The British Museum: special report 2025

This article was published in our special report marking the first British Museum ball, as well as the past, present and future of the historic London institution

A brief history of the British Museum's central London home

The redesign of the Western Range of the British Museum, announced earlier this year, is the latest stage of a 272-year-long history

Lina Ghotmeh: ‘Museums should go beyond conservation to foster exchange, reflection and critical thinking’

The architect of the remodelling of the British Museum’s Western Range is reimagining the London institution as “a place of connections”

Comment | The British Museum Ball will celebrate the things that connect us

The inaugural British Museum Ball will raise funds for the institution’s overseas collaborations, the BM’s director says, while emphasising the importance of the historic collection’s global reach