Can You Find the Moai at the British Museum?

Step inside the UK's most visited museum and see if you can track down this famous statue

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Today we're visiting the British Museum in London. Its permanent collection of some 8 million objects is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. Within such a vast collection, we're looking for one particular object...

Hoa Hakananai'a (1200/1200)British Museum

...but don't worry, you can hardly miss it! This is one of the Moai from Easter Island. Get a good look, and let's get searching for him in the Museum...

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Time to get hunting. Maybe try that doorway between two pillars...

A Close Up of a Moai in Rapa Nui (2019-01) by CyArkCyArk

The Moai were made between 1250 and 1500 by the Rapa Nui people, and most of the surviving heads reside on the famous Easter Island.

Helmet from the ship burial at Sutton HooBritish Museum

Want to dig deeper? Take the full British Museum scavenger hunt to uncover more treasures!

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