Horrible Histories Tour Live At The Museum

Horrible Histories is taking over NEON at Battersea Power Station on Saturday 14 November, bringing their Awful Egyptians tour inside the Ramses and the Pharaohs' Gold exhibition. It's a bit of a crossover: the Birmingham Stage Company production is staged right among the artefacts, so you're not just watching a show about ancient Egypt—you're standing in the middle of it.

The tour is led by a live actor playing Ramses II, who guides the group around the room. Along the way, you'll see more than 180 original royal treasures dating back over 3,000 years, including the coffin of Ramses the Great, colossal statues, exquisite jewellery, and even mummified pets. The route follows the pharaoh's burial ritual and the foul facts of mummification, with the whole thing described as history with the nasty bits left in.

Once you've worked your way through the exhibition, the tour closes with a live performance of Making Mummies, complete with the infamous Mummy Rap and audience participation. If you're still there after the show, the exhibition has an official catalogue featuring Egyptologist Dr Zahi Hawass and a Hieroglyphics Robot that writes your name in hieroglyphs on authentic papyrus.

The exhibition is produced by Victory Hill Exhibitions Ltd, part of the NEON Group, in partnership with Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Egyptian Museum. The tour runs until 3 January 2027, so you've got plenty of time if the 14th doesn't work. Tickets start from £32.15, with a reduced rate of £29.20 for 16+, £14.00 for children aged 5 and over, and under-fives going in free.