The British Museum's professional mousing staff answered to names like Black Jack and Poppet. | Nina Pearman/Moment/Getty Images Among the priceless artifacts and cultural treasures at the British ...

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 ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Martin Bailey of The Art Newspaper about thefts at the British Museum that led to the director's resignation. The director of the British Museum is out. Hartwig ...

The British Museum said it has found hundreds of missing and stolen objects, bringing the total number of recovered items to 626. The museum said up to 2,000 items had gone missing or were damaged ...

The British Museum has begun recovering some items that were taken from the prestigious institution and sold online, museum chair George Osborne said on Saturday. Osborne’s comments follow ...

The British Museum dismissed an employee after it found that gold jewelry, gems and glass dating back as far as the 15th century B.C. were missing from a storeroom. In a news release, the museum ...

By Alex Marshall Reporting from London A judge has ordered a former curator who the British Museum says stole hundreds of artifacts to return any gems or jewelry from the institution that are in ...