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Translator alleges work on Chinese radical ‘plagiarised’ in British Museum show

Exclusive: Yilin Wang claims she did not receive any credit for translations of Qiu Jin’s work in the China’s Hidden Century exhibition

The Guardian - UK

China’s hidden century review: an ‘enthralling’ show at the British Museum

In 1796, when the sixth emperor acceded, the Qing presided over a third of the world’s population and one of the most prosperous empires in history. In 1912, the 11th and last emperor abdicated, aged 12, ending 2,000 years of dynastic rule, and paving the way for the modern Chinese…

The Week

A victory over BP, but at what cost to culture?

Letter: Melanie Winterbotham reflects on the loss of public access to knowledge and art when museums close due to lack of funding

The Guardian - UK

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China’s Hidden Century at the British Museum review: marvellous and messy, but then that’s history

Hidden from us, not them, this packed 100 years tells a complex story of profound and rapid change

Evening Standard

Chinese glories, last rites revised and hypermodern tapestry – the week in art

The cultural treasures of Qing China, fresh takes on funeral urns and a creative response to being doxed – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

Greek PM seeks 'innovative' solution to decades-old Parthenon Sculpture dispute with British Museum

Greece's prime minister says his government is exploring a “win-win” solution to one of the world’s most intractable cultural heritage disputes: The fate of the Parthenon Sculptures currently in the British Museum

The Independent UK

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk promises to personally accompany First Nations people to British Museum to recover artefacts

After passing a "watershed bill" to establish Indigenous truth-telling and healing, the premier promised to accompany First Nations people to the British Museum to reclaim stolen artefacts.

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Persian power, Pinochet protests and postwar punks and princes – the week in art

A new twist on Greece v Persia, the Pinochet dictatorship remembered through art, and a provocative mash-up of art history and modern life

The Guardian - UK

All the UK strike dates confirmed for April 2023

Teachers joining junior doctors, Passport Office staff and driving examiners in taking action this month

The Independent UK

All the UK strike dates confirmed for April 2023

Junior doctors joining teachers, Passport Office staff and driving examiners in taking action this month

The Independent UK

All the UK strike dates confirmed for April 2023

Junior doctors joining teachers, Passport Office staff and driving examiners in taking action this month

The Independent UK

All the UK strike dates confirmed for April 2023

Junior doctors joining teachers, Passport Office staff and driving examiners in taking action this month

The Independent UK

Smuggled Iranian carving worth £30m seized at airport by UK border patrol

The ancient treasure has been restored and will go on show at the British Museum before going back home

The Guardian - UK

Greece welcomes back ancient art amid pressure on British Museum

The restitution of Parthenon artefacts from the Vatican increases pressure on the British Museum to return marbles.

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There's no plan to change law stopping Elgin Marbles from returning to Greece, says PM

The 1963 British Museum Act stops the institution from giving away items in its collection. Rishi Sunak has said he has no intention of changing the law to allow the sculptures to be returned.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK PM Sunak Rules Out Law Change for Return of Parthenon Marbles

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ruled out changing a law which prohibits the British Museum handing the Parthenon marbles permanently back to Greece. Sunak said there are no plans to amend the legislation, which states the museum can only dispose of objects within its collection in limited circumstances. However, the…

The Guardian - UK

No plans to return Parthenon marbles to Greece, says Rishi Sunak

PM says British Museum collection is funded by taxpayers and protected by law

The New Daily

UK and Greece could cut a deal on Elgin Marbles

The return of the British Museum's Elgin Marbles to Greece is possible even if the two sides cannot come to an agreement

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Liverpool Echo

Treasure buried for 800 years found by man out metal detecting

The almost complete silver brooch is believed to date back to between 1200 and 1300

Evening Standard

Vatican returns Parthenon sculpture fragments to Greece, amid calls for UK to follow

A representative of the Greek Orthodox Church urged other countries to ‘imitate’ the ‘historic’ gesture

Evening Standard

Hundreds of cultural treasures seized from Ethiopia found in London

Plundered gems located in capital as debate goes on over their return

The Independent UK

Vatican, Greece ink deal for 'donation' of Parthenon Marbles

The Vatican and Greece are finalizing a deal for the return of three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon that have been in the collection of the Vatican Museums for two centuries

Bristol Post

Vital clue found near Bristol in hunt for Ethiopian treasure

The author of a tragic tale about an African Prince is looking for information on the miniature cross

The Independent UK

Johnson: Nothing will stop me reciting Roald Dahl

Boris Johnson took aim at attempts to rewrite Roald Dahl and the possibility of handing the Elgin Marbles back to Greece.

The Independent UK

Who is Napier Marten? Father who made emotional appeal for daughter missing with baby

Napier Marten sent a heartfelt plea to his daughter to hand herself in

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