Treasures of Heaven, saints, relics and devotion in medieval Europe
This major exhibition brings together for the first time some of the finest sacred treasures of the medieval age.
It features over 150 objects drawn from more than 40 institutions including the Vatican, European church treasuries, museums from the USA and Europe and the British Museum’s own pre-eminent collection.
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Reliquary bust of an unknown female saint, probably a companion of St Ursula. South Netherlandish, c. 1520–1530.
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Sutton Hoo and Europe, AD 300–1100
Permanent exhibitionThe centuries AD 300–1100 witnessed great change in Europe. The Roman Empire broke down in the west, but continued as the Byzantine Empire in the east. People, objects and ideas travelled across the...
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