Africa Fashion: Aso-Ebi
Earlier in the year we announced our plans to stage Africa Fashion. Opening June 2022, the exhibition will celebrate the irresistible vitality, innovation and dynamism of the contemporary African fashion…
How things are made: Knitting
In the Design Gallery at the new Museum of Childhood there will be a display exploring how things are made. You’ll discover a host of different making techniques, from hand-made…
Playing with Shapes: activities for families with Studio HATO
Wherever you are, look around the room. What shapes can you spot? Can you see any rectangles, squares, circles or triangles? Shapes are all around us. If you look closely…
The Queen’s Gambit: how the Lewis Chessmen won the world over
The Queen’s Gambit is one of Netflix’s most watched shows ever, with over 62 million people having watched fictional chess prodigy Beth Harmon’s rise to international stardom. The upshot of…
Secrets from the X-ray lab
You may be surprised to hear that the British Museum has a cutting-edge X-ray imaging laboratory located four floors underneath the Museum. Using both traditional and innovative methods and equipment,…
Pioneering women
To celebrate International Women’s Day, staff from across the Museum have picked female pioneers in their fields – women who have inspired them and their work, and whose legacy should…