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2024年9月26日 · Discover what's on at the British Museum from our special exhibitions to family activities and exclusive Member events.

Get closer to the British Museum collection and immerse yourself in two million years of history, across six continents. Collection online allows access to almost four and a half million objects in more than two million records.

The British Museum was founded in 1753 and opened its doors in 1759. It was the first national museum to cover all fields of human knowledge, open to visitors from across the world.

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2024年9月26日 · Working with 29 national and international partners to present objects from many regions and cultures alongside those from the British Museum collection, the exhibition offers a unique chance to see objects from the length and breadth of the Silk Roads.

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Item details Date. Saturday 8 February 2025 11:30AM. Description. Join renowned broadcaster, classicist and author Bettany Hughes and Silk Roads exhibition co-curator Dr Sue Brunning for this thought-provoking in-conversation event.. Hughes, author of Istanbul: a Tale of Three Cities (2017) and Brunning, curator of European Early Medieval and Sutton Hoo Collections will …