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Aphrodite: the making of a goddess

A sweeping new exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford explores how an all-powerful but anonymous goddess from Bronze Age Cyprus evolved into the Classical deity that we are familiar with today, and how she continues to influence modern popular culture. Carly Hilts reports.

Korea

A new exhibition at the British Museum traces 2,000 years of innovation, influence, and endurance on the Korean peninsula. Carly Hilts visited to learn more.

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Worthing Museum

Worthing Museum recently reopened following a year-long transformation. Carly Hilts visited its new-look archaeology galleries with their curator James Sainsbury.

Pets & their People

Today, 17 million UK households have at least one pet. Carly Hilts visited a new exhibition in Oxford exploring humans’ long and varied relationships with animals.

Samurai

A new exhibition at the British Museum traces the story of Japan’s famous warriors from the medieval period to the present day, separating history from myth and exploring how their image has evolved over the last 1,000 years. Carly Hilts visited to learn more.

Grand Egyptian Museum

The world’s most comprehensive collection devoted to ancient Egyptian civilisation has opened its doors in full. Tony Field reflects on his visit to the new museum in Giza.