At the online home of the British Museum, one of the most influential cultural institutions in the world with holdings representing British and world cultures across the full span of history, find information about all the latest happenings at the museum, along with access to its collections, exhibitions, online tours, resources for learning, research projects, and more. Offers translation into Chinese and Arabic from the main page.

A comprehensive site on Ancient Egypt, including sections on the lifestyle, geography, religion, and politics of the country.

A beautifully illustrated museum site for younger students that presents ancient Egyptian life, geography, mummification, pharaohs, pyramids, and the like.

Studentslearn about a day in the life of two ancient Egyptian families. They also explore paintings to learn more about the life of a wealthy nobleman in ancient Egypt. Afterwards, they can play Senet, a popular Egyptian game.

This beautifully crafted site on Mesopotamia has selected information on Assyrian palaces and warfare, Babylonian astronomers, trade and transport and Sumer, Royal Tombs of Ur and Ziggurats.

Learn about the art of ancient Cyprus in this historical overview and image gallery with detailed descriptions, from the collection of the British Museum.

Learn about Islamic art of the middle east in this historical overview with accompanying image gallery of relevant object images from the British Museum collection.