Feared and Revered self-guided tour

Explore Feminine Power through the Ages your own way, in this exhibition from the British Museum. Audio presented by Australian actor Miah Madden.

Marble statue of Aphrodite

This tour experience works best with a stable wi-fi connection.

Listen anywhere or connect to the Feared and Revered network in your device settings at the Museum.

There are audio described and Auslan versions of this tour available. Closed captions and accessible versions can be toggled using the media player controls.

We also have a Ukrainian translation of the audio tour available.

This is a pilot project and we are continuously working on improvements.

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Female figures
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Yawkyawk figures
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Māori cloak
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Pele – Tiare Wahine
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Funerary papyrus
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Yab-yum thang-kha
Top half of a relief of 'Queen of the Night', a winged female form holding an ankh in one hand.
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Queen of the Night
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Statue of Venus
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Mask of China Supay
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Intaglio - Adam and Eve
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Lilith
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Takiyasha and skeleton print
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The Witches’ Sabbath
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Taraka dance mask
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Kali icon
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Luba figure
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Medal of Elizabeth I
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Statue of Sekhmet
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Statue of Isis and Osiris
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Boddisatva Guanyin
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The Virgin Mary
About your host

Miah Madden is an actor and singer with Gadigal and Bundjalung heritage. She is the youngest presenter on the ABC's Play School.

Miah started acting in primary school, with a part in The Sapphires, followed by roles in Australian television shows including Mustangs FC and Bali.

A portrait photo of tour narrator Miah Madden.
Your self-guided tour presented by Australian actor Miah Madden.