The British Museum's collection includes around 80 objects from the northern Ethiopian locality of Maqdala (now known as Amba Mariam), where in the second half of the 19th century Emperor Tewodros II ...

Enjoy exclusive events, unlimited access to exhibitions and the Members' Room, plus discounts in the Museum shops, cafés and restaurants. Whether you explore the galleries or the new Silk Roads ...

Since 1992, the British Museum has hosted an annual keynote lecture presenting the latest research on Egypt and Nubia. The lecture is accompanied by the Annual Egyptological Colloquium on a related ...

The International Training Programme (ITP) forms part of the British Museum's commitment to working across London, the UK and abroad. In London, the Museum's staff and collection provide a platform ...

If you are buying membership of the British Museum Friends for your own use, or if you are making use of British Museum Friends Membership after it was bought for you by someone else, then by your ...

Find out about Membership benefits. In this online discussion, Dr Sebastian Rey shares insights into the British Museum's renewed excavations at Girsu. Hear about fascinating discoveries including the ...

Find out how to apply to access collection material for external scientific research. The Museum makes its collection available for scientific examination and analysis by external researchers. Details ...

The Ancient Levant corresponds to the modern states of Syria (western part), Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and Jordan. Rooms 57–59 present the material culture of the region from the Neolithic farmers of ...

The civilisations of Babylonia and Assyria flourished during the first millennium BC. Political developments resulted in the incorporation of the entire Near East into a single empire, while increased ...