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16 March—16 June 2019

Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed

EXHIBITION: A ground-breaking and comprehensive history of British tattooing featuring 400 original artworks, cutting edge designers, photographs and historic artifacts.

18 May—8 September 2019

Masters of Japanese Prints: Nature and seasons

EXHIBITION: This is the third and final exhibition in our Masters of Japanese Prints series and will feature the iconic Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Hokusai.

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10 April 2019

Natural Selection community projects

9 April 2019

Documenting the British Empire and Commonwealth Collection

2 April 2019

Museum magic: Our mesmerising autumn exhibition

28 March 2019

Parliament delivered in time for Brexit deadline

27 March 2019

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Our Collections

Our collections

From art to archaeology, history to industry, the natural and the wider world, our collections are amongst the UK’s finest.

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