Death in the British Museum

Many of the objects in London's best known museum were once owned, cherished and loved by people who are now dead. From the huge tombs of Ancient Egypt to the smaller column tombs of the Islamic world, death has been a fascination to humanity for generations. What can a mummy say about a person? Why did a Victorian shipping magnate look to Xanthos to get inspiration for his tomb? Why was Napoleon's face immortalised in plaster just after death?

Join public historian Sheldon Goodman, museum professional Dan Vo and MuseumBums co-curator Jack Shoulder as they take you around the British Museum and show you deathly objects of power and wonder from our past, as well as looking at the controversial history some objects have attached to them in context of empire and decolonisation.

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