The British Museum has come under pressure after it sacked a member of staff over around 2,000 treasures reported "missing, stolen or damaged". The discovery at the museum, one of the nation's ...

File picture of ancient glass vessels damaged during the 2020 Beirut port explosion, and displayed at the British Museum in London News that artefacts were stolen from the British Museum has led ...

See all the objects from the Radio 4 series A History of the World in 100 Objects. Click on any link to find out more about an object, zoom in on the image and listen again or download the programme.

Sitting inside a grand office at the British Museum, with a bright green scarf draped over his slim black suit, Hew Locke, the 64-year-old British artist, is casting his mind back to the first ...

This is expected in a later phase of the museum’s ongoing regeneration masterplan. The shortlisted teams have been asked to develop ‘high-quality, flexible and sustainable proposals, with a clear ...

Locke, who over a 30-year career has explored the cultural baggage of Britain’s colonial history, here turns curator, to delve into the British Museum’s collections and unearth stories that ...

Dalrymple takes issue with what he describes as a lack of any real consideration of India in the British Museum’s representation. “I understand if you’re doing an exhibition that you want ...

The British Museum is both an architectural beauty and a trove of some of the world's most noted antiquities. In fact, many travelers say it's the best museum in all of London. What's more ...

Simply sign up to the Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In Silk Roads, the British Museum’s epic journey of a show, a sumptuous 7th-century wall painting portrays a courtly ...

Fun for all the family whatever the weather! Explore the largest collection of historic British cars. Take a walk down the 'Time Road' and discover how both motoring and family life has changed ...