The museum previously said it ‘cannot deviate from UK foreign policy’, but a freedom of information response reveals it holds ...

The British Museum could face legal action unless it abandons “covert and ideological” negotiations with Greece over the ...

On Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 September the British Motor Museum will host over 300 trucks at the Retro Truck Show. Modern and ...

Hartwig Fischer, the now-former director of the British Museum, is seen at the Green Vault in Dresden, Germany, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (Sebastian Kahnert/dpa via PA, file) ...

The British Museum has consistently defended its ownership of the marbles, which in any case it is not permitted to just give away: according to the British Museum Act of 1963, it cannot ...

British Museum to close on key day in summer – but it won’t say why - Exclusive: Speculation that the closure is related to French president Emmanuel Macron’s state visit as 18,000 visitors face disap ...

According to construction intelligence firm Barbour ABI, Bovis has secured the landmark project, which sits just yards from ...

In 2021, British Museum officials were alerted to a potential thief in their ranks. That year, Ittai Gradel, a Denmark-based dealer in ancient gems, contacted the august London institution with ...

The theft of 2,000 gems at the British Museum began 20 to 25 years ago, according to George Osborne, the chairman of the trustees. This shocking news was revealed yesterday to the House of Commons ...

The British Museum launched a public hotline on Tuesday asking for help to locate some 2,000 missing artefacts, revealing they were mostly ancient Greek and Roman gems and jewellery.

The British Museum opened its door to the public in 1759. In recent years hundreds of treasures that the institution held in storage have been appearing for sale on eBay.

The British Museum’s digital catalog already includes some 4.5 million items. Over the next five years, an additional 1.3 million items would be added to that total, Jones said.