Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is widely regarded as one of Japan's most famous and influential artists. He produced works of astonishing quality right up until his death at the age of 90.This new exhibition will lead you on an artistic journey through the last 30 years of Hokusai's life—a time when he produced some of his most memorable masterpieces.
25 May—13August 2017
Room 35
Adults￡12,Members/under 16s free
Places of the mind: British watercolour landscapes 1850-1950
Drawn from the British Museum's rich collection, this is the first exhibition devoted to landscape drawings and watercolours by British artists in the Victorian and modern eras—two halves of very different centuries.
23 February—27August 2017
Room 90
Free, just drop in
Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia
This major exhibition explores the story of the Scythians—nomadic tribes and masters of mounted warfare, who flourished between 900 and 200 BC. Their encounters with the Greeks, Assyrians and Persians were written into history but for centuries all trace of their culture was lost—buried beneath the ice.
14 September 2017—14 January 2018
Room 30
Adults￡16.50,Members/under 16s free
Politics and paradise: Indian popular prints from the Moscatelli Gift
This display is part of the Museum's contribution to the India-UK Year of Culture 2017.It looks at the popular print culture ofIndiafrom the 1880s until the 1950s.
19 July—3 September 2017
Room 90a
Free, just drop in
1.If you are interested in drawings of natural scenery, where will you probably go?
A.Room 35 B.Room 90a C.Room 30 D.Room 90
2.Which exhibition can you attend in October 2017?
A.Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave.
B.Politics and paradise: Indian popular prints from the Moscatelli Gift.
C.Places of the mind: British watercolour landscapes 1850-1950.
D.Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia.
3.Where does the passage most probably come from?
A.A tour guide. B.A story book.
C.A parenting magazine. D.A health report.
