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Friends enjoy exclusive access to special events including our monthly Object Club and Time Traveller's Book Club.

Friends exclusive Pompeii previews

Event Pompeii Friends preview – evening reception Time: 5.30pm–8pm Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 Ticket information: Costs apply Ticket information: Book tickets

Enjoy an evening with Museum experts as they share their experiences and behind-the-scenes stories from our Pompeii exhibition, accompanied by wine and canapés. Then explore Pompeii at your leisure without the usual crowds. Exclusive to Friends. Join Friends
Event Pompeii Friends preview – curator introduction – SOLD OUT Time: 1.30pm–3pm Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024 Ticket information: Costs apply

Meet the Museum’s curators for an engaging talk and afternoon tea, before exploring the Pompeii exhibition at your own pace without the crowds. Exclusive to Friends. Join Friends

Object Club

Join us on the last Friday of each month as one of our Museum curators, conservators or other expert staff share their deep understanding of an object or exhibition. Free for Friends, bookings essential.

Object Club – Pompeii curator talk Time: 10.30am–11.30am Date: Friday, November 29, 2024 Ticket information: Free, bookings essential Ticket information: Book tickets

Deep dive into the upcoming Pompeii: Inside a Lost City exhibition with our curators Lily Withycombe and Catherine Czerw. This blockbuster exhibition, opening on 13 December at the Museum, will combine over 90 remarkable objects from the ancient city with an immersive experience of captivating soundscapes and large-scale digital projections. All Friends welcome. Join Friends

Time Traveller’s Book Club

Our Time Traveller’s Book Club is hosted by the Friends team on the last Tuesday of each month. Free for friends, bookings essential.

Time Traveller’s Book Club – Pompeii by Robert Harris Time: 11am–12pm Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Ticket information: Free, bookings essential Ticket information: Book tickets

Join us to discuss our first novel, Robert Harris’s Pompeii. Through the eyes of four characters – a young engineer, an adolescent girl, a corrupt millionaire and an elderly scientist – Harris brilliantly recreates a luxurious world on the brink of destruction. All Friends welcome. Join Friends

February

Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt’s Ancient Temples from Destruction by Lynne Olson, ISBN 9781922585998

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March

Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge by Richard Ovenden, ISBN 9781529378771

April

The Bookseller of Florence: Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Manuscripts that Illuminated the Renaissance by Ross King, ISBN 9781784709372

May

Songlines: The Power and the Promise by Margo Neale and Lynne Kelly, ISBN 9781760761189

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Also recommended to enjoy – Songlines: First Knowledges for Younger Readers by the same authors

June

A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen by Jonathan Clements, ISBN 9784805313893

July

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown, ISBN 9780099526407

August

Elizabeth and John: The Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm by Alan Atkinson, ISBN 9781742237565

September

The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester, ISBN 9780140271287

Also recommended to read with this one:

  • The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
  • The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

October

Lessons from History: Leading Historians Tackle Australia’s Greatest Challenges, Carolyn Holbrook, Lyndon Megarrity, David Lowe (eds), ISBN 9781742237473

November

Pompeii by Robert Harris, ISBN 9780099527947

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