‘The Coiffure’ is an excellent example of Mary Cassatt’s ability to explore the inner lives of women in quiet, domestic settings.
Cassatt was born #OnThisDay in 1844 and became an important figure in the Impressionist movement 🎨 ow.ly/Tjio50OnHzw
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Can you bee-lieve this brilliant bug is over 3500 years old? 🐝✨
It was made by the Minoans, who inhabited the island of Crete from around 3000 BC. They used the bee to symbolise power and prosperity, making it a frequent motif in their art and jewellery
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REVIEW: Hidden from us, not them, this packed 100 years tells a complex story of profound and rapid change ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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China’s Hidden Century review – how opium and Christianity demolished a civilisation
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On Thursday 1 June, join exhibition curator Jessica Harrison-Hall and Julia Lovell as they introduce the themes and highlights of this extraordinary exhibition.
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The Citi exhibition China’s hidden century is open until 8 October 2023 – book tickets today: ow.ly/K5w950Olii4 #ChinasHiddenCentury
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Many people not only survived but thrived in this tumultuous world.
New art forms, such as photography and lithographic printing, flourished while technology and transport transformed society ow.ly/K5w950Olii4 #ChinasHiddenCentury
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In 1796, the Qing dynasty ruled over one-third of all humanity and was one of the most prosperous empires in world history. By 1912 it had collapsed.
Despite this, the 19th century was an era of extraordinary cultural creativity: ow.ly/K5w950Olii4 #ChinasHiddenCentury
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★★★★★ ‘Glittering’ – The Guardian
Our newest exhibition #ChinasHiddenCentury is now open!
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On Thursday 1 June, join exhibition curator Jessica Harrison-Hall and Julia Lovell as they introduce the themes and highlights of this extraordinary exhibition.
Find out more and book your free place here: ow.ly/eiu850OlnUn
#ChinasHiddenCentury
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The Citi exhibition China’s hidden century is open until 8 October 2023 – book tickets today: ow.ly/K5w950Olii4 #ChinasHiddenCentury
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Many people not only survived but thrived in this tumultuous world.
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In 1796, the Qing dynasty ruled over one-third of all humanity and was one of the most prosperous empires in world history. By 1912 it had collapsed.
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★★★★★ ‘Glittering’ – The Guardian
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🐪 We’re welcoming Wednesday with these charismatic camels #HumpDay 🐫
Their double-humped back identifies these figurines as Bactrian camels, with shaggy winter coats recreated by incised lines in the clay ow.ly/Hc6950NWsSV
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Join us at 18.30 on Friday 19 May for a multi-sensory journey through the music of ancient Greece, led by Armand D'Angour.
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Bored of banana bread? Sick of sourdough starters? Maybe you don’t know your mezzaluna from your mezze platter? 🍞🍳
Delve into the historical cookbooks with us instead, and whip up a classical feast with delicacies from ancient Greece and Rome 🍳🍴ow.ly/hfM150OoHa6
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Halfway through May! 🌸
This print by Thomas Robert Way celebrates one of the most cheerful springtime views – pink cherry blossoms under sunny skies ☀
It’s one from a series of twelve that capture the changing seasons at 🌳 ow.ly/qiVK50NKE49
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‘The Wombat is a Joy, a Triumph, a Delight, a Madness!’
This touching sketch was made by the British artist and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti, in memory of his pet wombat.
Rossetti was born #OnThisDay in 1828.
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⏳ There’s only one week left until the opening of #ChinasHiddenCentury, and our teams are busy adding final touches to the displays…
🎟 Secure your spot to see these exquisite objects exploring life in the last 100 years of Qing rule: ow.ly/ykkS50Olim4
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After the pomp and circumstance of the #coronation music still available - check out a discussion of Kingship and on the opera stage 👉bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f
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Whether coveted as objects of prestige or disparaged as signs of decadence, Persian, Greek and Hellenistic luxuries shaped political landscapes in the first millennium BC – and their legacy persists in our attitudes today: ow.ly/p74I50NTYcz #LuxuryAndPowerExhibition
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The inscription on this plate ends with a version of a well-known proverb: ‘For a bird in hand is better far, than three that in the hedges are’ 🌳🐦
Zoom in to try and decipher the Old English 🔎 ow.ly/2Leb50NZSYq
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Struggle with small talk? These 17th century trenchers have got you covered!
Trenchers were rimless plates found at elite Medieval tables. This set of 12 are decorated with witty aphorisms to stimulate after-dinner chit-chat
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‘Luxury and power: Persia to Greece’ is on display until 13 August.
Tickets are selling fast – book yours now: ow.ly/p74I50NTYcz
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Whether coveted as objects of prestige or disparaged as signs of decadence, Persian, Greek and Hellenistic luxuries shaped political landscapes in the first millennium BC – and their legacy persists in our attitudes today: ow.ly/p74I50NTYcz #LuxuryAndPowerExhibition
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Through gold, silver, ceramics, and sculpture, learn how luxury was used by rulers from Cyrus to Alexander the Great to mark their authority across vast empires: ow.ly/p74I50NTYcz #LuxuryAndPowerExhibition
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Ancient objects reveal a different story ✨
The Persian court used luxury to express prestige and power, with a distinctive style that was imitated and adapted across cultural borders.
Discover these dazzling objects in our #LuxuryAndPowerExhibition ow.ly/p74I50NTYcz
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Between 490 and 479 BC, the Persian empire tried, and failed, to conquer mainland Greece.
Many Greeks explained their victory as a triumph of plain living over a ‘barbarian’ enemy weakened by luxury.
Read more about our #LuxuryAndPowerExhibition here: ow.ly/p74I50NTYcz
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Our brand-new #LuxuryAndPowerExhibition is now open!
★★★★ ‘utterly beautiful’ – The Times
★★★★ ‘dazzling’ – The Telegraph
★★★★ ‘gorgeous’ – Evening Standard
Book your tickets here: ow.ly/p74I50NTYcz
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I reviewed the new show for and would recommend seeking out the gold carriage, Armenian bear, the simple ladle used to test people's wine for poison at the Persian court & the huge pearl that looks like a dissolving sugar cube
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This gorgeous exhibition shows that even if the Greeks thought the Persians were effete decadents, they shared a taste for the finer things in life ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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‘Luxury and power: Persia to Greece’ is on display until 13 August.
Tickets are selling fast – book yours now: ow.ly/p74I50NTYcz
Supported by
American Friends of the British Museum
BullionVault
#LuxuryAndPowerExhibition
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Whether coveted as objects of prestige or disparaged as signs of decadence, Persian, Greek and Hellenistic luxuries shaped political landscapes in the first millennium BC – and their legacy persists in our attitudes today: ow.ly/p74I50NTYcz #LuxuryAndPowerExhibition
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Through gold, silver, ceramics, and sculpture, learn how luxury was used by rulers from Cyrus to Alexander the Great to mark their authority across vast empires: ow.ly/p74I50NTYcz #LuxuryAndPowerExhibition
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Ancient objects reveal a different story ✨
The Persian court used luxury to express prestige and power, with a distinctive style that was imitated and adapted across cultural borders.
Discover these dazzling objects in our #LuxuryAndPowerExhibition ow.ly/p74I50NTYcz
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Between 490 and 479 BC, the Persian empire tried, and failed, to conquer mainland Greece.
Many Greeks explained their victory as a triumph of plain living over a ‘barbarian’ enemy weakened by luxury.
Read more about our #LuxuryAndPowerExhibition here: ow.ly/p74I50NTYcz
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Our brand-new #LuxuryAndPowerExhibition is now open!
★★★★ ‘utterly beautiful’ – The Times
★★★★ ‘dazzling’ – The Telegraph
★★★★ ‘gorgeous’ – Evening Standard
Book your tickets here: ow.ly/p74I50NTYcz
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