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Over 200 historians and artists including William Dalrymple, Paloma Faith and Juliet Stevenson have denounced the British Museum’s decision to host an event for the Israeli embassy in May, and ...
The British Museum is understood to be the intended recipient of the tapestry, which at 224ft long can be safely displayed by only a few institutions.
A couple months ago I was at home when I saw a video was bout to premiere from Jahannah James, in this video she went hunting for ancient tech in the British museum and I vividly remember leaving ...
The Bayeux Tapestry, a large embroidery that chronicles the Norman Conquest of England, on display in Bayeux, France. It will be shown at the British Museum in London from September 2026 to July ...
The UK’s most popular tourist attraction, the British Museum in London, has suddenly announced it will close for the day on Wednesday 9 July. The decision comes at a time when London is thronged ...
The tapestry will arrive in the UK at the British Museum next year on loan from France. In return, the British Museum will loan the Sutton Hoo collection, the Lewis Chessmen and other items to France.
However, Macron said at the event—for which the British Museum was closed to the public—that France has historically been reluctant to loan the Tapestry.
With unprecedented access to the British Museum’s collection, Civilisations: Rise and Fall makes the case that museums are more relevant than ever: they are repositories of human memory, time ...
The Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the 1066 Norman invasion and Battle Of Hastings, is to return to England for the first time in more than 900 years. French president Emmanuel Macron confirmed the ...
The Bayeux Tapestry will go on show at the British Museum in London next year after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron of France agreed the historic loan. The display ...
A letter, exclusively obtained by Sky News, suggests legal action could be taken to prevent the UK government and British Museum from future negotiations for the return of the Elgin Marbles, also ...
The British Museum could face legal action unless it abandons “covert and ideological” negotiations with Greece over the Elgin Marbles, The Telegraph can reveal. Liz Truss, the former prime ...