UNBELIEVABLE: British museum - The Untold Story

These are the world’s 20 most-visited museums – and five are in Europe

China dominated the list, claiming the number one spot with the Palace Museum in Beijing and having 12 entries in the top 20 overall.

Euronews · Oct 30

2,000-year-old Roman bread found inside oven after Mount Vesuvius volcanic eruption

A loaf of bread left inside an oven in Herculaneum during the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius was discovered carbonised during excavations in 1930. The nearly 2,000-year-old find offers a glimpse into ancient Roman food habits. The British Museum later recreated the bread, while other preserved loaves reveal how…

The Times of India · Oct 29

Rare Edward III gold ‘leopard’ coin, circulated for just seven months, sells for £70,000 after emerging from suburban home

An exquisite gold coin from the 14th century, known as a leopard, has recently fetched a staggering £70,000 at auction. Issued during the reign of King Edward III, this coin was only in circulation for seven months before its discontinuation. Although its run was brief, the leopard coins are now…

The Times of India · Oct 28

Medieval Bishop Ring Auctioned: Norfolk hobbyist’s find sells; £19,000 at Noonans

In Shipdham, England, retired firefighter Mark Sell unearthed a medieval ring while exploring the area with his metal detector. Buried approximately nine inches deep, this stunning find is thought to originate from the 12th or 13th century. After its display at the British Museum, the ring was auctioned off for…

The Times of India · Oct 21

Parthenon marbles loan to Greece is not a simple solution – who gets control over objects?

European museums have become more willing to discuss the colonial histories of their collections. But acknowledging how an object entered a museum is not the same as questioning who should control it – or who gets to produce knowledge about the past.

The Conversation · Oct 21

Residents of ‘1066 Country’ lose battle for Bayeux tapestry tickets

Exclusive: East Sussex MP Helena Dollimore says ‘shambolic’ museum phone line has made her constituents lose out to ‘queue jumpers’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21

How to get tickets to see the Bayeux Tapestry in 2027

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The Independent UK · Oct 20

Gilgamesh by Simon Armitage review – an ancient epic is brilliantly translated for our times

The poet laureate’s visceral take on the legendary Mesopotamian hero’s wild adventures is a tour de force

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20

We’re addicted to interruption – daydreaming should be a GCSE subject, says Poet Laureate Simon Armitage

THE TALK SHOW: Before he became a writer, Simon Armitage had barely travelled outside of his native Yorkshire. Yet poetry has taken him to Tasmania, China and the Arctic, to universities and village halls, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace. He speaks to Geordie Greig about the unfading power of words…

The Independent UK · Oct 16

Smashed Chinese bowl at British Museum sparks outrage – what we know

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The Independent UK · Oct 15