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British Museum staff member stole over 300 pieces of art before being caught red-handed

Former employee smuggled out and sold hundreds of prints during the early 1990s, new book reveals

The Independent UK

‘The Donald Trump of ancient Egypt’: Ramses II’s ego is on full display in new exhibition

An exhibition of 3,000-year-old artefacts at Battersea power station gives Egypt’s most ambitious, self-aggrandising pharaoh a chance to emerge from Tutankhamun’s shadow

The Guardian - UK

British Museum announces ticket sales details for Bayeux Tapestry exhibition: ‘A truly once-in-a-lifetime experience’

It could become one of the museum's most popular attractions ever

The Independent UK

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British Museum offers ‘once-in-a-lifetime experience’ to see Bayeux Tapestry

Tickets to see the tapestry at London’s British Museum will first be available for entry on dates between September and December.

Evening Standard

Relooted: the South African video game where players take back artefacts from western museums

Creators say they’re offering Africans a ‘hopeful, utopian feeling’ of retrieving objects looted by colonial armies

The Guardian - UK

Heart-shaped locket discovery offers rare glimpse into Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon’s marriage

Henry VIII is not remembered as a loving husband. Any English schoolchild can recount the unpleasant fates of most of his six wives with the rhyme: “Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.” But though the end of his relationships are famous, less is known about Henry in love.

The Conversation

Royally-Inspired Heart Necklaces are Having a Moment Right Now

“Historically, heart-shaped jewellery has always carried significance beyond romance.”

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British Museum raises £3.5m to save heart pendant linked to Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon

The 24-carat artefact was found by a metal detectorist in a Midlands field

The Independent UK

British Museum raises £3.5m in four months to save pendant linked to Henry VIII

The London museum launched an appeal in October to save the Tudor Heart.

The Independent UK

British Museum raises £3.5million to save Henry VIII-linked pendant found by metal detectorist in field

The London museum launched has raised £3.5million in just four month to save the Tudor Heart

Evening Standard

British Museum successfully raises millions to save Henry VIII marriage artefact

Success of the campaign shows the power of history to spark the imagination, says museum director

The Independent UK

Indie game Relooted shows how Unreal Blueprints can empower artists

Nyamakop's Ben Myres shares how Epic's tech helped make its upcoming Africanfuturism heist game.

Creative Bloq

‘A crime against our heritage’: French fury over moving the Bayeux Tapestry

Art experts and local officials in France are horrified that the 1,000-year-old tapestry is being moved across the Channel

The Independent UK

I can’t ignore the irony of the British Museum’s AI scandal

How did this get approved?

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Evening Standard

Samurai at the British Museum: A triumph of style, sophistication and sword porn

4/5 Samurai is a blockbuster show which shows the intellectual, refined side of the Samurai, as well as their flair for decapitations

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s about hurling yourself into the unknown’: Charmaine Watkiss on turning a UK museum upside down

The artist’s work resurfaces skills and knowledge that colonialism buried. She explains how her drawings and sculpture weave botanical illustration and traditional craft to engage with generational trauma

Evening Standard

Row breaks out over planned British Museum security blocks 'like a wine bar'

The landmark Bloomsbury museum wants to replace its controversial anti-terrorism marquees with two new temporary blocks

Euronews

Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Samurais, home invasion horrors and funny art - here's what to look out for in Europe this week.

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Evening Standard

Bayeux Tapestry’s proposed move to London ‘could be derailed by potholes’

French conservationists warn 1,000-year-old artwork could be damaged by vibrations on road journey to London

The Independent UK

Bayeux tapestry move ‘at risk’ due to UK potholes

Experts have warned vibrations caused by poor road conditions could risk ripping the fragile cloth during its journey

Evening Standard

Uber reveals London's most requested destinations as Scottish cities top UK's nightlife hotspots

London came third on Uber’s list of the top UK nightlife destinations, behind Edinburgh and Glasgow

The Guardian - UK

King Harold coins from 1066 and Roman artefacts top 2024 treasure finds

British Museum hails record-breaking year for archaeological discoveries – thanks largely to metal detectorists

The Independent UK

Boom in metal detectorists sees record-breaking number of treasure discovered

Britain saw a record number of archaeological discoveries and treasure finds in 2024, largely attributed to the contributions of metal detectorists.

Euronews

Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Erotic ceramics in Brussels, a groundbreaking new exhibition on Hawai'i at London's British Museum, and a rabid monkey on the loose in 'Primate' - here are this week's cultural highlights from across Europe.

The Independent UK

‘Extremely fragile’ Bayeux Tapestry at risk from British Museum ‘vanity project’, expert says

Criticism comes after artist David Hockney described moving the 900-year-old treasure as ‘madness’

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