After a heist, the museum turns to records, persistence, and patience to recover its past.
‘Extremely fragile’ Bayeux Tapestry at risk from British Museum ‘vanity project’, expert says - Criticism comes after artist ...
A Romana-British metal artwork of a panther is believed to show the severed head of a barbarian.
Ben Luke hears about the British Museum’s fresh approach to the stewardship of its collection of Hawaiian objects, discusses ...
The ‘Bayeux Tapestry’, an emblem of the Norman conquest, is set to return to England in 2026, stirring controversy. This ...
After many centuries, the Bayeux Tapestry is returning to Britain in 2026. But as the loan draws closer, new information ...
A third-century B.C.E. Greek gold chain necklace similar to some of the missing objects © The Trustees of the British Museum under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 More than two ...
A much-lauded art historian argues that India gets drastically short shrift in the exhibition, which has elsewhere been met with raves. Map of the world from al-Idrisi’s Nuzhat al-mushtaq fi ikhtiraq ...
LONDON — It is one thing to commission surveys into an art institution’s links to colonialism or slavery. Repatriation and recognition of cultural objects obtained by nefarious means remain urgent ...
Over 5 million people visit the British Museum each year but there are ways to see it without the crowds (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) I live in London. Even better, I live near Bloomsbury, a ...
Claire Isabella Gilmour does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...