Discover the artistry of medieval ivory carvings in Naomi Speakman’s two-part British Museum series Gothic Ivories. Explore their history, symbolism, and craftsmanship in this fascinating journey through Gothic art.

Curator Naomi Speakman explores the fantastical world of medieval bestiaries and the mythical creatures found within.

Curator Naomi Speakman explains a medieval book called a lapidary — basically an old encyclopedia that described different gems, what people believed they could do, and what they meant in society back then.

You've probably heard of the Trojan war. Of the epic battle between the Trojans and the Greeks, the latter of whom ultimately win the 10-year-war thanks to the cunning use of a massive wooden horse. But why did this war take place at all? Why did Paris ab...

Learn how the near-universal belief in ghosts goes back to the beginning of time. Discover how the oldest known writing, in cuneiform script on tablets of clay, gives us a full picture of the ancient Mesopotamian ghost experience: who might be expected t...

The British Museum has an exhibition called Living With Gods: Peoples, Places and Worlds Beyond. The exhibition explores the connections between belief structures and society structures. It features artifacts that span thousands of years of spiritual beli...

The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the British Museum. But what is it? What does it actually say?