British Museum
Leading Australian activist accuses British Museum of downgrading provenance of Aboriginal shield to prevent restitution
New text accompanying object removes mention that it was collected by Captain James Cook but museum says it doesn't alter its significance
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From transgressive Tantra at the British Museum to a series of artistic interventions in Brent's libraries
Sell the Michelangelo or lose 150 staff? The Royal Academy of Arts’s Covid-19 conundrum
Plus, the curator Legacy Russell talks about her new book Glitch Feminism
Trove of 'lost' Hokusai drawings acquired by British Museum
103 forgotten works by the renowned Japanese artist resurfaced at a Paris auction after slipping out of sight for more than 70 years
UK museums are back open—but visitors are staying away
Our data shows that most major London art museums had many available booking slots for next-day entry despite operating reduced capacity
Three exhibitions to see in New York, London and online this weekend
From Jacob Lawrence's Struggle series at the Met to Edmund de Waal's library of exiled authors at the British Museum
Debate flares as British Museum moves bust of slave-owning founder Hans Sloane
As part of the museum's efforts to address Britain’s colonial past, officials acknowledge that the collector "exploited slaves"
How recent anti-racism protests have pushed a longstanding debate about colonial looting in Europe
As the Black Lives Matter movement goes global, museums face renewed demands to restitute artefacts plundered from Africa
After 163 days closed, British Museum will reopen on 27 August
The London museum, which will mark its reopening by showing a work by Grayson Perry, will enforce social distancing measures and a daily visitors cap
Museums are about to reopen—but should they?
Social distancing measures mean a lot of money will be spent on a small number of visitors, institutions should be focusing on their online presence instead
'Time to give back the swag, guys!' British Museum unleashes Twitter storm with statement on Black Lives Matter
London institution was criticised for proclaiming that it "stands in solidarity with the Black community" while continuing to resist calls to restitute colonial-era loot
Two trunkloads of fake Iraqi antiquities seized by UK customs
The international market is now “absolutely awash” with forgeries, says British Museum curator who examined the hoard
British Museum mistakenly cites ‘all rights reserved’ as biggest postcard producer in Turkey
The error comes as the London institution launches a revamped version of its online catalogue
UK museums put £500m projects on pause during the lockdown but plan to carry on
Enforced delay due to Covid-19 could add to millions of pounds of lost income in the sector
Mary Beard wades into restitution debate in her first blog post as a new British Museum trustee
"Museums have always been controversial. Who should be allowed in? And on what terms?" asks the celebrated classicist
Top five museum acquisitions of the month
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections—from £1m flower pyramids to an enigmatic portrait of a young black woman
More than 40 UK museums and conservators donate personal protective equipment to help NHS fight coronavirus
Conservation departments are sending gloves, masks and Tyvek suits to hospitals and ambulance services
Manga beats Rembrandt and Captain Cook to be named the British Museum’s most popular show last year
The exhibition on the global phenomenon was the largest ever to be staged outside Japan
From Modernist nudes to present-day politics: British Museum to reveal its contemporary Middle Eastern art collection
Free exhibition at the London museum in October will show around 150 works that have been collected since the early 1990s
British Museum shows its only Van Gogh portrait for the first time
The etched portrait of Dr Gachet, who tended to the artist after he shot himself, was donated by the doctor's son
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Alina Szapocznikow's haunting sculptures to Shirin Neshat's first London show in 20 years
Who owns the Parthenon Marbles?
Plus, Shirin Neshat on Trump’s America. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793
Climate activists take over British Museum in all-night protest against BP sponsorship
Organisers of the three-day action, the group BP or not BP?, called it the "largest protest in the history of the museum"
Looted ancient temple sculpture—seized by UK police—will go home to Afghanistan
British Museum and Art Loss Register collaborate over recovery of ancient bull decoration that was consigned to an online auction
Top five museum acquisitions of the month
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections—from an "erotic" depiction of Adam to a masterpiece by a female French painter
British Museum exhibition to challenge 'salacious stereotypes' around Tantra
Major show will unpick ancient Indian philosophy made famous by Sting’s “eight-hour lovemaking session” claims
The Big Review: Troy at the British Museum
With an impressive range of objects, this show evokes the eternal power of the greatest stories ever told
Climate activists urge British Museum to reject BP funding, as Arctic exhibition announced
Planned show seeks to raise awareness of climate change, but London museum dogged by controversy over partnership with oil and gas giant
The biggest exhibitions around the world in 2020
From Artemisia to Abramović, Old Masters to Olmecs, and Richter to Roman antiquities—here are next year's must-see shows
Climate protest designs, an authentic Banksy fake and radical collection updates: the year in acquisitions
Our pick of the gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections in 2019