British Museum
'Returning the Parthenon Marbles to Athens would only feed the beast of nationalist myth—let them tell their story in London'
"Let’s choose, following Aristotle, historical truth over an emotive friendship," says classical archaeologist Mario Trabucco della Torretta
British Museum presses on minting NFTs despite crypto crash—when will UK museums stop seeing artworks as assets?
This Diary's predictions about NFTs, Brexit and Boris Johnson have all come true. But Britain removing image restrictions on art would be the ultimate victory
Political pressure and protest at British Museum keeps Parthenon Marbles restitution issue in the spotlight
Clamour grows for reunification as Acropolis Museum in Athens marks 13th anniversary
There is a ‘deal to be done’ with Greece over Parthenon Marbles, says British Museum chairman George Osborne
The comments from the former chancellor signals dramatic shift in museum’s policy and attitude ahead of planned protests this weekend
Seized antiquities sent from Ukraine to go on show at British Museum
Hoard of medieval metalwork had been illegally mailed to the UK, and will be sent to Kyiv museum when safe to do so
Britain’s major messaging failure on Parthenon Marbles
The UN says it has facilitated a meeting for British officials to discuss restitution with the Greek minister of culture, but Britain denies this
Cambodia urges UK museums to investigate and return looted treasures allegedly handled by dealer Douglas Latchford
British Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum now under scrutiny of Cambodian government
The British Museum's NFT project has sent its carbon footprint soaring
Since the London museum began selling digital versions of works from its collection last September, it has emitted enough carbon to power an average US home for at least 57 years
Sackler name will be removed from British Museum galleries, rooms and endowments
The removals are the result of a mutual agreement between the museum and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation
The British Museum says it needs another £1bn to refurbish itself—first it must prove it deserves it
It's time to drag the institution out of its entrenched past and into the 21st century
Climate activists present mock Stonehenge drilling plan at British Museum amid rumours institution will renew contract with BP
BP or not BP demonstrated against the museum's partnership with the oil giant over the weekend
Blockbuster British Museum exhibition will 'roll away' mysteries surrounding Stonehenge
Modern science and archaeological recontextualisation of the site will answer some long-looming questions, museum director Hartwig Fischer says
The ‘most important piece of prehistoric art’ found in Britain in a century will go on view at the British Museum
The 5,000-year-old chalk sculpture was discovered on a country estate near the village of Burton Agnes in East Yorkshire
Prince Charles tests positive for Covid-19 day after a tour of London’s major museums
Heir to the throne self-isolates hours after attending events at the National Gallery and British Museum
The British Museum demeans itself by selling its works as NFTs—and will probably live to regret it
In giving cultural validity to meaningless reproductions of Turner and Hokusai pieces, The British Museum blurs the lines between real and fake at its peril
What are the next challenges for cultural restitution?
The full story of colonial plundering lies not in museum displays but in unopened, uncatalogued boxes in store rooms
John Sainsbury, former supermarket boss and major patron of British museums, has died aged 94
Benefactors of his gifts include London's National Gallery, Tate Britain, Dulwich Picture Gallery, the British Museum, the Ashmolean Museum and the Royal Opera House
British Museum banks on Turner NFTs after Hokusai initiative
Prices for Ultra Rare editions start at €4,999 but museum sales percentage remains under wraps
Golden hats, celestial discs and circles of wood and stone: British Museum reveals treasures in Stonehenge show
Exhibition 'The World of Stonehenge'—opening in February 2022—presents the site in the context of Bronze Age Europe
Declassified: secret papers reveal UK government's stance on Parthenon Marbles dispute
Newly released documents from the 1990s state: "This is an issue on which we can never win"
Boris Johnson says British Museum trustees must decide fate of the Parthenon Marbles
The British Prime Minister met with Greek leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who reiterates that the ancient sculptures should be shown at the Acropolis Museum
Greek prime minister ramps up demands for return of Parthenon Marbles
Kyriakos Mitsotakis wants to send ‘cultural treasures’ in exchange for ‘stolen’ sculptures
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From a gory dive into Peruvian culture to a reappraisal of Hogarth's xenophobia
'End BP sponsorship of British Museum': 90 heritage professionals sign open letter against oil giant
Archaeologists and museum professionals "urge" institution to cut ties with British Petroleum company
British Museum reveals the golden and gruesome history of Ancient Peru
This major London show, marking the 200th anniversary of the country's independence, does not flinch from the bloodiest aspects of Inca culture
How British Museum's maintenance woes have kept Parthenon Marbles off view for a full year
The poor condition of the London museum’s Greek and Assyrian galleries—with roofs in disrepair causing long closures—is adding to calls for the restitution of the contested works
Cambridge University college becomes first UK institution to return looted Benin bronze to Nigeria
Following restitution of a cockerel sculpture by Jesus College, the University of Aberdeen will hand over another looted artefact in a ceremony today
Very dishy: small bowl in British Museum revealed to be extremely rare Chinese imperial ceramic
Previously thought to be Korean, the brush washer has been newly identified as being nearly 1,000 years old and manufactured at the imperial Ru kiln
Obsidian spirit mirror used by John Dee, Queen Elizabeth I’s court astrologer, has Aztec origins
Now housed in the British Museum’s Enlightenment Galleries, the mystical object used for occult investigations matches samples found in Mexico, researchers find
British Museum should review its position on the Parthenon Marbles, Unesco body says
Greece's culture minister says the issue is of intergovernmental nature rather than a matter for the British Museum