The Latest Breaking News from the British Museum

Which human remains are held in UK museums – and where?

Institutions including the Natural History Museum and Cambridge University hold more than 263,000 human remains, Guardian investigation finds

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7

QPR’s Jonathan Varane: ‘Football is a big part of my life, but it’s not everything’

Martinique midfielder tells Ed Aarons that he tapped into history while frustrated by injury, but now hopes he can help a young side to rediscover promising form

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5

How a brazen thief stole 300 pieces of art from the British Museum

IN FULL

The Independent UK · Mar 3

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 · Feb 21

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 · Feb 18

Royally-Inspired Heart Necklaces are Having a Moment Right Now

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

Marie Claire · Feb 11

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 · Feb 10

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 · Feb 10

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 · Feb 10

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 · Feb 10