You can’t visit museums in person during pandemic lockdowns, but you might not have to for one of the most prestigious institutions. The British Museum has made (via Motherboard) images of more than ...

The British Museum is trying to raise the last £100,000 it needs to buy a gold pendant worth £3.5m, linked to Henry VIII's ...

After a heist, the museum turns to records, persistence, and patience to recover its past.

Three years ago, the museum revealed that more than 1,500 items were missing from its Greek and Roman collections. Less than ...

The British Museum has launched a new scheme that will see it share artifacts in its collection with museums in former British colonies. Loans under the “new model” may last up to three years. They ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The British Museum today launches a major revamp of its online collection ...

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 ...

The British Museum has received a private collection of Chinese ceramics estimated at approximately £1 billion GBP ($1.27 billion USD) — the highest-value object gift in UK museum history. Donated by ...

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 museum will overhaul its record keeping, but its leaders said that millions of items still would not be individually documented. By Alex Marshall Two months after it announced the firing of a ...