The Latest Breaking News from the British Museum

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Museums often celebrate new acquisitions, especially something rare or historic. In April 2024, scientists from the Natural History Museum of Jamaica and The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus accepted a very rare and historic specimen: a 16-inch lizard called the Jamaican giant galliwasp (Celestus occiduus). It had previously…

The art gallery boss on the role of museums today, the politics of sponsorship and how Cornelia Parker influenced her decision-making