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British Museum

Special exhibitions

The Ka'ba. AP/PA.

Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam

Until 15 April 2012
Open until 20.30 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays

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Shakespeare: staging the world

19 July – 25 November 2012
Coming soon

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Great Court at the British Museum

Free, open daily 10.00–17.30
Fridays until 20.30

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Manga at the British Museum

Manga at the British Museum: drawings by Hoshino Yukinobu

Until 9 April 2012
Free

The cost of living in Roman and modern Britain

Until 15 April 2012
Free

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Events

Half term activities

Across the board

Monday 9 – Friday 13 April
11.00 – 16.00

From chess to senet and from Ur to Accra, explore a world of games, both ancient and modern, and of chance and skill.

Film: Le Grand voyage

Friday 13 April, 18.30

A thoughtful and engaging film about the relationship between a devout French/Moroccan father and his reluctant teenage son as they go on pilgrimage to Mecca by car.

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Hajj exhibition

Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam

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Handling session with Grayson Perry for visually impaired people

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Parthenon Sculptures

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News

British Museum Director, Neil MacGregor

Shakespeare's Restless World

A new British Museum and BBC Radio 4 series looking at the world through the eyes of Shakespeare's audience 

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World Conservation and
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Upgrading facilities and exhibition spaces at the British Museum 

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