In conversation: Simon Armitage and 'The Epic of Gilgamesh'

Name: In conversation: Simon Armitage and 'The Epic of Gilgamesh'
Start: 2026-11-13T18:30:00.000Z
End: 2026-11-13T19:30:00.000Z
Location: British Museum

When

Friday 13 November

18:30 – 19:30

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£15–30

£17 standard; £15 concessions; £30 with book; £28 concessions with book; assistants free booking required

Where

British Museum

Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG

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Simon Armitage and Paul Collins discuss and read from Armitage’s new verse translation of The Epic of Gilgamesh. Location: Reading Room.

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Dr Paul Collins Simon Armitage

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£15–30£17 standard; £15 concessions; £30 with book; £28 concessions with book; assistants free booking required

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In conversation: Simon Armitage and 'The Epic of Gilgamesh'

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