The two internationally important chairs have been acquired for the reopening of the institution's Founder’s Galleries
Archaeologists are "blown away" by the levels of preservation of the finds at Holborn Viaduct, which also include five oak coffins, a decorated lamp, a glass vial, and jet and amber beads
The 20th-century displays in the London institution’s Rooms Through Time galleries are being overhauled to reflect the diverse communities of Hoxton, the historic core of east London and one of the UK’s most gentrified areas
A major €90m upgrade of the hallowed Long Room—and its 200,000 books—begins at the end of the year, while its famous Book of Kells gets an immersive makeover
From gold coins to ivory carvings, many pieces were found by amateur metal detectorists, according to latest report by British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme
Michael Healy’s reclusiveness belied his trailblazing role in Ireland's most prestigious studio of its kind
Restored to its former glory, the 200kg automaton is now on show at the Buckingham mansion
The conservation of St John’s College has uncovered hidden paintings, underfloor fire escapes and an intriguing signature
The latest edition of the popular event includes work by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and Ai Weiwei
The newly conserved portrait of Derich Born will star in the Queen's Gallery show on the northern Renaissance artist
The author’s voluminous letters to her sister Cassandra reveal her fashion tastes and thrifty skills
New show will examine the political and economic conditions that shaped the family’s fortunes
The Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft is displaying an exhibition that pays homage to the unsung influence and secret history of Hilary Bourne and Barbara Allen
Travellers' Rest stones were installed between Liverpool and Manchester for travel-weary Irish labourers
A new scientific method has been used by archaeologists to determine the sex of the skeletal remains found on the Isles of Scilly
The sumptuous home and studio of painter Frederic Leighton has been made more welcoming with a £9.6m redevelopment
Conservation charity Landmark Trust plans to transform derelict building into unique four-bedroom house, due to open in 2025
An entertaining study of the seductive legends of England’s past, from the eighth century to the present day
The revealing handwritten memoirs of Caroline Herschel, the first woman to receive payment from King George III for her interstellar discoveries, has been acquired by the museum that was once her home
The large piece of oak is around 6,000 years old–2,000 years older than Stonehenge
Caroline of Brunswick, "an injured princess" famously acquitted of treasonous adultery, was refused admission to George IV's crowning in Westminster Abbey
Exhibits include a cloth said to have been worn by the saint, masterpieces by Botticelli and Zurbarán, and a new Richard Long commission
Pioneering research by a National Museums of Scotland curator finds statue reflects a village of eminent tomb-makers
The new venue, in Shoreditch, will reveal the archaeological remains of the Curtain Playhouse for the first time
The Richborough fort in Kent, the base for the Roman invasion of Britain in 43AD, reopens to the public
Essays explore the myriad ways that coins have been inscribed with messages of protest, love and more
Show at Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum of more than 200 artefacts from Sardinia, Cyprus and Crete considers the connections between lost island civilisations
It is one of several artefacts making their first public appearance at Lindisfarne Priory
Scholarly essays examine how people lived, from poor tenant farmers to their whist-playing landlords
Analysis of 16th-century, hand-drawn maps finds that the reds pigments were only available from the late 19th century
