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

But the disputed treasure, the Rosetta Stone, will remain in London

Royal Academy says conservation issues—not restitution fears—mean the ceremonial feast trough can not be loaned

Exhibition in London will be largest in 50 years

Curators discovered old mistake during research for No Man's Land exhibition

Technological wizardry in replication is improving, alongside claims to relocate far-flung treasures

The CPPU consists of a solitary lieutenant-colonel, but he is recruiting

From the treasures of an Assyrian king at the British Museum to Lorenzo Lotto’s insightful portraits at the National Gallery

Exhibition at the British Museum includes carved ivories and a recreation of his huge library of cuneiform tablets

Restored Victorian galleries, funded by Albukhary Foundation and featuring screens by Ahmad Angawi, have transformed the presentation of the collection

Light and spacious Albukhary Foundation Gallery is a huge transformation for the London institution, says Jane Jakeman

We talk to the curator Kathy Halbreich about the giant two-part Bruce Nauman retrospective at MoMA and MoMA PS1. Plus, the specialist in Islamic studies Jane Jakeman reviews the new Islamic displays at London’s British Museum. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

Hanging scroll by the shunga master will be displayed in the British Museum’s revamped Japanese galleries

Japan galleries refurbished under new ten-year partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation

Hidden underground galleries closed since 2006 still house £100m Assyrian relief

Michael Jackson is a thrilling muse at the National Portrait Gallery, while ancient Egypt is given a modern twist at the British Museum

Donation from Victor Sassoon was not accepted by the museum when it was first offered in the 1950s

Under new partnership, the London museum will lend key objects to the new institution in Abu Dhabi

Loans likely to come from Iran—but works from the Met would not meet London museum's strict borrowing guidelines

Comments come after Unesco calls for “mutually acceptable” solution to 200-year-old issue

It is the first Western institution to launch a long-term project to study and conserve pictorial art from the country

Private Eye editor will select 100 objects highlighting dissent down the ages