We depend on the things we make. Since early men and women shaped the first stone tools, we have come to rely on objects for many reasons. Objects can solve problems, prove our status, or bring us closer to our beliefs. Objects challenge, intrigue, delight and amuse. Above all, objects tell stories. Many societies have left us no writing to study, but the things they made can tell us a great deal about their experiences. Objects reveal both the differences and the many similarities between our world and the cultures of the past.
Event:
A History of the World in 100 Objects
This exhibition invites you to travel through time and across the globe. It tells a history of the world through 100 objects from the British Museum’s unparalleled collection. Whether simply carved in stone or intricately crafted in gold, together the objects tell a story spanning two million years of human history.
23 April 2014 - 1 August 2014 : 09:00 to 20:00
