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The British Museums is very deaf friendly and has recently made a Multimedia guide which is available at the front desk of the museum. The guide is a mini video player which has BSL Translation, it is very easy to use and includes translations of the following.
The Rosetta stone
Gold imitation dinar of Offa
Head of a horse of Selene from the Parthenon sculptures
Predynastic Egyptian burial
The Oxus treasure
The Yaxchilan lintels
The Hoxne hoard
The Lewis Chessmen
Group of Tang dynasty ceramic tomb figures
Bronze figure of Tara
Korean scholars study
Feather bonnet of Yellow Calf
Head of a King of Ife
Kozo, the double headed dog
The royal game of Ur
Discobolos
Stone handaxe from Olduvai Gorge
Michelangelo cartoon
Signed video commentaries for over 200 highlight objects of the Museum, with interactive maps to help with orientation in the galleries.
Book online or pick up from the Multimedia Guide desk in the Great Court. Available for free.
There are also monthly talks at the Museums which are translated into BSL please join the mailing list and you will receive emails letting you know when the next BSL talk is.
Email: jsamuels@britishmuseum.org
The Museum is free to everybody and is open from 10:00am – 5pm and is open every day except 24th,25th,26th Dec and 1st Jan
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BSL Tour: Living and Dying
Friday 16th February 2024 - 6pm
Join Chisato Minamimura for a British Sign Language (BSL) tour of Room 24: Living and Dying (The Wellcome Trust Gallery).
This gallery explores how people everywhere deal with the tough realities of life and death. These challenges are shared by all, but strategies to deal with them vary from place to place, people to people.
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BSL Tour: Life in the Roman Army
Friday 15th March 2024 - 6pm - 7pm
Friday 24th May 2024 - 6pm - 7pm
Join Alan Murray for a British Sign Language (BSL) tour of the new exhibition Legion: life in the Roman army.
The Roman empire spanned more than a million square miles and owed its existence to its military might. By promising citizenship to those without it, the Roman army – the Wests first modern, professional fighting force – also became an engine for creating citizens, offering a better life for soldiers who survived their service. Legion explores life in settled Roman military communities from Scotland to the Red Sea, through the people who lived it.
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BSL Tour: Legion Life in the Roman Army
Friday 24th May 2024
Join Alan Murray for a British Sign Language (BSL) tour of the exhibition Legion: life in the Roman army.
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BSL Tour: Michelangelo the last decades
Friday 7th June 2024
Join Edward Richards for a British Sign Language (BSL) tour of Michelangelo: the last decades exhibition.
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BSL Tour: Desire, love, identity trail
Friday 28th June 2024
This Pride Month, join Deaf arts guide Edward Richards for a British Sign Language (BSL) tour of the Desire, love, identity trail around the permanent galleries.
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For more information and to book, email access@britishmuseum.org |
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