Curators' Tour of Silk Roads exhibition at the British Museum
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Curators' Tour of Silk Roads exhibition at the British Museum
Rather than a single trade route between ‘East’ and ‘West’ the Silk Roads were an overlapping network that connected Asia, Africa and Europe. Today, with the help of curators Sue Brunning, Luk Yu-ping, Elisabeth O'Connell and Zumrad Ilyasova, you will journey along the networks of the Silk Roads, following in the footsteps of the people ...
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The Grand Egyptian Museum near Giza officially opened on Saturday 1 November 2025, after more than two decades and over $1 billion in investment. 🔺 It houses more than 100,000 ancient artefacts, including the complete treasures of King Tutankhamun, his golden mask, chariots, and the 4,500-year-old solar boat of Pharaoh Khufu. 🔺 Egypt’s triumph highlights the urgency to repatriate significant artefacts from institutions like the British Museum (for example, the Rosetta Stone) and Germany’s Staa
The Grand Egyptian Museum near Giza officially opened on Saturday 1 November 2025, after more than two decades and over $1 billion in investment. 🔺 It houses more than 100,000 ancient artefacts, including the complete treasures of King Tutankhamun, his golden mask, chariots, and the 4,500-year-old solar boat of Pharaoh Khufu. 🔺 Egypt’s triumph highlights the urgency to repatriate significant artefacts from institutions like the British Museum (for example, the Rosetta Stone) and Germany’s Staa
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The 1% display figure highlights a common practice for major museums managing enormous collections. Of the British Museum's estimated 8 million objects, only about 80,000 are available for public viewing. The vast remainder is kept in secure off-site locations, including a purpose-built storage facility. This unseen majority is not just grand antiquities but a deep archive of human culture, including everyday items like coins, photographs, and pottery from around the world. Cataloging this immen
The 1% display figure highlights a common practice for major museums managing enormous collections. Of the British Museum's estimated 8 million objects, only about 80,000 are available for public viewing. The vast remainder is kept in secure off-site locations, including a purpose-built storage facility. This unseen majority is not just grand antiquities but a deep archive of human culture, including everyday items like coins, photographs, and pottery from around the world. Cataloging this immen
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