From deep within Private Eye HQ guest curator Ian Hislop takes you on a journey through the history of protest and dissent using objects from the British Museum collection.
Marvel as a humble (solid gold) salt cellar becomes an act of religious defiance. Prepare to be shocked and awed as a forged bank note takes on the law of the land.
Uncover a world of dissent, satire and subversion in the Museum’s collection. You just need to know where to look…



















![DEl Kathryn Barton [Australian b. 1972] the more than human love , 2025 Acrylic on French linen 78 3/4 x 137 3/4 inches 200 x 350 cm Framed dimensions: 79 7/8 x 139 inches 203 x 353 cm](/sites/default/files/styles/image_5_column/public/ab15211bartonthe-more-human-lovelg.jpg?itok=wW_Qrve3)