Silk screens, women's firefighting robes and a Darth Vader costume are among the more than 280 unexpected items that are on ...

There are only a handful of bark art examples from the Dja Dja Wurrung in Australia, and they’re leagues away from their place of origin. A new exhibition of indigenous art of Australia at the British ...

James Hyatt, age 4, was rambling around a green field with his dad on a pleasant day one May. Holding his dad’s metal ...

The British Museum has launched a new scheme that will see it share artifacts in its collection with museums in former British colonies. Loans under the “new model” may last up to three years. They ...

Hawaiʻi students and alumni share what it's been like to be a part of the exhibit "Hawaiʻi: a kingdom crossing oceans" in ...

The British Museum is sending some of its prized art and artifacts on long-term loan to countries that the British Empire previously colonized. While those nations have long called for the ...

Few institutions hold as much global prestige and controversy as the British Museum. Behind its grand façade lies a collection shaped not only by curiosity but also by conquest. Interestingly, many of ...

Help wanted - treasure hunter. That's the gist of what the British Museum is looking for in a new hire. The institution is still reeling from a heist discovered there more than two years ago. Hundreds ...