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Museums defend BP sponsorship despite backlash against cuts to climate change funding

The British Museum’s relationship with BP was decried as ‘untenable’ and ‘indefensible’

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025

Museums defend BP sponsorship after firm abandons climate targets

British Museum and Science Museum said BP’s decision to grow fossil fuel investment would not alter relationship

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025

Amateur Detectorists Unearth Historical Treasures In England

Discover how amateur history hunters in England unearth rare artifacts, including a Viking coin and ancient jewelry, shedding light on the country's rich past.

Top News · Feb 11, 2025

The Great Wave: why has this become the defining image of our era?

Almost two centuries after its creation, Hokusai’s print is more popular than ever, featuring on everything from nail art to Lego to socks. What is its appeal?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2025

‘The ghosts are everywhere’: can the British Museum survive its omni-crisis?

Beset by colonial controversy, difficult finances and the discovery of a thief on the inside, Britain’s most visited museum is in deep trouble. Can it restore its reputation?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025

Where tourists seldom tread, part 14: three English towns form the unlikely end of the Silk Road

If you can’t make it to Samarkand or Xian, visit Jarrow, Lichfield or Southend at the other end of the historic trading route

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2025

Pirates invade Falmouth, camels trek London and Aus goes gaga for Kusama – the week in art

Yayoi lands in Melbourne, the Silk Road runs through the British Museum and corsairs real and fictional dock in Cornwall – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2024

The best art and architecture of 2024

Our critics’ highlights include magnificently rough portraits by the late Frank Auerbach, Caravaggio’s final painting and a 1930s silo reborn as a museum of modern art

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024

Nicholas Cullinan's guide to London: Korean fried chicken, karaoke and The River Café

The British Museum boss on his favourite karaoke spot, nights out with Courtney Love and the Miuccia Prada line he lives by

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024

Deal on Elgin Marbles ‘still some distance’ away, says George Osborne

British Museum chairman Mr Osborne said Sir Keir Starmer’s Government had contributed to a warmer spirit of negotiations with Greece.

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024