The ultimate guide to the Samurai exhibition at the British Museum | Curators' Tour
When you think of samurai, you probably think of armour and weapons. But do you think of... land surveying? Fine art? Firefighting? Well, after this exhibition tour, you will. Join Samurai exhibition curators, Rosina Buckland and Joe Nickols, on a surprising journey through a thousand years of samurai history, including battling frogs, drinking tea, and the only time you can bring a knife to a gun fight and still win... The exhibition is open until 4 May '26 Get your tickets here: https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibit.... 00:00 Introduction 01:37 Early armour and weaponry 03:07 Armour evolving over time 04:29 Tea and diplomacy 06:01 Land surveying to arts 07:48 Firefighting samurai! 08:45 Samurai become legends 11:00 GREAT FROG BATTLE 11:51 The dagger that isn't a dagger 13:00 Samurai as a nationalist symbol 13:53 Bushido 14:38 Samurai today Buy the book here: https://www.britishmuseumshoponline.o... #CuratorsTour #Samurai

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