The Latest Breaking News from the British Museum

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

Other lives: Head of volunteering at the British Museum who helped to bring new life to its public involvement programmes

Some of the items - including an amethyst gem depicting a cupid - made their way onto eBay

Pride is back in June and London will play host to a festival of events. Poppy James has the low-down

Archaeologists and amateurs armed with metal detectors have discovered previous hoards from centuries past.

The British Museum has recovered 268 more missing objects following thefts at the institution.

Museum chair George Osborne hails ‘remarkable result’ as recovery effort continues with leads on another 100

Every Sunday I take the Tube to my office in Leicester Square, exit via the Big Issue seller on Charing Cross Road, dive right into the square, where it’s so jam-packed with people eating take-out I can’t see the queue for Magic Mike or the busker standing at a mic,…