British Museum most visited UK attraction in 2024
The most-visited attraction in the UK for the second year in a row was the British Museum, according to official figures. The ...
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4,000-Year-Old Clay Tablets Show Ancient Sumerians’ Obsession With Government Bureaucracy
The artifacts were excavated from a city dating back to the third millennium B.C.E. by researchers from Iraq and the British ...
New report calls for return of human remains – but UK museums lack the resources to act
The display of human remains in museums has long been a contentious issue. Last week, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for ...
Māori artist honoured at NZer Of The Year Awards
Elizabeth Ellis' tireless work as an artist and leader in Māori arts and education has landed Ellis the title of Senior New ...
One rare British coin is worth £72,000 - here's how to check if you have one
There are numerous coins that could command hundreds and even thousands at auction - here's everything you need to know ...
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Eastern approaches
Nicholas Shrimpton on Asian art in London.
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Lina Ghotmeh, SO – IL, Christ & Gantenbein, and others shortlisted in Kistefos Museum competition
Norway’s Kistefos Museum has named the eight architecture firms shortlisted to design a new building on its campus. The announcement comes after less than a year after the Kistefos Museum Foundation ...
A British surgeon’s documentation of the flora in 17th Century Madras
Samuel Browne's botanical explorations in 17th-century Madras offer insights into traditional plant uses and changing flora ...
Guo Jingjing's Family of Five Appears at the British Museum, Conveying China's Cultural Confidence!
Guo Jingjing's Family of Five Appears at the British Museum, Conveying China's Cultural Confidence! In a captivating display of cultural pride, Olympic diving star Guo Jingjing and her family made a ...
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British Metal Detectorist Stumbles Upon A Bronze Age Rapier After Getting Lost On A Treasure Hunt
In 2020, 60-year-old John Belgrove was attending a treasure hunters' rally in Dorset, England when he found himself separated ...
Shakespeare's birthplace to be 'decolonized' after British researchers say his work enables 'White supremacy'
A nonprofit that oversees museums commemorating William Shakespeare's life is purportedly working to "decolonize" his legacy ...
Museum's £445k revamp for 'major coup' exhibition
A museum has secured a "major coup" after winning a bid to host a national art exhibition, councillors have said, as they ...