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12 amazing treasures on your doorstep
Art from across England that offers a fascinating insight into our pasts.
Opening the wounds of history
Artist Anselm Kiefer’s war on forgetting confronts Germany's Nazi past head-on.
The Czech and the Chieftains
How the Māori community turned the tables on colonial art.
Civilisation and the Art of War
The First World War changed the work of Brian Hatton before his tragic death.
Wedgwood's First Day Vase
The story of a masterpiece created by a genius of the Industrial Revolution.
Order a free Open University poster to explore civilisations of the world
Visit OpenLearn, the OU’s home of free learning, to discover more about art history.
Television's Hidden Home
Explore this hidden cradle of television in immersive 360 video.
Preview: Akala's The Ruins of Empires
The Killing Fields: The Knowledge Seeker is reincarnated throughout history.
Capturing London's Light
Glorious examples of stained glass windows captured with immersive 360 video.
Hue knew? Five surprising facts about colour
Colour is complicated and, at times, a controversial topic
Velázquez to Van Gogh
Explore 5 masterpieces of European painting.
Party animals: How ancient cultures let loose Bacchus-style
The worshippers of Dionysos, also known as Bacchus, took drinking very seriously.
Fantastic beasts: Lavish animal gifts throughout history
The wealth and status of nations was once communicated via the exchange of wild animals.
Nine fascinating facts we learned from The Civilisations Podcast
Viv Jones' audio companion to the BBC Two series is taking us on some intriguing tangents
New artefacts added to augmented reality app
More beautiful objects are now available. Download for free and enjoy on your device.
Satsuma Story
A 19th Century secret mission by Japanese students to Oldham that launched a car company
Mesmerising mosaics hidden in Pakistan's Lahore Fort
This palace in Punjab province is home to the world's biggest mural
The artist reimagining Islamic calligraphy for the 21st Century
Soraya Syed combines this intricate artform with modern technology.
Are all civilisations doomed to fall?
Harvard professor Maya Jasanoff on why civilisation isn't the opposite of barbarism.
Download the app: Explore a Roman villa
Uncover the secrets of Butser Ancient Farm, available for Android and Apple devices.
The inner lens of the imagination with Ansel Adams
Celebrated for landscape shots, he also captured images of interned Japanese-Americans.
A brush with the past
Art UK's public collections of oil paintings are rich in stories of civilisations.
The Civilisations Podcast
Explore thousands of years of visual culture with Viv Jones' audio series.
Civilisations: The Inside Story
Watch Mary Beard and Simon Schama reveal the stories behind the series.
Creative knockout
Five amazing works by 20th Century artists inspired by the sport of boxing.
Why a new understanding of 'civilisation' matters
Mary Beard writes about bold debates, sex and how ancient Egyptian cake changed her.
Civilisations Festival: Delve deeper into the landmark series
Find events near you and bring beautiful artefacts into the palm of your hand.
The price of civilisation
Who are the people willing to risk their lives for art?
Maya Civilisation: Bitesize guides and films
Find out who the ancient Maya were, where they lived and what they did.
From the archive: Civilisation
Watch all 13 episodes of Kenneth Clark's 1969 series on BBC iPlayer.
The world famous Meroë Head of Augustus
The decapitated bronze head of a Roman emperor was discovered by a Liverpool professor
When art is as important as survival
Why did a community set an artist free to create Lion Man over 40,000 years ago?
About Civilisations
Thousands of years of visual culture explored on the BBC and beyond.
Neanderthals capable of making art
Contrary to the traditional view of them, it turns out that Neanderthals were artists.
Civilisations Festival events in your area
Highlights from museums, galleries and libraries around the country, via Museum Crush.
A story of love, death and a sheep
The earliest large-scale example of narrative art in Britain was discovered by chance
National Gallery & the Renaissance
Experts have highlighted intriguing details within each of these masterpieces.
The global story of Wessex
From prehistoric society to modern crafts, the story of Wessex in the wider world.
The rise and fall of the Roman Baths
Since before Roman times people have gone in search of healing, relaxation and revelation
The real message of the fall of Troy
The wider global collapse with lessons for our own 21st Century.
BBC R&D and sharing technology
Digital collaborations with UK museums and arts institutions.
Civilisations: Extended series trailer
Looking forward to BBC Two's global history of art.
Civilisations: Series trailer
The TV trailer for the epic new series.