There’s plenty to look forward to for exhibition-goers in 2026, with several prominent shows celebrating well-established, ...
Three years ago, the museum revealed that more than 1,500 items were missing from its Greek and Roman collections. Less than ...
“You make up your own mind what to think.” Hew Locke’s voice arrives like a whisper out of nowhere, emanating from speakers suspended throughout his new show at the British Museum in London. The ...
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When the Bayeaux Tapestry Makes Its Historic Return to England, the British Government Will Insure It for More Than $1 Billion
The famed Bayeux Tapestry is returning to England in 2026 for the first time in more than 900 years. When the embroidered ...
The UK Treasury will insure the Bayeux Tapestry for an estimated £800m when it goes on show at the British Museum (BM) next ...
In March 1958, British television viewers were treated to a museal experiment. For the second episode of his new series, Is Art Necessary?, Kenneth Clark, then chair of the Arts Council, took Henry ...
Our capital is full of interesting sights and objects, finds Charlotte Mullins in the latest instalment of her list of fifty ...
The British Museum had to close some of its doors to visitors Friday, after a former employee allegedly succeeded in shutting down elements of its IT system. The BBC reports that the museum’s ...
The British Museum hosts its inaugural fundraising ball on Saturday, a glitzy event that has been touted by many observers as London's answer to New York's Met Gala. The museum, which boasts one of ...
As public purse strings tighten, major U.K. museums are racing to outdo each other with ever more splashy fundraising schemes. The British Museum is the latest to turn heads this week with the ...
The circle at Stonehenge, in England, was raised around the same time, 2,500 B.C., as the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. Its alignment suggests that it was almost certainly a solar ...
Four female fashion models, who are wearing some pieces from Mary Quant's new autumn/winter collection, London, May 1975 Four female fashion models, who are wearing some pieces from Mary Quant's new ...
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