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How to play in a museum

Some museums create games for visitors to play. In others, if you’re creative and inquisitive, you can make up your own. Find out how a game can give you a different perspective on art and objects.

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A virtual view of history

Step inside Anne Frank’s house or explore the galleries in a museum destroyed by fire. VR brings history and art satisfyingly close when we’re unable to get there in person.

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A symbol of a lost homeland

The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.

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Race, religion and the Black Madonna

Mystery and controversy surround the dark-skinned religious icon who represents the Virgin Mary throughout the Catholic world.

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  • Wellcome Historical Medical Museum's visitors book, 1913
  • Wellcome Historical Medical Museum's visitors book, 1913
  • Wellcome Historical Medical Museum's visitors book, 1913
  • Wellcome Historical Medical Museum's visitors book, 1914
  • The British Museum: the Etruscan Room, with visitors. Wood engraving, 1847.
  • The British Museum: the Egyptian Room, with visitors. Wood engraving, 1847.
  • The British Museum: the Xanthian Room, with visitors. Wood engraving, 1847.
  • The British Museum: the King's Library, with visitors. Wood engraving, 1851.
  • The British Museum: the Coral Room, with visitors. Wood engraving, 1847.
  • The British Museum: the Botanical Room, with visitors. Wood engraving, [1858].
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