British Museum Images

Stunning use of our image of shorturl.at/67ZTh *The Blue Wave* © The Trustees of the @britishmuseum - on the cover of Paper Boat by @MargaretAtwood

We're delighted to share our cover for Paper Boat, the new collection of poems from @margaretatwood, with poems spanning six decades of writing. Out in October.

Good luck to everyone running the #LondonMarathon today! According to Herodotus, the original ‘marathon runner’ was a messenger called Pheidippides, who ran from Athens to Sparta to seek help against the Persian forces, covering 260km in two days 🏃‍♂‍ ow.ly/ceHr50RkuSH

🧪🔭💻 It’s British Science Week! Meet Ada Lovelace – nicknamed ‘The Enchantress of Number’ by her peers, her discoveries about the algorithmic potential for an Analytical Engine in 1843 made her the world's first computer programmer 👩‍🔬 ow.ly/c1vQ50N8e5p #BSW24

Women to the front britishmuseum.org/blog/women-to-… #IWD2024

Happy International Women's Day! Around the world and across time, in celebration of International Women's Day - Women of the world britishmuseum.org/blog/women-wor… #IWD2024

💌 When was the last time you wrote a postcard? Can you imagine those words being read 2000 years later? From a care package of socks to lamenting the lack of beer, the Vindolanda tablets reveal life in Roman Britain in the words of the people who lived there 🍺🧦

🍑 Who’s feeling peachy? 🍑 We’re leaning into @Pantone’s 2024 colour of the year – Peach Fuzz! 🧡 This warm woodblock print by Hiroshige is one of our favourite uses of the dreamy shade 🌸

There are several reports of #uncanny & unexplained goings on & @britishmuseum This letter was written to the Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities in the later 19th C, discusses scary noises heard in the night by a member of staff. #BritishMuseum #archive #Museum30

We will be at  #imageMarketplace on 14th November. ➡️imagemarketplace.co.uk

Happy #Halloween! 🎃 The Weird Sisters, by John Raphael Smith, after Henry Fuseli, 1785 shorturl.at/aBO07 📸© The Trustees of the British Museum

During the Ming dynasty, technology and artistry flourished creating works of such delicacy and intricacy that they are still treasured today. 📽 Join Jessica Harrison-Hall as she explores how the Ming dynasty reached new heights of porcelain perfection: ow.ly/bOUy50PSQhv

This ancient Egyptian papyrus features satirical vignettes of amicable animals in a topsy-turvy world! Can you spot them enjoying board games, playing a flute, and even walking around on two legs? 🎲 🦁 Happy #WorldAnimalDay! ow.ly/E39Z50PMHS6

The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the Museum – but what is it? 🗝 On the 201st anniversary of its decipherment, head to our blog to learn how this ancient stone unlocked the secrets of one of the world’s oldest civilizations ow.ly/Ujzs50PNQi2

The Moche civilization, which thrived along the north coast of Peru between 100–800 AD, is known for its incredible ceramic depictions of animals 🏺 Which animal from this magical Moche menagerie is your favourite? ✨ ow.ly/Yoeh50PNOnC

Savour the sunshine and take a stroll, just like the Flopsy Bunnies in this charming illustration by children’s author Beatrix Potter, born #OnThisDay in 1866 🐰 ow.ly/okiZ50P8kC8

🏛 Unlock more Museum stories with our free audio app! Enjoy curator's commentaries in six languages, follow our self-guided tours, and get even closer to some of the most iconic objects in the collection 🏺 Find out more about our audio app here: ow.ly/JiGU50PcZ88

👡‘Step’ back in time with some sensational shoes! 👢 These four pairs of fabulous footwear were made centuries apart. Let us know in the comments which order you think they belong in, oldest first! ⏳ Answers will be revealed in 5 hours!

Queen Anne (1665–1714) is probably best known from 2018's Oscar-winner ‘The Favourite’ 🎬🍿 The film explored the tumultuous romantic attachments between the monarch and the women of her court, Sarah Churchill and Abigail Hill ow.ly/mtCb50OB3TY

It’s World Bicycle Day!😍🚵🚲 Enjoy your ride! Couple on a Bicycle, drawing by Max Beckmann shorturl.at/ajmDM 📸 © The Trustees of the @britishmuseum #WorldBicycleDay #worldbicycleday2023