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MUSEUM GALLERIES

Our museum galleries tell a chronological history of human creativity that explores the shared ideas and issues that have defined our common humanity from pre-history to the present.
Featuring a global selection of around 600 masterpieces drawn from our growing permanent collection, our displays are also regularly updated with a rolling roster world-class loans from our international partners, which means that there is always something new for visitors to discover.

INTRODUCTIOn: THE GRAND VESTIBULE

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Wing 1 :

The first villages
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THE FIRST GREAT POWERS
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GALLERY 2
CIVILISATIONS AND EMPIRES
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GALLERY 3

Wing 2

Universal religions
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GALLERY 4
ASIAN TRADE ROUTES
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GALLERY 5
FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN TO THE ATLANTIC
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GALLERY 6

Wing 3

COSMOGRAPHY
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Intersection
Thinking the State
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GALLERY 7
First globalisation
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GALLERY 8
A NEW ART OF LIVING
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GALLERY 9

Wing 4

A MODERN WORLD
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GALLERY 10
CHALLENGING MODERNITY
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GALLERY 11
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