Epic Sundays - British Museum
London
I was spellbound – I don’t use the word lightly
THE TIMES
Each month we turn the sedate surroundings of the British Museum lecture theatre into a flickering cave of wonder. This is where to come for your Sunday afternoon epic overload!
what's on
British Museum, London
GREEK MYTHS OF THE NIGHT SKY
Hugh Lupton, Daniel Morden
13 APRIL 2025, 2.30PM - SOLD OUT
Join master storytellers Hugh Lupton & Daniel Morden as they breathe new life into the myths that shape our heavens. Hear the stories of Orion's hunt, the Seven Sisters, beautiful Pegasus, brave Bellerophon, the healer Asclepius and the capricious, lustful, all-powerful divinities of Mount Olympus.
Hoxton Hall, London
Kali
Emily Hennessey, with music by Sheema Mukherjee
8 MAY 2025, 7.30PM
From demure housewife to bloodthirsty goddess, gurgling infant to elephant man, meditating sage to cosmic fire-eater, Hindu mythology is a wild realm of mind-blowing transformations. And at its heart, the most electrifying shapeshifter of them all – Kali.
British Museum, London
PSALMS FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH
Hugh Lupton
25 May 2025, 2.30pm
Storyteller Hugh Lupton weaves together folklore, myth and fairytale as he turns a lyrical eye to the timeless and magical connection that binds humans with horses. Navajo mythology, Celtic wondertales and slave ballads are all anchored by Lupton's breathtaking narrative poem – The Horses.