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British Museum fundraising gala: Why is it called the Pink Ball?

The event is set to attracts some of the biggest celebs in the UK and beyond

Evening Standard

The Pink Ball: which celebs are attending the British Museum’s ultra-glam fundraising gala?

The gala boasts an impressive organisation committee, with names like Naomi Campbell, Stephen Fry and Idris Elba

Evening Standard

The Pink Ball: what to know about the society event of the year

Boasting a glittering guest list and an all-pink colour scheme, it’s set to be a night to remember

Evening Standard

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Champagne, celebs and artefacts: British Museum hosts first lavish ‘pink ball’ fundraiser

£2,000-a-ticket event, where 800 guests will hobnob among world’s treasures, could herald new reality in desperate arts funding climate

The Guardian - UK

Sheila Canby obituary

American art historian and museum curator with a special focus on Iran and the Islamic world

The Guardian - UK

British Museum in £3.5m appeal to save Tudor Heart pendant linked to Henry VIII

The 24 carat gold artefact was discovered in a Warwickshire field by a metal detectorist in 2019.

Evening Standard

Nordic Noir review – one severed horse’s head is just not nearly enough noir

While some prints are suitably nasty, these mostly so-so drawings feel more like something you’d see in Ikea. Who thought they were worthy of purchase for the nation?

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Inside the 'British Met Gala': What It Is, Who's Invited, Where It's Held and Why It Matters

British Museum to host an exclusive fundraising ball on 18 October 2025, aiming to match the scale of the Met Gala.

International Business Times UK

Science history: Rosetta stone is deciphered, opening a window into ancient Egyptian civilization — Sept. 27, 1822

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, using the Rosetta stone. This ushered in a new craze for Egyptology and helped us understand one of the world's longest-running civilizations.

LiveScience

British Museum to hold inaugural fundraising ball with ‘Met Gala ambition’

The invite-only event will look to ‘celebrate London’s status as one of the world’s leading cultural capitals’.

Evening Standard

Macron’s office plays down fears over Bayeux Tapestry loan to London

Moving the Bayeux Tapestry to London may be a triumph of diplomacy, but some experts warn it could prove a nightmare for conservationists – prompting the Elysée Palace to insist the challenge is far from impossible.

Radio France Internationale

Bayeux Tapestry ‘begins secret journey to the UK from France’ after delay due to strikes

The temporary transfer of the eleventh century work has sparked outrage in France

The Independent UK

Rest assured, the Bayeux tapestry will be transported here safely

Letters: British Museum director Nicholas Cullinan describes the intricate planning that has been taking place. But Mark Vaughan thinks an animated display would be better

The Guardian - UK

Why the Norman conquest still has a powerful hold over British culture and politics

Britain appears to be a nation on the verge of Norman-conquest mania. In July, the prime minister and the French president announced that the Bayeux tapestry – the epic 11th-century embroidery that depicts the 1066 conquest of England – would be loaned to the British Museum in 2026-27.

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Bath’s Holburne museum to unveil ‘art chamber’ of Renaissance masterpieces

Museum’s basement becomes £2m ‘kunstkammer’ full of Schroder family’s exquisite silverware, paintings, bronzes and ceramics

Evening Standard

Bayeux Tapestry loan labelled ‘heritage crime’ amid damage concerns

It is part of a cultural exchange announced by French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer when they met in July.

The Independent UK

Bayeux Tapestry: Thousands rally against ‘catastrophic’ move of 1,000-year-old relic from France to London

More than 64,000 people have signed a petition calling on Emmanuel Macron to revoke the loan of a 1,000-year-old tapestry to London

The Guardian - UK

‘La tapisserie, c’est moi’: Macron accused of putting politics first in Bayeux tapestry loan

Organiser of petition says French president ignoring expert advice that artefact too fragile to be transported to UK

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Markus Thesleff's guide to London: Lita, the Langham and Tomatini at La Petite Maison

The restaurateur shares where he had his best meal of the year, plus his most iconic Londoner, and where he finds calm in the city

Radio France Internationale

Bayeux leave? 45,000 sign petition to halt tapestry's loan to British Museum

A French petition opposing the planned loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum has drawn nearly 45,000 signatures since its launch on 13 July, amid warnings the 11th‑century work is too fragile to move.

The Independent UK

Why thousands are trying to stop France’s Bayeux Tapestry loan

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French petition to block Bayeux tapestry's loan to UK gains 40,000 signatures

A petition to stop the Bayeux tapestry being loaned by France to the British Museum has attracted more than 40,000 signatures

The Independent UK

More than 40,000 sign petition to block Bayeux Tapestry’s loan to Britain

Many are concerned that the movement could damage the fragile Medieval relic

Euronews

The Bayeux Tapestry is coming to London – but how do you transport a 900-year-old embroidery?

The Bayeux Tapestry will travel to London in 2026 for a blockbuster show at the British Museum. Behind the scenes, experts are navigating the logistics.

The Independent UK

James Norton reveals what he told President Macron about 1066 drama

Norton, 40, is the star of King & Conqueror, which is released on August 24

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