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Young Friends

Key information

For all young people

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Find out about Museum sleepovers

Join Young Friends to explore two million years of human history.

The British Museum's Young Friends scheme offers a fun way for families to explore the collection both at the Museum and at home. You'll get the latest news on all family events and activities, as well as access to our famous Museum sleepovers. 

Sign up to Young Friends to receive:

  • Regular emails packed with fun activities including crafts, trails and videos.
  • Pre-sale tickets for Museum sleepovers.
  • The lowdown on family events across the Museum.
  • Digital copies of the Young Friends' magazine Remus three times a year and access to all past issues.

Family visits and events

  • Father and son visit the Ancient Rome and Americas Gallery

    Visiting as a family

    Make the most of your visit, with Museum Missions, explorer trails and activity backpacks, plus Little Feet sessions for under-5s.
    Find out more
  • A young woman wearing a rainbow-striped shirt and a bow in her hair stands smiling, back to back with a person dressed in a red and gold dragon costume with a hooded cape.

    Family-friendly events

    Browse a selection of Museum events suitable for families, as well as those designed to entertain children under 5.
    Find out more
  • Two children looking at an Egyptian sculpture in a dark gallery space at a sleepover event.

    Sleepovers at the Museum

    Experience the Museum after dark with workshops, activities and storytelling, then fall asleep among ancient rulers and gods.
    Find out more

What our Young Friends say

It was really cool to look at artefacts that were 3,000 years old and imagine that the mummies were once real humans. I learnt my name in hieroglyphs and drew amulets – very fun!

Eva, aged 12, after a Museum sleepover

Read Remus magazine

Remus is the magazine created especially for young history fans. With three new issues each year and an archive of over 60 magazines, it's a treasure trove of fascinating facts and fun activities.

  • An earthenware camel on the cover of the Winter 24/25 issue of The British Museum's Remus magazine

    Read the Winter 2024/25 issue

  • The cover of Remus magazine issue 78, Summer 2024, featuring a yellow vase decorated with blue and white slogans.

    Read the Summer 2024 issue

  • The cover of Remus magazine issue 77, Spring 2024, featuring a stone carved elephant blowing its own trumpet on a white background.

    Read the Spring 2024 issue

  • The cover of Remus magazine issue 77, Spring 2024, featuring a white and coloured snake winding across a white background.

    Read the Winter 2023/24 issue

  • The cover of Remus magazine Summer 2023 featuring an ornate blue object with gold detailing featuring birds and butterflies.

    Read all issues from 2023

  • Remus magazine issue summer 2022 featuring a grotesque stone carved face with a fan-like headdress on a white background.

    Read all issues from 2022

  • A blue face mask on a white background on the cover of Remus magazine Autumn 2021 issue.

    Read all issues from 2021

  • A circular scene centred around the moon, stars and sun, showing arctic animals and igloos on the white cover of Remus magazine issue 67, Winter 2020.

    Read all issues from 2020

  • An Ancient Greek vase showing two armoured soldiers fighting with spears on the white cover of Remus magazine issue 65 for winter 2019.

    Read all issues from the 2010s

  • The cover of Remus magazine issue 37 from autumn 2009, featuring a multi-coloured drawing of a feathered Aztec object, a photo of Tutbury Castle and a clay figure on a vivid blue background.

    Read all issues from the 2000s

  • The cover of Remus magazine issue 7 from summer 1999 featuring an ornate gilded Chinese dragon and the faces of some young readers on an orange background.

    Read all issues from the 1990s

Videos for young learners

From History Hotline to Curators Corner, this playlist of short videos brings history to life.

The videos cover historical periods taught in school curriculums, so you can watch in the classroom or at home. Don't forget, you can come in and see the objects in person once you've learned all about them!

Contact the Membership Office

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 (0)20 7323 8195

Opening times
Monday–Friday: 10.00–16.00
Closed: weekends and bank holidays

Visit the Membership FAQs for the latest information.