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The British Museum Is Said to Be Reaching a Deal With Greece on the Parthenon Marbles. But the U.K. Warns It Can’t Break Up Its Collection

The UK government has today warned the British Museum in London that it is legally forbidden to break up its collection, according to the Agence France Presse. The news comes just days after it was ...
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British Museum’s Forecourt Redesign Plans Slammed by Conservation Groups

Historical conservation societies have decried the British Museum ‘s plans to overhaul its front courtyard. The new design—intended to make entry into the museum more efficient—would introduce two ...
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Bayeux Tapestry to go on show at the British Museum as it returns to England for first time in 900 years

The Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the 1066 Norman invasion and Battle Of Hastings, is to return to England for the first time in more than 900 years. French president Emmanuel Macron confirmed the ...
Hawai‘i Public Radio

Students with Hawaiʻi ties lend a hand to British Museum exhibit

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

British Museum moves bust of founder who had links to slavery

The British Museum, home to some of the world’s most treasured historic artifacts, has moved the bust of its founder from a display pedestal because of his links to slavery. The sculpture of Hans ...
Hyperallergic

Hew Locke Probes the British Museum’s History

LONDON — It is one thing to commission surveys into an art institution’s links to colonialism or slavery. Repatriation and recognition of cultural objects obtained by nefarious means remain urgent ...
CBS News

The British Museum fires employee for suspected theft of ancient treasures

The British Museum, home to the largest collection of artifacts in the world, has fired a staff member on suspicion of stealing and damaging items including gold, gems and centuries-old glass. Items ...
Wall Street Journal

The British Museum Holds the Line on Its Imperial Loot

LONDON—In a small windowless room in the basement of the British Museum sit some of the holiest relics of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church: 11 small wooden plaques called Tabots that are considered by ...
Forbes

Why London’s British Museum Remains A Must-See Despite Controversies

A cultural powerhouse or a celebration of stolen artifacts from colonial times? The British Museum is a fascinating window into global culture—despite the problematic origins of many exhibits. ByDavid ...
Forbes

London’s New Gala: British Museum Hosts An Inaugural Fundraising Ball

The inaugural British Museum Ball was held on 18 October 2025 with guests including leading creatives, collectors, politicians and cultural visionaries such as Sir Mick Jagger, Janet Jackson and James ...
The New Yorker

The British Museum’s Blockbuster Scandals

Charles Townley, one of Britain’s first great collectors of antiquities, was born in Lancashire in 1737. A distaff descendant of the aristocratic Howard family, he was educated mostly in France—a ...