British Museum snaps up ‘masterpiece’ by Indian painter
A painting by one of India’s greatest painters has been stopped from leaving the country after being snapped up by the British Museum.
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British Museum director defends sponsorship of Troy exhibition by BP
The British Museum’s director has defended its ties with BP, saying it has considered the issue “in great depth”.
Artist in British Museum’s Troy exhibition criticises BP sponsorship
A Syrian refugee whose work features in the British Museum’s Troy exhibition has criticised its sponsorship with oil giant BP.
Record-breaking year for England’s museums and galleries, says Government
Museums and galleries in England enjoyed a record-breaking year for visitor numbers, new figures reveal.
Climate activists plan Trojan Horse protest over British Museum’s BP sponsorship
An activist theatre group is planning to disrupt the opening of an exhibition about ancient Troy in protest at the British Museum’s sponsorship deal with oil giant BP.
Detectorists ‘hit jackpot’, unearthing Norman coin hoard worth possible £5m
Two metal detectorists have told of their shock at unearthing a hoard of coins depicting William the Conqueror thought to be worth over £5 million.
Norman Conquest coin cache shows evidence of tax evasion
A hoard of coins dating back to the Battle of Hastings shows evidence of early tax evasion in Britain.
Trustee resigns from British Museum’s board over BP sponsorship
An Egyptian writer has resigned from the British Museum’s board of trustees over its decision to accept sponsorship from oil giant BP.
British Museum to examine East-West relationship in art with new exhibition
The British Museum will look at five centuries of “artistic interaction” between East and West in a new exhibition.
British Museum to help return ancient artefacts looted from Iraq and Afghanistan
Ancient artefacts that have been looted from Iraq and Afghanistan after recent conflicts and illegally exported to the UK will be returned to their country of origin.
Roman drinking cup featuring male lovers inspires new Pride artworks
A Roman drinking cup featuring sexual scenes involving male lovers has inspired new objects to “draw attention to issues still affecting the LGBTQ community”.
The British Museum announces ‘major’ Troy exhibition
The British Museum has announced the first major Troy exhibition in the UK.
Rare etchings by Victoria and Albert displayed at British Museum
Rare etchings made by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in the early years of their marriage are to go on display for the first time.
Guerrilla tours to protest climate change and ‘looted’ British Museum treasures
Campaigners are launching guerrilla guided tours of “looted” objects in the British Museum in a protest against alleged colonialism.
Damien Hirst portraits with coffee stains given to British Museum
More than 70 portraits by Damien Hirst – drawn on food-marked placemats at the breakfast table – have been given to the British Museum.
Edvard Munch exhibition focuses on human emotion behind The Scream
A new Edvard Munch exhibition at the British Museum hopes to show visitors the human emotion behind one of the world’s most famous artworks.
Tate Modern overtakes British Museum in UK visitor rankings
Tate Modern has overtaken the British Museum to become the most popular UK museum or gallery, according to new figures.
The Scream installed at the British Museum
Curators have installed Edvard Munch’s world-famous image The Scream at the British Museum.
Babylonian treasure seized at Heathrow airport returned to Iraq
An ancient Babylonian treasure is being returned to Iraq after it was illicitly taken from the country.
Protesters to target British Museum and BP over ‘colonialist’ display
Environmental protesters are planning to target a British Museum exhibition backed by BP over claims of colonialism and “dirty” sponsorship deals.
British Museum to host largest Edvard Munch display for more than a decade
A rare version of Edvard Munch’s The Scream will go on display at the British Museum for the first time in a decade.
Roman Minerva statue in margarine tub among discovered treasures
An ancient statue uncovered in a margarine tub is among the treasures revealed to the world by the British public.
British Museum manga exhibition will not shy away from horror or sexuality
A British Museum exhibition on manga, the Japanese comic books, will not shy away from adult themes.
British Museum plans exhibition on Japanese comic book phenomenon Manga
Manga – the popular Japanese comic books – are arriving at the British Museum.
British Museum defends gift of more than 550 ‘stunning’ ivories
The British Museum has defended accepting an “extraordinary collection” of more than 500 Chinese ivories – saying that it does not condone today’s ivory trade.
British Museum takes world’s first depiction of couple having sex on tour
The British Museum is taking the world’s earliest known depiction of a couple having sex around the country – while also launching a tour of LGBTQ objects in its collection.
British Museum examines Assyrian king dubbed the ‘psychopathic bookworm’
The British Museum has unveiled plans for an exhibition on the “forgotten figure” who was once “the most powerful person on Earth” – King Ashurbanipal.
Egyptian football star Mo Salah’s boots head for the British Museum
Egyptian football star Mo Salah’s boots will be displayed “amidst the statues of ancient pharaohs” at the Egyptian collection in the world-famous British Museum.
Banksy ‘cave painting’ to return to British Museum
A Banksy “rock painting” is returning to the British Museum more than 10 years after it was planted there as a hoax.
World’s oldest figurative tattoos discovered on British Museum Egyptian mummy
They have been popularised by the likes of David Beckham, but the world’s oldest figurative tattoos have recently been discovered on an Egyptian mummy at the British Museum.
Controversial Elgin Marbles to be shown in British Museum’s Rodin exhibition
The controversial Elgin Marbles will go back under the spotlight at the British Museum, in a new exhibition which compares them with Rodin’s sculptures.
Demonstrators invade museum to protest against offshore giant
A flashmob invaded the British Museum to protest against BP’s sponsorship of the country’s cultural institutions.