The artefact will be the focus of a joint exhibition with the Halle Museum of Prehistory
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections—from Dorothea Tanning's Surrealist terrier to vintage prints by Vivian Maier
Over 300,000 visitors had been missed in the financial year 2018/19 because of 'incorrect light levels caused by a broken light fitting'
Since the closure of a basement gallery in 2006 there is little room to store the whole collection
We find out how mounting public scrutiny of private money could affect the bottom line of London's National Portrait Gallery, the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Gallery and the Tate
Move reignites debate over British Museum’s position on sculptures brought to Britain by Lord Elgin
BM Arc will provide the institution with 15,628 sq.m to show its objects in greater context and increase public access
Spokeswoman for the London museum says it has not been officially approached by the country over the return of the two objects made by the Taíno people in its collection
Prominent Egyptian-born writer cites the institution's BP sponsorship, treatment of workers and its silence over restitution as key issues
The oil company will support one exhibition at the museum next year, but not a show dedicated to the people of the Arctic
Symposium at the British Museum, part of the Shubbak festival of contemporary Arab culture, will include artists from war-torn Yemen and Syria
The MA curatorial show at the Barber Institute, Birmingham, challenges many of our assumptions
The Trojan antiquities went to Berlin after the London museum rejected an offer to acquire them
Our pick of the most significant new gifts and purchases to enter museum collections worldwide, from Damien Hirst's placemat portraits to Nari Ward's recycled shoelace installation
Case of Ethiopian tabots shows that trustees' hands are not tied when it comes to the disposal of certain items from the collection
We talk about Manga, the subject of the British Museum's huge new show, and we explore the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition Camp: Notes on Fashion. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
Country has requested return of 11 tabots held in sealed storeroom that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church believes should only be viewed by its priests
Ceramicist’s installation The library of exile, currently on show in Venice, will also travel to the Japanisches Palais in Dresden
On our podcast, the curator of the British Museum’s Munch exhibition tells the story of the Norwegian artist’s anxiety at the blood-red sky he saw above the Oslo fjord, and how it led to a masterpiece
From Munch's angst-ridden prints at the British Museum to Van Gogh's love affair with the UK at Tate Britain
We talk to Giulia Bartram at the British Museum about her exhibition of Munch’s prints. And we look at the new shapeshifting cultural centre in New York, The Shed. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
A British Museum exhibition explores the personal philosophy behind the Norwegian artist’s work, as well as his printmaking techniques
London institution has acquired 600 objects thanks to funding from Japan Tobacco International, makers of Benson & Hedges, Winston, Camel and Silk Cut
Fashion continues upward trend in the US, shooting to the top of The Art Newspaper's chart, while the British Museum slips from the top spot in the UK
The British Museum's ownership of the statues is only guaranteed within the UK—things get more complicated on an international level
Book looks at British Museum’s contemporary artists' postcards from 1960 to the present
As shows marking the 350th anniversary of the Old Master's death open, we look at his masterpieces at the Rijksmuseum, Dulwich Picture Gallery and the British Museum. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
Event, organised by grassroots climate justice group BP or not BP?, highlighted relationship between oil companies and war in Iraq
Woodcarving was taken from the African country in 1830 by the UK explorer Richard Lander
Di-faced Tenner is artist’s first work to join the collection officially—unlike his 2005 cave painting prank