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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’

The Independent UK

'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.

LiveScience

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…

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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 Guardian - 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’

The Independent UK

Chinese artefacts in repatriation row were ‘given willingly’ to British Museum

Amid calls to return antiquities, historian finds documents that reveal many were not result of imperial plunder

The Guardian - UK

Bloomsbury set for £400 million facelift

Plans are afoot to burnish the appeal of the neighbourhood that is home to the British Museum

Evening Standard

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New British Museum boss opens door to Parthenon marbles return with ‘lending library’ model

‘I would hope that some form of partnership is possible,’ Nicholas Cullinan said

The Independent UK

Ronald Moody: Sculpting Life; Igshaan Adams: Weerhoud; Bharti Kher: Alchemies – review

A long-awaited retrospective of the Jamaican-born sculptor Ronald Moody exudes humanity; South Africa’s Igshaan Adams is a weaver of dreams; and surrealism meets Asian tradition in the giant goddesses of Bharti Kher

The Guardian - UK

‘A live issue’: Hew Locke’s new work referencing slavery displayed in London

British-Guyanese sculptor’s collage to be unveiled at British Academy with British Museum show in October

The Guardian - UK

Charge overseas visitors £20 entry to British Museum, says former director

Sir Mark Jones added that British taxpayers should still visit for free

The Independent UK

Former British Museum director wants to charge tourists £20 entry and share Elgin marbles with Greece

Sir Mark Jones thinks tourists should also pay to enter National Gallery and Science Museum

Evening Standard

‘Culture embarrasses them’: how 14 years of Tory fiascos strangled arts in the UK

They came to power promising ‘a golden age for the arts’. Now, 12 disastrous culture secretaries later, they leave it in tatters. What a stunning missed opportunity to capitalise on an asset that was the envy of the world

The Guardian - UK

Plaid Cymru makes election call for the return of Welsh artefacts held in England

I was not surprised to see Plaid Cymru address culture and heritage as a core manifesto issue in the election. As the party of Wales with an aspiration for greater devolution, Plaid recognises the role of cultural institutions in building identity and pride, as seen in its manifesto calls for…

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The Guardian - UK

Sir John Boardman obituary

Archaeologist who became a leading authority on the history of Greek art, with a particular interest in gems and finger rings

The Guardian - AU

Pyramid scheme: the Pharaoh show comes to the National Gallery of Victoria

After eight years of discussion the British Museum’s biggest international show is the largest Egyptian exhibition yet staged in Australia

The Conversation

Pharaoh at the NGV is the greatest exhibition of ancient Egyptian art ever seen in Australia

There have been many exhibitions of ancient Egyptian art held in Australia. Pharaoh, at the National Gallery of Victoria, is outstanding for its scope, scale and presentation.

Evening Standard

The best exhibitions in London this summer, from Barbie to Vincent van Gogh

From rare works from Renaissance masters, to photography series celebrating play, the city is packed with dazzling art shows

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Rare artefacts on display for largest pharaohs showcase

An exclusive ancient Egyptian exhibition focusing on pharaohs' lives and the people that served them will display rarely seen artefacts from the British Museum.

The Guardian - UK

Silk Road leads from Uzbekistan to London for landmark exhibition

British Museum will host treasures from Samarkand in a bid to dispel cliches of camels, spices and bazaars

The Guardian - UK

To see work by many black artists, go to the V&A

Letters: Rosemary Haworth-Booth on how she started acquiring works in the late 1980s, when other galleries failed to take an interest

The Guardian - UK

Turkey rejects claim Lord Elgin had permission to take Parthenon marbles

Official says no sign of permit in Ottoman archives, in blow to British Museum, which defends legal right to statuary

The Conversation

Five mysterious ancient artefacts that still puzzle archaeologists

Archaeologists are often described as “stumped” or “baffled” by their discoveries. But, in reality, specialists have a good grasp of what most historical objects were created for. But there are a few exceptions to this rule.

The Independent UK

Greece is buoyed by a Turkish official's comments about Parthenon sculptures taken by Britain

Greece’s culture minister says the comments made by a Turkish official at a UNESCO meeting last week, casting doubt on the existence of proof long cited by Britain that it had legally acquired the Parthenon Marbles, have bolstered Athens' stand in the dispute

Evening Standard

British Museum faces potential £1 million bill over missing treasures

The final bill will be published in the museum’s accounts.

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