The designer, who regularly stages his shows under the museum's colonnade, argues that no other institution in the world ...

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

British Museum in £3.5m appeal to save Tudor Heart pendant linked to Henry VIII - The 24 carat gold artefact was discovered in a Warwickshire field by a metal detectorist in 2019.

The British Museum released its annual tally of archaeological items found by the public — and the newest list is record-setting, the museum said this week. Overall, 53,490 archaeological discoveries ...

Objects owned by the British Museum are hitting the road. In recent years, the London museum has quietly taken awe-inspiring artefacts into classrooms across England, giving students in primary ...

The purpose of Stonehenge's creation remains a mystery, as the culture at the time of its construction lacked a written language. The British Museum The purpose of Stonehenge, built some 4,500 years ...

The British Museum’s Object in Focus series has published The Asante Ewer that unpacks the history of a fascinating vessel ...

The British Museum has taken down a prominent bust of its founder, Hans Sloane, whose collection was built using money from his wife’s sugar plantation in Jamaica. The sculpture, by Michael Rysbrack, ...

Critics argue that moving the bust does little to address more commonly cited complaints, including the repatriation of looted artifacts and a need to diversify curatorial staff. Photo by Chris J.

The British Museum, embroiled in a high-profile theft scandal, is fending off restitution demands from several countries, with China most recently joining demands for the London institution to return ...

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 ...

CAIRO (AP) — The debate over who owns ancient artifacts has been an increasing challenge to museums across Europe and America, and the spotlight has fallen on the most visited piece in the British ...