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British Museum heritage initiative helps discover remains of lost palace in Iraq

Director of the British Museum said the discovery holds ‘enormous potential’ for our understanding of the Sumerian civilisation.

The Independent UK

Golden mummies and a brand new gallery wing as the Manchester Museum re-opens after two years and £15m refurb

The iconic Manchester Road space has been closed since 2021

Manchester Evening News

Museum: London, Athens could share Parthenon Marbles in deal

The chair of the British Museum says the U.K. and Greece are working on a deal that would see his institution's Parthenon Marbles displayed in both London and Athens

The Independent UK

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Debate: Sorry, British Museum, a loan of the Parthenon Marbles is not a repatriation

In the last few weeks, we have been regularly reminded that secret talks have been taking place between the Greek government and the British Museum over the return of the Parthenon marbles to Greece. As soon the discussions became public knowledge, a wave of optimism swept the media, culminating in…

The Conversation

When are British Museum workers striking and will it affect my visit?

Visiting the British Museum during the half-term week will require pre-booked tickets

Evening Standard

University staff and civil servants stage fresh strikes over pay and conditions

Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show 843,000 working days were lost to labour disputes in December 2022.

The Independent UK

Thousands of university staff and civil servants to begin three day strike

The University and College Union will reballot members to allow staff to take further industrial action through the rest of the academic year

The Independent UK

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University staff and civil servants to strike

The University and College Union will reballot members to allow staff to take further industrial action through the rest of the academic year.

The Independent UK

Greece approves disputed museum law seen as antiquity 'export' plan

Athens (AFP) - Greece's parliament on Monday approved a new law enabling the exhibition of rare antiquities outside the country, with archaeologists warning it could lead to the long-term "export" of rare items.

AFP

Losing its marbles? Pressure mounts on British Museum to return Parthenon frieze

It's one of the oldest symbols of democracy. The 2,500-year-old Parthenon in the Greek capital Athens attracts around 7.2 million vistors annually. But for more than two centuries, the site has been missing some of its marble sculptures. They were taken by the British ambassador in the 1800s, then sold…

France 24

Don’t give away colonial treasures, ‘share’ them, says V&A’s Tristram Hunt

Hunt calls for a ‘programme of cultural partnerships’ with former colonies

Evening Standard

100,000 civil servants to join one-day strike action on budget day

PCS Union plan represents significant escalation in a long-running dispute over pay, pension and job security demands

The Guardian - UK

Half–bull, half-truth… How English archaeologist claimed credit for discovering home of the minotaur

Oxford museum aims to ‘set the record straight’ about the discovery of Knossos Palace in Crete

The Guardian - UK

Amateur detectorists 'can't believe it' as medieval coins haul declared £150k treasure

An 'extremely rare' collection of coins discovered by amateur detectorists in Buckinghamshire have been officially declared as treasure worth a whopping £150,000

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The Guardian - UK

Metal detectorist unearths Tudor gold pendant linked to Henry VIII in Warwickshire

Cafe owner Charlie Clarke ‘shrieked like schoolgirl’ when he turned up pristine necklace bearing initials of Henry and Katherine of Aragon

The Independent UK

Does a metal detectorist’s mystery discovery reveal Henry VIII’s soft side?

The jewellery shows the initials and symbols of Henry VIII and his first wife Katherine of Aragon – but it’s not yet known whether it originally belonged to the king or to Katherine

Evening Standard

What a find! Gold necklace to mark (first) wedding of Henry VIII

Treasure including 16th century gold neclace found by detectorists is going on show in museums

Salon

Egyptians viewed oral sex as holy

Artifacts from ancient Egyptian culture reveal a culture that was far less puritanical about oral sex than we are

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Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak must fight hard to stop a Labour win looking inevitable

Yesterday the Prime Minister and his Cabinet gathered at Chequers for a spot of truth-telling by Isaac Levido, their elections guru. There was to be no “sugarcoating” during Levido’s election strategy briefing, we were told. The presence at the large shiny mahogany table of the Conservatives’ embattled chairman Nadhim Zahawi…

The Guardian - UK

BP sponsorship of Royal Opera House ends after 33 years

Move leaves British Museum and Science Museum isolated as arts institutions with fossil fuel sponsors

The Independent UK

Revealed: London’s long-lost medieval palace recreated after 500 years

Medieval art investigator, Amanda Luyster, has managed to digitally reassemble most of a mosaic pavement design, originally created for use in the palace

The Guardian - UK

Britain treasures the Parthenon marbles, but consider this: returned to Greece, could they be more valuable?

Politicians fear that handing back disputed items would asset-strip the British soul. The truth is, it might enrich us, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

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

Evening Standard

I’m sorry, dear Greeks, but the Elgin Marbles simply must stay here

Yesterday I made my way in the crisp morning sunshine to the British Museum to gaze at the utter magnificence of the Elgin Marbles, the future of which have become a thorny topic again. In December we heard it was likely they were returning to Greece, this week they are…

The Guardian - UK

Artist asks British Museum to return Assyrian treasure to Iraq in swap

Sculptor Michael Rakowitz says he will give his fourth-plinth bull to Tate Modern if Iraq can share custody

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