Feared and Revered: Feminine Power through the Ages

Feared and Revered: Feminine Power through the Ages celebrated the power and diversity of female spiritual beings in cultural traditions and beliefs across the globe.

This exhibition from the British Museum explored how goddesses, demons, witches, spirits and saints have shaped our understanding of the world.

Feminine power through the ages

Through universal themes of creation, passion, war, justice and mercy, Feared and Revered highlighted the many faces of feminine power – ferocious, beautiful, creative or hell-bent – and its profound influence through the ages.

Feared and Revered showcased more than 160 objects from the British Museum’s exceptional collection, spanning six continents and 5,000 years, from 2800 BCE to the present day.

The exhibition presented a fascinating range of monumental sculpture, sacred artefacts and contemporary artworks, alongside Australian Indigenous representations of female ancestral figures and popular culture embodiments of the divine.