From the stone that unlocked hieroglyphics to towering statues and eerie mummies, the British Museum’s Ancient Egypt collection is a must-see for history lovers. ByDavid Nikel, Senior Contributor.

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 ...

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 ...

After many centuries, the Bayeux Tapestry is returning to Britain in 2026. But as the loan draws closer, new information ...

A piece of Roman jewelry, worth $60,000, was found listed for $48 on eBay. Ollie Croker, Project Curator, and Sara Aly, Art Market Expert, from the British Museum's Recovery Program. Photo: Sara Aly.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. British museum board members It was with surprisingly little fanfare that Apple guru Jony Ive was appointed to the board of the ...

The Sir Percival David Foundation will permanently donate its £1 billion ($1.27 billion) Chinese ceramics collection to the British Museum, following regulatory approval to amend its governing ...

Hew Locke visits the British Museum in preparation for his exhibition. Richard Cannon “What have we here?” is the fruit of two years of Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke’s research at the British ...

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 ...

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 ...