A young visitor reading in the Manga exhibition at the Community Preview, British Museum

Programmes

Contact us

Please get in touch for more information.

Email: communities@britishmuseum.org  

We offer a varied programme of supported activities, enabling wider participation, active engagement and enjoyment with the Museum and collections.

All of our programmes seek to promote learning and wellbeing through inspiring and creative engagement with culture and heritage.

Shared experience

Outreach and supported programmes for groups including object handling and gallery visits, widening participation and active engagement with the Museum and collection.

Age-friendly

We deliver programmes that challenge ageist stereotypes; promote access; meaningful experiences and explore how we can work more effectively with and for an older audience.

Find out more about our Age-Friendly Museums Network programme which ran from 2016–2018.

Community previews

 We offer free and welcoming access to our partners through our community previews of exhibitions.

In programmes

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    Projects

    We work with community organisations, charities and individuals to explore the collections in mutually beneficial ways.
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    Communities

    Find out more about our programme of activities, collaborative projects and learning opportunities with local communities.