Special Events
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Journeys to Mecca: archive film afternoon
Saturday 25 February 2012, 13.30 - 17.00
Stevenson Lecture Theatre
£10, Members/concessions £6
An afternoon of talks and early documentaries and films featuring Hajj and Mecca.
Includes a Dutch silent film (1928), a Malaysian short (1955) and the documentary Circling the House of God (2010) in which Dr Martin Lings recounts his first pilgrimage to Mecca in 1948, with talks by the director Ovidio Salazar and John Slight, independent researcher.
Please arrive punctually to guarantee admission.
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Special Waterstones event
Celebrating the exhibition Hajj: Journey to the heat of Islam.
Friday 30 March 2012, 5.30 – 8.30pm
Exhibition viewing, talk and dinner package.
£37.00
Up to 65 Waterstones Card holders can enjoy an evening viewing of the exhibition Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam, before enjoying a main course and dessert in the Great Court Restaurant.
From 5.30- 5.40pm (time of exhibition entry will be indicated on the exhibition ticket), visitors will view the major exhibition Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam before making their way to the Museum’s fine dining Court Restaurant at 6.30—7pm to enjoy a themed two course meal.
The curator of the exhibition will give a talk with a Q & A session in the restaurant after that.
Event closes at 8.30pm
Event limited to 65 bookings for Waterstone’s Card holders.
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The Gentlemen of Leisure present
a cultural comedy gallery tour
Friday 20 Apr 2012, 18.00, 18.45, 19.30
Meet at the Information Desk
Free, booking advised
The Gentlemen of Leisure at their spiritual home, the British Museum, for a one-off comedy info-extravaganza. Embark on a tour that offers a hilarious, cultural and novel insight into some of the most famous objects housed in the Museum. In collaboration with Monster Comedy.
20 places per tour
Please arrive punctually to guarantee admission.
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