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Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths. Exhibition will reveal complex reality, featuring women and artistic creations, beyond armour-clad warriors theguardian.com/culture/2025/n… #globalmuseum #BritishMuseum #museums #Japan #Samurai

globalmuseum's tweet image. Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths.
Exhibition will reveal complex reality, featuring women and artistic creations, beyond armour-clad warriors
theguardian.com/culture/2025/n… #globalmuseum #BritishMuseum #museums #Japan #Samurai

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Today marks the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games🔥 Pictured with the @britishmuseum's The Diskobolos of Myron, 'Going for Gold' is the perfect book to get your ready for the Olympics this year🏆 Get your copy here📚: ow.ly/Seew50RgkIU @andyseedauthor

NosyCrow's tweet image. Today marks the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games🔥

Pictured with the @britishmuseum's The Diskobolos of Myron, 'Going for Gold' is the perfect book to get your ready for the Olympics this year🏆

Get your copy here📚: ow.ly/Seew50RgkIU
@andyseedauthor

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Want to get up close and personal with some Michelangelo drawings? Join me on YouTube to take a closer look at three beautiful works from #MichelangeloLastDecades, opening tomorrow @britishmuseum m.youtube.com/watch?v=_KkOmO…

SarahVowlesBM's tweet card. Michelangelo The Genius Who Got Better With Age | With Sarah Vowles |...

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Tonight on @BBCTheOneShow we’re talking treasure with the @britishmuseum. And I get to meet prolific mudlark Caroline Nunneley (check out her IG profile - carolinenunneleymudlark - and you’ll see what I mean!)

joe_crowley's tweet image. Tonight on @BBCTheOneShow we’re talking treasure with the @britishmuseum. And I get to meet prolific mudlark Caroline Nunneley (check out her IG profile - carolinenunneleymudlark - and you’ll see what I mean!)
joe_crowley's tweet image. Tonight on @BBCTheOneShow we’re talking treasure with the @britishmuseum. And I get to meet prolific mudlark Caroline Nunneley (check out her IG profile - carolinenunneleymudlark - and you’ll see what I mean!)
joe_crowley's tweet image. Tonight on @BBCTheOneShow we’re talking treasure with the @britishmuseum. And I get to meet prolific mudlark Caroline Nunneley (check out her IG profile - carolinenunneleymudlark - and you’ll see what I mean!)
joe_crowley's tweet image. Tonight on @BBCTheOneShow we’re talking treasure with the @britishmuseum. And I get to meet prolific mudlark Caroline Nunneley (check out her IG profile - carolinenunneleymudlark - and you’ll see what I mean!)

Join us on Saturday 27 April to celebrate the history of dance and contemplate its future 💃🕺 Journey through dance styles, then boogie down to tunes provided by DJs Sadie Silver and gender equality arts platform the @PsySisters 👯‍♀️ 🎫Tickets are free! ow.ly/6n4350Rlj1o


Good luck to everyone running the #LondonMarathon today! According to Herodotus, the original ‘marathon runner’ was a messenger called Pheidippides, who ran from Athens to Sparta to seek help against the Persian forces, covering 260km in two days 🏃‍♂‍ ow.ly/ceHr50RkuSH

britishmuseum's tweet image. Good luck to everyone running the #LondonMarathon today!

According to Herodotus, the original ‘marathon runner’ was a messenger called Pheidippides, who ran from Athens to Sparta to seek help against the Persian forces, covering 260km in two days 🏃‍♂‍
ow.ly/ceHr50RkuSH

Cat-lovers will recognise the struggle 🐈 This sketch is a fabulous example of Da Vinci’s ability to capture expressions: just look this cat's clear disdain as it squirms within an overly eager embrace! 🎂 Leonardo Da Vinci was born #OnThisDay in 1452.

britishmuseum's tweet image. Cat-lovers will recognise the struggle 🐈

This sketch is a fabulous example of Da Vinci’s ability to capture expressions: just look this cat's clear disdain as it squirms within an overly eager embrace! 

🎂  Leonardo Da Vinci was born #OnThisDay in 1452.

Huge congrats to @WFMuseums and the young people in Wakefield who have been nominated for their work on the Where we are… project, supported by @YouthAssocUK 🙌 Where we are… is a UK-wide programme for young people that co-delivers local arts and cultural projects.

📣 Young Arts Activism Award Finalists (1/2)💡 ✨ Emergence Boys Dance Group (via @NAPA_Hull) ✨ Off the Curriculum Project (via @common_wealthhq) ✨ R&D Creative Writers (via Respect & Dignity Arts) ✨ Stand Out Young Producers (via @Blazearts) (continues...) #NCEA2024

CuriousMindsNW's tweet image. 📣 Young Arts Activism Award Finalists (1/2)💡

✨ Emergence Boys Dance Group (via @NAPA_Hull)
✨ Off the Curriculum Project (via @common_wealthhq)
✨ R&D Creative Writers (via Respect & Dignity Arts)
✨ Stand Out Young Producers (via @Blazearts)

(continues...)

#NCEA2024


To all who are celebrating, we wish you an excellent Easter. These little chicks are sure to brighten your day. #EasterSunday 🔍 Drawn by Frank Paton, produced 1856-1909

britishmuseum's tweet image. To all who are celebrating, we wish you an excellent Easter. 

These little chicks are sure to brighten your day.
#EasterSunday 

🔍 Drawn by Frank Paton, produced 1856-1909

Clocks go forward tonight, Sunday 1am 🕰 Clocks go forward in the UK tonight 🕰 Here’s an elaborate timepiece from the collection – a 19th-century rolling-ball clock made in London✨ ow.ly/rWjz30rB0kB


Nominations for the “Volunteers for Museum Learning” Marsh Trust Awards are now open! Celebrate the work of #volunteers across the UK! Visit our website to find out how: ow.ly/nGo750R40Kj. Nominations are open until 1700 on Friday 12 July 2024.

britishmuseum's tweet image. Nominations for the “Volunteers for Museum Learning” Marsh Trust Awards are now open! Celebrate the work of #volunteers across the UK! Visit our website to find out how: ow.ly/nGo750R40Kj.

Nominations are open until 1700 on Friday 12 July 2024.
britishmuseum's tweet image. Nominations for the “Volunteers for Museum Learning” Marsh Trust Awards are now open! Celebrate the work of #volunteers across the UK! Visit our website to find out how: ow.ly/nGo750R40Kj.

Nominations are open until 1700 on Friday 12 July 2024.
britishmuseum's tweet image. Nominations for the “Volunteers for Museum Learning” Marsh Trust Awards are now open! Celebrate the work of #volunteers across the UK! Visit our website to find out how: ow.ly/nGo750R40Kj.

Nominations are open until 1700 on Friday 12 July 2024.
britishmuseum's tweet image. Nominations for the “Volunteers for Museum Learning” Marsh Trust Awards are now open! Celebrate the work of #volunteers across the UK! Visit our website to find out how: ow.ly/nGo750R40Kj.

Nominations are open until 1700 on Friday 12 July 2024.

The Chair of the Board of Trustees, George Osborne, has announced that Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE has been appointed Director of the British Museum following approval by the Government. Read our full statement here: ow.ly/Z2H550PIaAw 📷 © Zoë Law, 2018

britishmuseum's tweet image. The Chair of the Board of Trustees, George Osborne, has announced that Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE has been appointed Director of the British Museum following approval by the Government. Read our full statement here: ow.ly/Z2H550PIaAw  

📷  © Zoë Law, 2018

This Easter, you’ll have more options to plan your visit to our #LegionExhibition with extended opening hours 🐰 🥚 Book now for additional evening timeslots between 4-7.30pm on Saturday 30 March, Monday 1 April, Saturday 6 April and Sunday 7 April. ow.ly/axBO50R2evi

britishmuseum's tweet image. This Easter, you’ll have more options to plan your visit to our #LegionExhibition with extended opening hours 🐰 🥚

Book now for additional evening timeslots between 4-7.30pm on Saturday 30 March, Monday 1 April, Saturday 6 April and Sunday 7 April.

ow.ly/axBO50R2evi
britishmuseum's tweet image. This Easter, you’ll have more options to plan your visit to our #LegionExhibition with extended opening hours 🐰 🥚

Book now for additional evening timeslots between 4-7.30pm on Saturday 30 March, Monday 1 April, Saturday 6 April and Sunday 7 April.

ow.ly/axBO50R2evi
britishmuseum's tweet image. This Easter, you’ll have more options to plan your visit to our #LegionExhibition with extended opening hours 🐰 🥚

Book now for additional evening timeslots between 4-7.30pm on Saturday 30 March, Monday 1 April, Saturday 6 April and Sunday 7 April.

ow.ly/axBO50R2evi
britishmuseum's tweet image. This Easter, you’ll have more options to plan your visit to our #LegionExhibition with extended opening hours 🐰 🥚

Book now for additional evening timeslots between 4-7.30pm on Saturday 30 March, Monday 1 April, Saturday 6 April and Sunday 7 April.

ow.ly/axBO50R2evi

Visiting over Easter? Don’t forget to book your free ticket in advance to receive information before your visit and priority entry during the busiest periods. And be sure to hunt down this ostrich-egg cup in Room 2a 🐣, made in Prague between 1570-80. ow.ly/hSL050R1mZo

britishmuseum's tweet image. Visiting over Easter? Don’t forget to book your free ticket in advance to receive information before your visit and priority entry during the busiest periods.  And be sure to hunt down this ostrich-egg cup in Room 2a 🐣, made in Prague between 1570-80. 

ow.ly/hSL050R1mZo
britishmuseum's tweet image. Visiting over Easter? Don’t forget to book your free ticket in advance to receive information before your visit and priority entry during the busiest periods.  And be sure to hunt down this ostrich-egg cup in Room 2a 🐣, made in Prague between 1570-80. 

ow.ly/hSL050R1mZo

Who can say no to puppy eyes though? #InternationalPuppyDay #Puppies 🔎 Companion to 'A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed', print made by Thomas Gaugain.

britishmuseum's tweet image. Who can say no to puppy eyes though? 
#InternationalPuppyDay #Puppies 

🔎 Companion to 'A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed', print made by Thomas Gaugain.

From first timers to familiar faces – thank you! ✨ We’re so incredibly proud that @alva_uk has named us the most visited attraction in the UK! It was our absolute pleasure to welcome so many of you through our doors in 2023 🏛❤ 📸 The British Museum seen from the west.

britishmuseum's tweet image. From first timers to familiar faces – thank you! ✨

We’re so incredibly proud that @alva_uk has named us the most visited attraction in the UK! 

It was our absolute pleasure to welcome so many of you through our doors in 2023 🏛❤

📸 The British Museum seen from the west.

✨ The Tusk Cosmetic Spoon from the 18th Dynasty takes the form of a graceful duck with a unique twist. 🐟 The design is perfect for storing scented fat or oil. In ancient Egypt, cosmetics were more than adornments: they were a cultural tapestry. ow.ly/vKMH50QU4El

britishmuseum's tweet image. ✨ The Tusk Cosmetic Spoon from the 18th Dynasty takes the form of a graceful duck with a unique twist. 

🐟 The design is perfect for storing scented fat or oil.  In ancient Egypt, cosmetics were more than adornments: they were a cultural tapestry. 

ow.ly/vKMH50QU4El

🧪🔭💻 It’s British Science Week! Meet Ada Lovelace – nicknamed ‘The Enchantress of Number’ by her peers, her discoveries about the algorithmic potential for an Analytical Engine in 1843 made her the world's first computer programmer 👩‍🔬 ow.ly/c1vQ50N8e5p #BSW24

britishmuseum's tweet image. 🧪🔭💻 It’s British Science Week!

Meet Ada Lovelace – nicknamed ‘The Enchantress of Number’ by her peers, her discoveries about the algorithmic potential for an Analytical Engine in 1843 made her the world's first computer programmer 👩‍🔬 

ow.ly/c1vQ50N8e5p

#BSW24

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Apply Now: The @BritishMuseum are recruiting 5 new trustees Find out more and apply by 17 March: ▶️ …for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8046

DCMS's tweet image. Apply Now:

The @BritishMuseum are recruiting 5 new trustees

Find out more and apply by 17 March:

▶️ …for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8046

⚔Join the nation’s favourite classicist (and Museum Trustee!) @wmarybeard as she explores the often-overlooked ways in which women contributed to – and were impacted by – Rome’s imperial expansion… #IWD 📚 ow.ly/KL4k50QNUH4


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