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

Kali landscape-web
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.
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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.
Crick Crack Club