The Ballcourts of Chichén Itzá

Explore the Mesoamerican ballgame

A Journey: Conserving the Atlas of Joseph Russegger’s seminal publication Reisen in Europa, Asien und Africa etc. (1842-1849)

By Alice Rugheimer, Senior Paper Conservator, Department of Conservation at the British Museum

Containing the Divine: A sculpture of the Pacific God a'a

Based on a display at the British Museum. Sponsored by The Asahi Shimbun

Buddhist art in Myanmar

from the 12th to the 21st century

John Harrison's Horological Legacy

A look at how his inventions changed timekeeping.

The Mold Cape

Prehistoric Britain: a Key Stage 2 guide to the Mold Cape

Egypt: faith after the pharaohs

Based on the exhibition at the British Museum. Generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation

The Russegger Atlas

Undeservedly forgotten and deservedly remembered: a travelogue by the Austrian geologist Joseph von Russegger (1802 – 1863) By Susanne Woodhouse

The Ancient Maya at the British Museum

A brief history of the British Museum's fascinating collections

Celtic life in Iron Age Britain

A British Museum exhibition of Iron Age objects from collections across the UK

Poetry and Exile

Contemporary art from the Middle East

Social Fabric: African Textiles Today

The history, manufacture and social significance of southern and eastern African textiles.

Celebrating Ganesha

Explore the imagery and symbolism associated with Ganesha and gain an insight into some of the most popular stories surrounding him.

Bonaparte and the Battle of Waterloo

Nebamun's Geese

An in-painting tour of a fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun

Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Nakht

An in-painting tour

The Temple of the Jaguars

A small temple with complex decorations

Nebamun's Colorful Afterlife

Fragments of scenes from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun

A feast for Nebamun

An in-painting tour of the top half of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun

Page from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer

An in-painting tour

The Palace of Palenque

Explore the royal Maya site

No Salt Please

Removing salt efflorescence from a plaster cast of the first part of a Maya Calendar

Palenque

Follow in the footsteps of Victorian explorer Alfred Maudslay and discover this beautiful Maya site

The Cross Group Temples of Palenque

Explore the three temples designed by Palenque ruler K'inich Kan Bahlam

The Rosetta Stone

Palestinian Bridal Headdress

Discover the intricacies of a ceremonial bridal headdress and explore the tradition of the Palestinian bridal trousseau

The Iraq Scheme

The Grand Site of Chichen Itza

The most famous site of the northern lowlands

Saving Faces

Conservation of a plaster cast of a Maya monument from Quiriguá

Utok' upakal

Ancient Maya warfare

Marking the Walls

The historical graffiti at ancient Maya sites

Games in Xibalba

The ancient Maya ballgame

1066: The Year That Changed England

a Key Stage 3 guide to the Norman Conquest of England through objects in museums across the UK

Desire, love, identity: exploring LGBTQ histories

An Adventurer's Tale

Alfred P. Maudslay in Guatemala

The Citi exhibition Feminine power: the divine to the demonic

Explore the British Museum exhibition on until 25th September 2022

Life and Sole: Footwear from the Islamic World

Based on an exhibition at the British Museum. Supported by Steven Larcombe and Sonya Leydecker

Four Funerals and a Wedding

The life and death of the Ancient Maya

Farming in the Nile Valley

Ancient Egypt and Sudan: a Key Stage 2 guide to farming in the Nile Valley.

Female Gaze

Anne Maudslay and other women travelers in Mexico

Money Matters

Supported by Citi

Shifting Patterns: Pacific Barkcloth Clothing

Yucatán Today

The Maya in the 21st century; relations with their past, present, and future

Sutton Hoo: Anglo-Saxon ship burial

One of the most spectacular archaeological discoveries ever made

Stairway to Heaven

The hieroglyphic stairway of Palenque

Digitising the Legacy of a Victorian Explorer

The British Museum Google Maya Project

Water Under the Bridge

Ancient Mayan methods of water management (no bridges involved)

Admire the Maya

The traditions of Maya attire

Guatemalan Masks

Guatemalan stories told through the British Museum's mask collection

Untangling Maya Glyphs

The basics of a beautiful script

Sicily: culture and conquest

Based on an exhibition at the British Museum. Sponsored by Julius Baer

Exploring the Maya Ruins of Quiriguá, Guatemala

Discover the Maya civilisation on this tour that takes you from the British Museum in London, to the ancient site in Quirigua, Guatemala.

Lines of Thought

Drawing from Michelangelo to now

Traditional Jewellery and Dress from the Balkans

Explore the British Museum's collection of spectacular jewellery and costume from the Balkans