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British Museum Upcoming exhibitions for 2010: What are you looking forward to?
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Future exhibitions at the British Museum, London, including Kingdom of Ife, Italian Renaissance Drawings, Revolution on paper: Mexican Prints 1910-1960 and Manga: Professor Munakata's British Museum adventure
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Take a peek behind the scenes at what the conservators are currently working on at the Museum. Objects featured include a marble ‘jigsaw puzzle’ of Hermes, a dirty and unstable wall painting from the tomb of Nasonii and an ancient Egyptian artefact. There’s also an example of how the conservators have used lasers to cl...ean stone objects.
If you would like to find out more about the work of this department you can find out more on the Conservation and Research pages of the British Museum website:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/the_museum/
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British Museum Preview video- Fra Angelico to Leonardo: Italian Renaisance drawings. Book now. opens April 2010.
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Video introducting the exhibition Fra Angelico to Leonardo: Italian Renaissance Drawings
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Video about the new World Conservation and Exhibition Centre. Bonnie Greer, deputy chair of the British Museum Trustees, gives an introduction to the new World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre.
‘There can be few institutions in the world that have had a greater impact on our understanding of cultural development than... the British Museum. The provision of the World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre will enable that understanding to progress into the 21st century – this facility is a vital addition’ David Attenborough
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Video introducing the new World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre
British Museum The new Multimedia Guide (with interactive map!) is now available when you visit the Museum.
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British Museum Today is the 99th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution. Viva la revolucion - Watch a related exhibition video here
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Mark McDonald discusses some of the works on show in the exhibition Revolution on paper
British Museum Last weekend!
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Exhibition featuring ceramic figures from Ancient Japan on display at the British Museum from 10 September - 22 November 2009
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Moctezuma’s Revenge: what modern Mexico owes the ruler who lost an empire.
Panellists include Alan Knight, Professor of the History of Latin America, University of Oxford, Jose-Juan Lopez-Portillo, D.Phil student in Mexican history and Gordon Brotherston, Honorary Professor, University of Manchester.
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Enjoy an evening debate at the British Museum on Wednesday 18 November. Chaired by the broadcaster Jon Snow. £15, concessions £12.
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Manga: Professor Munakata’s British Museum adventure.
Join Professor Munakata for an exciting adventure around the British Museum. Step into a life-sized manga with Hoshino’s comic-book creations filling the walls and floor of Room 3. You can also browse a selection of Japanese manga books in the small manga ki...ssa (literally ‘manga coffee shop’ – although coffee will not be available) in the corner of the room – a perfect way to discover more about the art of manga.
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Come and see an exclusive new manga by Hoshino Yukinobu at the British Museum. A free exhibition from 5 November - 3 January 2010.
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The first pieces of the Staffordshire Hoard were found in early July 2009 by Mr Terry Herbert while he was metal detecting in a field in southern Staffordshire...
Eighteen objects from this astonishing find are now on display at the British Museum. From 3 November 2009, Rooms 36-37, free.
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The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found. A selection of objects from the hoard will be on display at the British Museum from the 3 November 2009.
British Museum Couldn't make it to Day of the Dead? Watch a video of the day here
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Video showing the Day of the Dead celebrations at the British Museum on Sunday 1 November 2009
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Guardian columnist Madeleine Bunting discusses her new book at the British Museum on Thursday 5 November. £5, concessions £3.
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Jonathan Jones: The British Museum's Day of the Dead celebrations did more than offer a joyous take on Mexico's annual spectacle. It revived its own standing on the cultural landscape, too
