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A handprint dating back 4,000 years has been found on a "soul house," a type of ancient Egyptian tomb offering, which will go ...
A new exhibition at the British Museum in London traces the stunning evolution of India's devotional art through 189 objects.
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Nigerian rapper, activist, and cultural advocate Great Okogun has issued a powerful call for justice and restitution during a ...
British Museum to close on key day in summer – but it won’t say why - Exclusive: Speculation that the closure is related to French president Emmanuel Macron’s state visit as 18,000 visitors face disap ...
A new exhibition which showcases the skill of Ice Age artists and craftspeople has opened in West Yorkshire. The Ice Age Art Now exhibit features more than 75 exhibits, which date back up to about ...
The Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Norman conquest of England will be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in almost 1,000 years.
But the British Museum has so far refused to give up what it sees as one of its most precious exhibits. The Marbles aren’t the only contested artifacts in British museums.
Art & Exhibitions Hew Locke on the Little Objects That Reveal a Big, Messy History at the British Museum. In "what have we here?," the Guyanese-British artist turns his probing eye toward the ...
The British Museum’s exhibition “ Silk Roads,” studying the famous ancient trade route, has opened to rave reviews from critics, but one art historian is taking issue with the museum’s ...