British Museum
Special exhibitions
Visiting
Free, open daily 10.00–17.30
Fridays until 20.30
Getting here
Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
Free exhibitions
Crowns and ducats: Shakespeare’s money and medals
Until 25 November 2012
Free
North American Landscape:
Kew at the British Museum
Until 25 November 2012
Free
Renaissance to Goya: prints and drawings from Spain
Until 6 January 2013
Free
Events
Shakespeare’s London: bard, bears and boards
Monday 29 October –
Friday 2 November, 11.00–16.00
Join in a week of activities celebrating Shakespeare’s London. Explore the city, discover what there was to do and listen to the stories of Shakespeare’s plays.
Shakespeare: curators’ introduction
Friday 26 October, 13.15
A 45-minute illustrated introduction to the exhibition Shakespeare: staging the world, discussing the context, themes and highlights of the exhibition
Blog
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Digging deeper into Shakespeare
23 October 2012
Julian Bowsher, Senior Archaeologist, Museum of London Archaeology
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The British Museum acquires medals awarded to Captain Scott
19 October 2012
Philip Attwood, Keeper, Coins and Medals
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Amara West 2012: the life-story of a pot
15 October 2012
Marie Millet, British Museum
