The Portable Antiquities Scheme

On the 24th July, the British Museum's eagerly awaited exhibition on the life of the Emperor Hadrian is due to open in the Round Reading Room. This follows on from the blockbusting 'First Emperor' exhibition that closes a few weeks ago and garnered much critical acclaim and helped the BM to beat Blackpool as the [...]

As you might have noticed, I am catching up on the latest things I've found on the web, and I thought that this Patrick Stewart narrated web trailer for the forthcoming BM exhibition on Hadrian might be of interest. You can also download the content as a closed captioned MP4 file (like the George Potts [...]

The British Museum announced a new exhibition for this Summer, which is particularly relevant for many of our audience who find Roman coins and artefacts daily. The full press release from the BM press office is below. The Scheme has recorded over 600 coins of Hadrian, and 42 of his wife Sabina. When I get [...]

Today sees the opening of the British Museum's groundbreaking exhibition about the First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army held within the iconic Round Reading Room in the Centre of the Great Court. When I came into work this morning, there were queues for the ticket booths and the Museum has sold 135,000 advance tickets (quoted in [...]