London museums come alive after dark

London is a city that never sleeps, and its museums are no exception. While daytime visitors often jockey for space in ...

The Must-Visit Museums in London

There’s s Tate and a Tate Modern? A National Gallery and a National Portrait Gallery? Here’s how to make heads and tails of ...
The Art Newspaper

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 ...

Museums after dark: London’s historic halls get a new lease on life

Faced with economic headwinds and changing visitor habits, London’s museums are reinventing themselves for new — and paying — audiences.
Secret London

The British Museum’s Hidden Reading Room Is Open To The Public — It Was Once A Sanctuary For Great Thinkers Including Karl Marx, Oscar Wilde and Virginia Woolf

You can visit the Reading Room, located in the heart of the British Museum for free. Here's everything you need to know.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

The Mystery Waterloo Soldier Depicted in a Painting at London’s National Army Museum Has Been Identified

Historians at London’s National Army Museum have determined the identity of a 19th-century Black soldier whose portrait was ...

The showcase of Indian idols at The British Museum should provoke dialogue about cultural loot

Explore the complexities of Indian idols' display abroad, highlighting cultural dispossession and the need for restitution ...

British Fashion Has Always Been About More Than Just Looks

The British Museum Ball represents London’s latest attempt to leverage fashion to elevate the nation’s status.
Opinion

The British Museum’s answer to the Met Gala is just what London needs

The glamorous fundraiser has long been a linchpin in the New York social calendar. Joy Lo Dico – who knows what’s what when it comes to society parties – explains how the museum’s first ball will do w ...