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

Successful candidate will have their work cut out for them to restore the institution's reputation after last year's theft scandal

'Ancient Sculptures', put together by the British Museum, the Getty, Berlin State Museums and Mumbai’s CSMVS, is rated "one of most important ever in an Indian museum"

Many of the British Museum thefts of engraved gems and glass pieces, revealed last August, were likely from Charles Townley’s collection

There are some very spurious arguments coming from those resisting the return of the marbles to Greece

Minutes from trustee meetings dating back to spring of 2023 chronicle the internal agonising before the energy giant’s sponsorship was ultimately accepted

The controversial ten-year agreement with the oil and gas company will contribute towards the institution's ambitious refurbishment plans

From the British Museum thefts to the consequences in art and heritage of the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent Collection Security Review urges the museum to take urgent action, including fully recording the collection and tough management changes

The annual Christmas cracker joke competition by the British TV channel Gold took a swipe at the theft scandal that rocked the institution

From the theft of artefacts at the British Museum to a hammer attack on Velázquez’s “The Rokeby Venus”

Partnership with Greece reportedly backed by Labour leader Keir Starmer

The museum is investigating how the English-made jug turned up in West Africa before being seized during the 19th-century Anglo-Ashanti wars

The decision comes after the chairman of the UK institution reiterated his desire to reach an agreement with Greece over the Parthenon Marbles

Many believe new applications—from AI and NFTs to 3D scanning—are game changing in returning objects to source communities. Lawyers say they can make the process harder

His speech was delivered at the annual dinner, held provocatively in the gallery where the ancient sculptures are housed

The painting had been looted at the battle of Maqdala in 1868, but is now in the possession of a Portuguese collector

British Museum show and book by Venetia Porter tap into rich seam of works by non-Western artists

The review team will now liaise with the police for the criminal investigation

George Osborne, the chairman of the trustees, says the thefts began over two decades ago

Lancôme drew inspiration from celebrated works such as the Venus de Milo and the Sleeping Hermaphrodite

Discussions about the return of the ancient Greek artefacts have likely slipped down the British Museum's list of priorities. Here, Alexander Herman, the author of a just-published book on the subject, tells us why the museum can ill afford to neglect the matter for long

An Art Newspaper investigation uncovers new details on the infamous seizure in 1868 by Richard Holmes of a 500-year-old painting of Christ, the Kwer’ata Re’esu, which never reached the London institution

Two social media influencers—Pancake Fruit and Summer Sister—are behind the series posted on Douyin

The National Gallery of Victoria’s Pharaoh exhibition will open next year with 500 pieces from the London institution's permanent collection

Glacial progress being made on reopening the magnificent domed space at the heart of the institution

Organisers, speakers and curators see the most diverse festival to date as a chance to demonstrate that art history is central to education and to reading the signals of modern life

The former V&A director was keeper of coins and medal at the embattled London institution

An inscription of the beleaguered family's name is set to be removed from a stone lintel

Plus, the Sāo Paulo biennial and Chaïm Soutine in Düsseldorf