textiles
02 June 2014

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Decoding Anglo-Saxon art
28 May 2014

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The Vandals: victims of a bad press?
15 May 2014

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The sinking of the Lusitania: medals as war propaganda
07 May 2014

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Viking women, warriors, and valkyries
19 April 2014

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The Viking way of death
16 April 2014

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The die that struck Britain’s first coins?
11 April 2014

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The lives of others in runic inscriptions
04 April 2014

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Did women in Greece and Rome speak?
24 March 2014

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New evidence of human cancer found at ancient Amara West
17 March 2014

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The Vikings are here...
07 March 2014

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Vikings in Russia
28 February 2014

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The earliest human footprints outside Africa
07 February 2014

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The Vikings are coming...
31 January 2014

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Was the ark round? A Babylonian description discovered
24 January 2014

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A loan from Berlin: a lion from Babylon
19 December 2013

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From Parthian chicken to flat breads: experimenting with a Roman oven
30 July 2013

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New discoveries of cave art in the Caribbean
09 July 2013

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AD 79 in HD: broadcasting Pompeii Live
14 June 2013

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Herculaneum: the unknown city
07 May 2013

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Telling the human story of Pompeii and Herculaneum
28 March 2013

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Amara West 2012: the first glimpses of ancient living conditions and health
13 December 2012

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Murder and mayhem in Predynastic Egypt
06 December 2012

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Virtual autopsy: discover how the ancient Egyptian Gebelein Man died
16 November 2012

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The art (and science) of a colourful, cross-culturally dressing statue
02 November 2012

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Pigment and power dressing in Roman Egypt
26 October 2012

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Pompeii and Herculaneum: two ordinary cities with an extraordinary story
20 September 2012

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Horses and human history
22 May 2012

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On witchcraft
27 April 2012

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Finishing a 3D, 2,000 year-old Roman jigsaw puzzle: the Hallaton helmet unveiled
10 January 2012

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A conservator says goodbye to China
05 January 2012

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Two hoards and one unknown Viking ruler
14 December 2011

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What is the role and value of crafts today?
17 August 2011

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Newly-acquired Cycladic figurine goes on display
05 July 2011

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What is a Book of the Dead?
22 September 2010

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