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Watching Ice Age Giants on @BBC2? See how Ice Age animals were portrayed in art up to 40,000 years ago in #IceAgeArt ow.ly/l8DLC
If you’re a parent, you might like this special parents’ morning in the #PompeiiExhibition on Tuesday ow.ly/l5yvo
One month until the world première of #PompeiiLive! Watch the trailer ow.ly/l8Mry
@britishmuseum Finally seeing the Greek artifacts I idolized in class in "real life". Inspired my career!
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@britishmuseum my first visit was when I was 10, with the school, on the day Margaret Thatcher resigned! I still have the souvenir pen.
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@britishmuseum My best memory is to take my son to the Egyptian exhibition & The Rosetta stone and see his eyes admiring the beauty.
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@britishmuseum My brother and I being taken to the Tutankhamun exhibition in the early 70's.That began my love affair with pharaonic Egypt.
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@britishmuseum Tutankhamun exo.School trip.I remember the long queue and a sarcophagus which impressed more than the mask. My first visit.
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@britishmuseum Wandering past a stone block before realising it was the Rosetta Stone. As in, the actual Rosetta Stone.
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It’s #MusMem day! What’s your best memory of visiting the British Museum?
From shekels to 30 pieces of silver, find out about coins and the Bible in this new show ow.ly/l7Hcz pic.twitter.com/3W0jt84BBk
The new search makes it easier than ever to browse the Museum’s collection database – new records added every week! ow.ly/l6dGp
If you’re a parent, bring your children to this parents’ morning view of the #PompeiiExhibition next Tuesday ow.ly/l5yvo
Explore the political art of Asia in our next free Room 91 exhibition – The art of influence: Asian propaganda ow.ly/l3pjC
In Chinese, the word for flower (hua,花) is a homonym for a word meaning China (hua 華), so the teapot design implies a fresh, new China
There’s more to this Chinese teapot than meets the eye: can you guess its implied revolutionary message? pic.twitter.com/NWSUq972Ya
Last chance to hear from Jill Cook, curator of #IceAgeArt in this free intro to the exhibition on Friday 31 May ow.ly/kTKuo
Students, teachers & parents from London community schools creating Roman mosaics after visiting #PompeiiExhibition pic.twitter.com/LVx6WwWwpT
Read more about the unknown city of Herculaneum from project curator Vanessa Baldwin on the Museum’s blog ow.ly/kTFXq
As a public figure in a position of power, Livia would have been the female role model of her day #PompeiiExhibition
This bronze statue of the emperor Augustus’ wife Livia was found in the theatre at Herculaneum #PompeiiExhibition pic.twitter.com/gegsLV6D4j
Have you seen any lambs yet this #spring? This drawing from 1863 is by Jemima Blackburn ow.ly/jjHPx
Friday night plans? #PompeiiExhibition and #IceAgeArt are open until 22.00 this Fri 17 May, tickets available ow.ly/kY1wn
Project curator Andrew Cochrane talks about the arts of the first farmers in tomorrow’s free gallery talk at 13.15 ow.ly/kTTM4
We were number 2 in @thetimes top 50 world museums! Congratulations to all: @smithsonian @V_and_A @I_W_M @NHM_London @sciencemuseum
Thanks for staying #UpLateInPompeii with us on Friday night and sharing your photos. Here’s a story of the evening storify.com/britishmuseum/…
Bring Ice Age animals to life in this free digital workshop today ow.ly/kTTld What’s your favourite #IceAgeArt animal?
Robert Harris and @wmarybeard discuss the story of Pompeii. Audio recording now available online: ow.ly/kTAhA
Thanks for joining in and staying #UpLateInPompeii this evening. Have a great weekend!
It's like Night at the Museum at the @britishmuseum; the Romans have come alive: pic.twitter.com/vvQ3JmtLNi
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Burton-Bonham-Carters browsing the Pompei & Herculaneum exhibition @britishmuseum + gladiators and roman citizens pic.twitter.com/ecVhx54OyF
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There are some fantastic wine labels in our Pompeian taberna #UpLateInPompeii instagram.com/p/ZJA4YDS4V-/
See how hair was glammed up in Pompeii and Herculaneum in Room 17 #UpLateInPompeii pic.twitter.com/EQWERrdT5S
Have ended up at something called #UpLateInPompeii and there's a very good band soundchecking… instagram.com/p/ZI374jSixS/
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Stroll up and down the street scene in the Great Court at #UpLateInPompeii! Share your photos using the hashtag. pic.twitter.com/hJGblocFL0
If you’re staying #UpLateInPompeii tonight, share your evening and photos using the hashtag and we’ll create a story of the night
Getting ready for #UpLateInPompeii? See how hair was styled in Pompeii with Liz Tagg from @Greasepaint_UK tonight ow.ly/kDG0m
The Romans even brought the garden into the home, like these garden frescoes from the House of The Golden Bracelet pic.twitter.com/HOreWj61nM
Relaxing in the garden now spring is here? Discover beautiful (and sometimes surprising) garden decoration in the #PompeiiExhibition
Sign up between 18.00 and 18.30 tomorrow to participate in a tournament of the Roman game ‘Fives’ at #UpLateInPompeii ow.ly/kDF0A
Experience #RomanDining in our free Room 3 display from 23 May – come and recline around the Mildenhall Great Dish! ow.ly/kR3ny
New blog post: Project curator, Vanessa Baldwin talks about the unknown city of Herculaneum ow.ly/kOIwe
Don’t miss @annanealemusic perform songs from her latest album: 'River Man' at #UpLateInPompeii this Friday ow.ly/kOIXq
Fancy a night out in the Bay of Naples? Come along to a special evening of free events #UpLateInPompeii this Friday ow.ly/jVcqs
In this painting of a party in a Pompeian house, a slave stops his drunken master from falling #PompeiiExhibition pic.twitter.com/ctkJjGOrQw
Create your own Roman wine label to go on an amphora in our Pompeian taberna at #UpLateInPompeii this Fri ow.ly/kMCIn
Which #spring flowers would you choose to fill this Chinese bronze vase? ow.ly/jjHpZ
Look out for live tweeting at #UpLateInPompeii on Friday and tweet your photos using the hashtag – see you there!