Afternoon events, Books

New members welcome.

A gallery talk by Venetia Porter, British Museum.

Lucy Davis looks in-depth at the painting An Allegory Of Fruitfulness by Jacob Jordaens.

Sarah Elder looks at the 14th century Mosque lamp.

Paintings Conservator Alexandra Gent discusses the portrait.

A discussion surrounding the museum collection. Places are limited so booking is essential.

Helen Jacobsen discusses the rare cup and saucer depicting an image of Benjamin Franklin and a trophy symbolic of relations between America and France.

Research Assistant Francesca Levey gives a short talk about the weapon.

Curator Jeremy Warren talks about objects from the gallery.

A member of staff talks about the manufacturing of the objects.

A gallery talk by Ian Leins, British Museum.

Learn how some of the objects were made and used in a fascinating encounter with our potter from the past. Tim Padley, Curator of Archaeology will be running a series of object handling session and talks.

A member of staff gives a gallery talk about the museum's extension.

Marek Kukula, Public Astronomer at Royal Museums Greenwich, gives a talk about the relationship between astronomy and the camera obscura.

A talk on the four pivotal points in the Church's history; the Council of Chalcedon, the Great Schism, the Council of Trent and the debate over gender.

Canon Professor Lionel Tarassenko discusses how artificial consciousness could be the next step in an evolutionary chain of more and more powerful computers.

A talk on how the contrast between spirit and letter has been reversed and how the letter takes priority over spirit in giving life.

Abstract sculpture and poems from the 1960s and 70s, providing an insight into the ideas of the influential 20th-century artist.

A talk about the museum collection. Meet the experts and learn about how the artefacts are maintained.

The three writers talk about how they undertake crafting narrative in the complicated world of crime fiction.

The award-winning author reads from her young adult thriller novel Hold Your Breath. She will also provide a short talk about her books.

Speaker Simon Nosworthy talks about the work of the 18th and 19th-century astronomer.

John Holmes takes a virtual tour of the original Natural History Museum building and explains how Richard Owen and architect Alfred Waterhouse designed such an extraordinary showcase for natural history specimens.