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 ...

The British Museum said on Wednesday it would receive 1,700 pieces of world-renowned Chinese ceramics worth around 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion), in the largest donation in its nearly 300-year ...

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 ...

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.

The fundraising campaign"captured the public's imagination with the untold love story the Tudor Heart tells between Henry and Katherine," the museum said The British Museum The British Museum ...

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, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The British Museum said on Wednesday it would receive 1,700 pieces of world-renowned Chinese ceramics worth around 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion), in the largest donation ...

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 ...

A petition to reinstate the term has already garnered 6,800 signatures. Bust of Pharaoh Ramesses II, Ramesses the Great, part of the Egyptian collection of statues and artifacts at the British Museum ...

LONDON — The British Museum made history this weekend with its first annual fundraising ball, and the glamour in the Great Court almost matched the grandeur of the ancient jewels, Egyptian sarcophagi ...