Located just around the corner from The Montague on the Gardens, The British Museum has reopened its doors, welcoming visitors back with new and exciting exhibitions.
The museum hosts both free and ticketed exhibitions, with advanced booking necessary to secure your time slot for a safe and socially distanced visit. Please plan your visit in advance and check opening times.
Edmund de Waal: Library of Exile
27th August 2020 – TBC
Created by British artist and writer, Edmund de Waal, housing more than 2,000 books, library of exile is an exploration of authors who have been uprooted from their homes. Each book has a book plate inside its cover, to enable visitors to write their name on ones that speak to them.
This exhibition is free to visitors.
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Living with art: Picasso to Celmins
17th October 2020 - 9th February 2022
His first exhibition in over 10 years, Alexander Walker (1930–2003) was a film critic who was an avid collector of contemporary works of art, from Picasso to David Hockney. He left his collection of over 200 works to the British Museum. The exhibition will explore Walker’s chosen key pieces which follow the development of 20th century European and American art.
This exhibition is free to visitors.
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Tantra: enlightenment to revolution
24th September 2020 – 24th January 2021
Learn more about Tantra, the revolutionary philosophical thought that transformed the religious, cultural, and political landscape of India. Tantra, which originated in medieval India, played a major role in the Indian fight for independence as well as influencing Hinduism and Buddhism. Often misrepresented, the exhibition aims to show Tantra’s impact globally through objects from around the world.
Free for British Museum members.
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Arctic: culture and climate
22nd October 2020 – 21st February 2021
This exhibition explores the art and culture of Indigenous People in the Artic. The objects displayed show the creativity of communities and their historical significance today and how the Artic, ‘is far from the inhospitable hinterland it's often imagined to be.’ The exhibition also focuses on the effects of global warming on Indigenous People and their craft, and the disastrous consequences on their land.
Free for British Museum members.
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Explore more of The British Museum next time you visit The Montague on the Gardens. Afterwards, why not enjoy drinks at Mix It, The Montague's very own bottomless cocktail-making experience?
