Wintery world
Family activity/December 10, 2023
Free
Explore the winter in this exciting event, full of art, crafts and exploration. Experience an exciting journey, wandering through cold, beautiful landscapes, before returning to the warmth of light and color. We'll look at scenes of winter from across the world in our collection, with the opportunity to create a wintery masterpiece to take home and display.
Out-of-hours tour: life and death in ancient Egypt
December 11, 2023-December 19, 2023
£ 33, £ 30(Members), £16.50(Ages 5-15), free for under 5 and disabled visitors' assistant
Discover how people lived and died in ancient Egypt, and explore their hopes and aspirations for the afterlife. From painted coffins, statues and models of daily life, to spectacular wall paintings, investigate what tombs and burial goods tell us about the lives of ancient Egyptian people.
The World of Stonehenge
February 17, 2024-July 17, 2024
Tickets will go on sale in early December
Stonehenge is perhaps the world's most awe-inspiring ancient stone circle, and its image is famous around the globe. This major exhibition is the first of its kind in the U.K. It will bring the story of Stonehenge into sharper focus, showing that rather than a shadowy age of mystery, Britain and Ireland of four millennia ago were places of big ideas, commerce and travel.
Around the world in a 70-minute tour
December 10, 2023-December 19, 2023
Adults and children aged 12+, £ 14
Explore some of the most famous objects on display at the Museum on this guided highlight tour. Follow our knowledgeable tour guide on a journey of discovery around the galleries. See the complex detail of the characterful Lewis Chessmen, marvel at the ancient texts on the world-famous Rosetta Stone and get closer to many more highlights from the collection.
