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
The embattled institution is yet to announce an interim director after the resignation of Hartwig Fischer
Art publications such as The Art Newspaper could offer to publish free-to-access illustrated lists of the 1,500 or more artefacts, says art adviser Ivan Macquisten
Article in The Global Times also criticises the UK’s ‘bloody, ugly, and shameful colonial history’
To make the British Museum fit for the 21st century it must create a comprehensive publicly accessible database of its entire collection, argues Dan Hicks, curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford
Other Greek treasures would come to London in exchange for a loan of the contested sculptures
Fischer, who was set to leave his position next year, made the decision to go now amid the scandal surrounding the theft of objects from the museum's collection
Government official says new claim will be made for Benin Bronzes housed in London