The British Museum reveals a fascinating collection of ancient artifacts that push the boundaries of historical understanding ...

"We are very aware of the strong feelings held, and respect people's rights to express their views. We can all agree that the ...

Current and former employees have expressed shock that the museum hosted the event—which marks a day associated with the mass ...

Academic point-scoring over long-dead excavators turns a potentially grand narrative into a series of inside-baseball ...

The exhibition traces how religious imagery took hold in South Asia and beyond through serpent spirits and wide-hipped ...

The museum says that a recently dismissed contractor was was able to get back into the building and shut down several systems chrisdorney via Adobe Stock The British Museum is once again ...

The British Museum, the country’s most popular tourist attraction, was partially closed to the public on Saturday after an employee who had been fired broke in and shut down computer systems ...

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 ...

Fifteen years later, he sold them to the British Museum, where they have remained ever since. The Greek government has long argued they were illegally taken, and has stated they should be ...