The British Museum’s enthralling samurai exhibition blew my mind

What does “samurai” conjure up for you? A virtuous Japanese warrior in immaculate armour, who’s scarily handy with a sword?
Smithsonian Magazine

This New Samurai Exhibition Will Challenge Your Understanding of the Japanese Warrior Class

Silk screens, women's firefighting robes and a Darth Vader costume are among the more than 280 unexpected items that are on ...
The Independent on MSN

Inside the British Museum’s groundbreaking new samurai exhibition

Half of Japan’s samurai were women, groundbreaking new exhibition at British Museum says - ‘Samurai’ explores over a thousand ...

British Museum Holding "Samurai" Exhibition

The British Museum in London is holding an exhibition on "samurai," exploring the reality of the Japanese feudal-era warriors through furnishings, works of art and video images. The exhibition, set to ...
Yahoo

British Museum Exhibitions Closed After Alleged Cyber-Attack By Former Employee

The British Museum had to close some of its doors to visitors Friday, after a former employee allegedly succeeded in shutting down elements of its IT system. The BBC reports that the museum’s ...
Hyperallergic

In Response to the British Museum, an Exhibition Demonstrates the High Cost of Iraqi Oil

Malik Alawe “CONTAMINATING BEAUTY: A clear challenge between the flower and the flame in one of the crude oil producing companies” (undated) (all images courtesy of Mattina Hiwaizi) At P21 Gallery a ...
LondonWorld on MSN

The British Museum’s new samurai exhibition has sparked a global debate

The British Museum’s latest exhibition has sparked an international debate about the role of women samurai history.

York researcher contributed to samurai exhibition in London museum

A new exhibition researched by a North academic will challenge long-held ideas about the samurai, examining how myth and history have ...