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Hew Locke: what have we here?; Haegue Yang: Leap Year – review

In a show packed with treasures and tales of imperial theft, the Guyanese-British artist compels you to look twice – and rethink everything. And poetry in the every day, Korean-style

The Guardian - UK

Iron Age swords seized at Heathrow revealed to be glued together fakes

Discovery calls into question authenticity of ancient Iranian swords held by many museums, scientists say

The Independent UK

Hew Locke at the British Museum review: a dense but endlessly fascinating look at untold histories

The artist is after serious dialogue with the BM’s collection, not finger-wagging – and this is a show the institution absolutely should be doing

Evening Standard

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Hew Locke’s British Museum looting exposé: ‘inescapably, deeply shocking’

In a show full of beauty and horror, which even includes ‘Jamaica’s Elgin Marbles’, the artist places his own works alongside those plundered by Britain from long-destroyed peoples

The Guardian - UK

Echoes of empire, a million rabbit holes and a close look at a cave – the week in art

Hew Locke interrogates the British Museum, Rirkrit Tiravanija interacts with the tense US election and a ‘library cave’ spills its secrets – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

Arrests made at London pro-Palestine protests

Arrests have been made as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in central London ahead of the anniversary of the October 7…

The National (Scotland)

Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian protests in London

Police make 17 arrests at march that marks a year since the war in Gaza began

The Guardian - UK

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Police arrest 17 as thousands attend pro-Palestinian protest in London ahead of October 7 attacks anniversary

Three people were arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker, the Metropolitan Police said.

Evening Standard

Around 1,000 pro-Palestinian protesters gather in central London ahead of march

Activists convened in Bedford Square on Saturday morning ahead of a planned march to Russell Square amid a heavy police presence.

Evening Standard

‘They must be somewhere’: appeal for British oak to recreate Sutton Hoo ship

Charity makes appeal after struggling to source wood in UK and says it may be forced to look abroad

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - George Osborne: Does Rachel Reeves really care about London?

Then she needs to prove it in the Budget — here’s how I’d do it, says former Chancellor George Osborne

Evening Standard

Silk Roads at the British Museum review: conjures the romance of captivating ancient cities and civilisations

The sprawling and ambitious exhibition showcases more than 300 wonderful pieces from around the world

Evening Standard

Silk Roads review – mesmerising show turns world history upside down

Following China’s epic ancient trade routes through fabulous oases, desert palaces and burial mounds will radically change the way you feel about borders

The Guardian - UK

Babylonian Map of the World: The oldest known map of the ancient world

The ancient map offers a glimpse of how the Babylonians viewed the world thousands of years ago.

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Picasso the printmaker takes centre stage at British Museum

Big exhibition will reflect life and loves of artist, from his first professional print in 1904 to 1960s masterpieces

Evening Standard

Silk Roads at the British Museum: a first look at a route of staggering significance

This expansive exhibition is the kind of thing the British Museum is made for

The Guardian - UK

Victoria Siddall becomes National Portrait Gallery’s first female director

Former global director of Frieze says she is ‘thrilled’ to take up position left by Nicholas Cullinan

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Boy finds Roman-era gold military bracelet while walking dog in UK

The newfound bracelet was likely awarded for a feat of valor carried out during Rome's conquest of Britain.

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32 museums you should visit in your lifetime

From fine art to world history, we've rounded up the very best museums you should visit in your lifetime.

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4,000-Year-Old Babylonian Tablets Containing Evil Omens Finally Deciphered

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Mystery behind 4,000-year-old Babylonian tablets predicting doom solved

One ominous prediction says lunar eclipse in morning means ‘end of a dynasty’

LiveScience

'A king will die': 4,000-year-old lunar eclipse omen tablets finally deciphered

Tablets added to the British Museum's collection many decades ago have finally been deciphered.

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An artist has stolen a coin from the British Museum as part of a performance piece – but is the artwork ethical?

In June, the Brazilian artist Ilê Sartuzi removed a historical coin from its display case in the British Museum in London and deposited it in a donation box in the museum’s lobby. The footage of the performance piece, called Sleight of Hand, was shown as part of his graduate MFA…

The Guardian - UK

Mind-altering montage, Taylor Swift’s costume crawl and Constable goes west – the week in art

A major retrospective of Peter Kennard’s dissenting images, the V&A goes for Swifties and The Hay Wain arrives in Bristol – all in your weekly dispatch

The Independent UK

Brazilian art student swaps Civil War coin at British Museum in colonial artefacts protest

Ile Sartuzi says his work sparks a discussion about ‘theft and looting both from a neocolonial perspective’

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