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    The best museum lates in London

    Culture After Dark: the best museum late-night openings

    Enjoy nocturnal culture with our guide to the best museum lates London has to offer, from DJs among the dinosaurs to arty parties

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    Hokusai drawings at the British Museum

    Hokusai: The Great Picture Book of Everything ★★★★★

    30 Sep 21 – 30 Jan 22

    The British Museum unveils over 100 newly rediscovered drawings by Japanese artist

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    An urgent exhibition on climate change has opened

    Arctic: Culture and Climate, British Museum

    22 Oct 20 – 21 Feb 21

    The British Museum's latest exhibition looks at the resilient cultures of the Arctic and how climate change threatens both their past and their future

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  • In the Know

    Visual Arts 

    Love and violence at the British Museum

    Troy: Myth and Reality, British Museum review ★★★★★

    21 Nov 19 – 08 Mar 20

    The British Museum explores the story of Troy, from antiquity to the present day

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  • In the Know

    Visual Arts 

    The art of manga

    Manga exhibition: British Museum review ★★★★★

    23 May 19 – 26 Aug 19

    Manga at the British Museum explores the fantastical world of Japanese graphic novels

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  • In the Know

    Visual Arts 

    Turner & Constable re-united at the RA

    The best of the permanent museum exhibitions, London

    From giant squid and Renaissance chapels, there's a lot more to the best permanent museum exhibitions in London than you might think

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    The greatest king you've never heard of

    Review: I Am Ashurbanipal, British Museum ★★★★★

    08 Nov 18 – 24 Feb 19

    New British Museum exhibition sheds light on the world’s first empire and the great, unknown king who ruled it

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  • In the Know

    Visual Arts 

    Art tours with a twist

    Uncomfortable Art Tours, London, various museums

    Looking for a museum experience unlike any other? Try an Uncomfortable Art Tour

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    Closing Weekend of Rodin exhibition

    Review: Rodin exhibition, the British Museum ★★★★★

    26 Apr 18 – 29 Jul 18

    A ground-breaking Rodin exhibition at the British Museum explores how the ancient world shaped the artistic vision of a modern master

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  • Book Now

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    Living With Gods exhibition opens at British Museum

    Living With Gods exhibition opens at British Museum

    02 Nov 17 – 08 Apr 18

    There’s nothing more human than the divine. The British Museum explores 40,000 years of faith in Living With Gods

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  • Tried and Tested

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    Review: Scythians, Warriors of ancient Siberia, British Museum

    Scythians, Warriors of ancient Siberia ★★★★★

    14 Sep 17 – 14 Jan 18

    In this long overdue retrospective, the monumental power of the Scythian warriors will come to life once more

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    Best exhibitions on in London, September highlights

    Best exhibitions on in London, September highlights

    Basquiat makes his UK debut, ancient Siberian warriors settle at the British Museum, and the Royal Academy showcases American heavyweight Jasper Johns: Here's the best of London art this month

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  • Last Chance

    Last Chance

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    Review: Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave, British Museum

    Review: Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave, British Museum ★★★★★

    25 May 17 – 13 Aug 17

    Hokusai: Beyond the Great wave casts a refreshing new light on the last 30 years of the artist’s life. Hokusai is so much more than waves and water

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  • In the Know

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    Maggi Hambling, British Museum

    Maggi Hambling – Touch: Works on paper, British Museum

    08 Sep 16 – 27 Jan 17

    A controversial artist heading to the British museum: Maggi Hambling London exhibition comes to Bloomsbury

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  • Tried and Tested

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    Sicily review, The British Museum

    The British Museum, Sicily: Culture and Conquest review ★★★★★

    21 Apr 16 – 14 Aug 16

    An historical, old fashioned yet pleasurable treasure trove: we review 'Sicily: Culture and Conquest', writes Ella Cory Wright

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    Teeth, Scales and Animal Tales, British Museum

    Teeth, Scales and Animal Tales, British Museum

    15 Feb 16 – 19 Feb 16

    Teeth, Scales and Animal Tales, British Museum

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    Hoards, British Museum

    Hoards: The Hidden History of Ancient Britain, British Museum

    03 Dec 15 – 22 May 16

    Who can resist buried treasure? British Museum present an exhibition of ancient hoards

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    Tried and Tested

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    Egypt: Faith after the Pharaohs, British Museum

    Egypt: Faith after the Pharaohs, British Museum ★★★★★

    29 Oct 15 – 07 Feb 16

    The world's oldest Bible stars in major British Museum London exhibition on the history of religion in Egypt

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    Celts: art and identity, British Museum

    REVIEW: Celts: art and identity, British Museum ★★★★★

    24 Sep 15 – 31 Jan 16

    British Museum London unveils spectacular Celtic artwork for major exhibition that rewrites the barbarian history

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    Drawing in silver and gold, British Museum

    Drawing in silver and gold: Leonardo to Jasper Johns, British Museum

    10 Sep 15 – 06 Dec 15

    Major British Museum exhibition celebrates ornate metalpoint drawings from old masters to contemporary highlights

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  • In the Know

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    Waddesdon Bequest, British Museum

    Waddesdon Bequest, British Museum

    11 Jun 15 – 11 Jun 16

    Renaissance masterpieces and dodgy 19th century knock-offs: spot the odd one out at the British Museum's new permanent gallery for the Rothschild, Waddesdon Bequest

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    Triumph and disaster, British Museum

    Triumph and disaster: medals of the Sun King, British Museum

    04 Jun 15 – 15 Nov 15

    Sumptuous medals at new British Museum exhibition relive the glory and downfall of the Sun King Louis XIV

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    Review: Indigenous Australia, British Museum

    Review: Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation, British Museum ★★★★★

    Dynamic indigenous Australian culture comes to life at the British Museum, but is it anything we haven't seen before?

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    Culture Whisper Review: 'Defining Beauty, British Museum

    Culture Whisper Review: 'Defining Beauty, British Museum ★★★★★

    REVIEW: British Museum, 'Defining Beauty': this extraordinary collection of Greek Sculpture proves that the best things in life get better with age. 

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  • Tried and Tested

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    Indigenous Australia, British Museum

    Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation, British Museum ★★★★★

    23 Apr 15 – 02 Aug 15

    Discover the rich cultural history of the Land Down Under at the British Museum Indigenous Australia exhibition

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    Tried and Tested

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    Defining Beauty, British Museum

    Defining Beauty: the body in ancient Greek art, British Museum ★★★★★

    26 Mar 15 – 05 Jul 15

    Discover the legacy of ancient Greek art at Defining Beauty: a must see British Museum exhibition 2015

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