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It helped decipher hieroglyphics, and now Egyptians want it back from the British Museum.

Frontier Voices aims to explore what Hadrian's Wall means to those who live close to it

Famous artworks are not safe from activists in run up to Christmas as group prepare to ‘escalate’ efforts

Thousands of Egyptians have demanded the return of the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum.

The debate over who owns ancient artifacts has been an increasing challenge to museums across Europe and America, and the spotlight has fallen on the most visited piece in the British Museum: The Rosetta Stone. The inscriptions on the dark grey granite slab became the seminal breakthrough in deciphering ancient…

“There are some in Douglas that feel neglected.”

Thousands of Egyptians are demanding that the British Museum return the Rosetta Stone

The nushu system, still practised in China, reveals a long history of women’s frustrations and the solace this art provides

This year's Moran Prize received more than 700 entries and left the judges divided on the top 30 finalists.

A portrait of former Liberal prime minister Tony Abbott, by artist Johannes Leak, has been unveiled at Parliament House in Canberra.

Victorian artist Graeme Drendel's modest painting of fellow artist and finalist Lewis Miller has won the lucrative Doug Moran National Portrait Prize.