British Museum

British Museum apologises to translator after copyright row

Institution says credit for poetry translation by Yilin Wang was omitted due to 'unintentional human error'

British Museum workers to strike over February half-term

Museum will open on a ‘phased basis’ as civil service dispute continues

British Museum edges closer to Parthenon deal with Greece

Reports suggest two parties may be nearing agreement after 40-year dispute

British Museum seeks to no longer be a ‘destination for climate protest’

Museum sets out net carbon zero goal but commitment raises questions over BP sponsorship deal

British Museum urged to raise human rights abuses as Egypt show opens

Letter asks institution to back international call for release of political prisoners

British Museum opens door to Parthenon deal with Greece

Deputy director calls for ‘active partnership’ after decades-long stalemate

Q&A | ‘An exciting new chapter in the history of drawing’

Isabel Seligman talks to us about curating a show on some of the youngest artists ever collected by the British Museum

British Museum gears up for radical modernisation project

Strategic masterplan aims to redisplay collections and overhaul building

Portable Antiquities Scheme logs millionth archaeological find

Number of recorded items fell by 40% in 2020 due to Covid

Pressure grows on other restitution cases ahead of first Benin bronze return

Several breakthroughs this year have put long-running disputes under the microscope

George Osborne appointed chair of British Museum

Former chancellor succeeds Richard Lambert

Working life | Jaz Curzon, Museum Futures trainee

‘Derby Museums is a community space and that is what it should continue to be online’