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Rare artefacts on display for largest pharaohs showcase

An exclusive ancient Egyptian exhibition focusing on pharaohs' lives and the people that served them will display rarely seen artefacts from the British Museum.

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Silk Road leads from Uzbekistan to London for landmark exhibition

British Museum will host treasures from Samarkand in a bid to dispel cliches of camels, spices and bazaars

The Guardian - UK

British Museum faces potential £1 million bill over missing treasures

The final bill will be published in the museum’s accounts.

Evening Standard

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Kusuma Barnett obituary

Other lives: Head of volunteering at the British Museum who helped to bring new life to its public involvement programmes

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British Museum finds almost 300 more stolen and missing artefacts

The British Museum has recovered 268 more missing objects following thefts at the institution.

Evening Standard

Michelangelo: The Last Decades review – feels close to a religious experience

This huge yet intimate show of the Renaissance polymath’s work guides you by the heart as well as the eyes

The Guardian - UK

The big steal: how do ancient treasures from museums end up for sale on the internet?

At least 2,000 items from the British Museum were reported missing, stolen or damaged last year, and it now faces a massive overhaul. But it’s not the only institution that finds it hard to keep hold of its collections – and when that happens, who do they call? Meet the…

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The BBC, Ofcom and now the British Museum – why do the Tories keep interfering in cultural appointments?

No 10’s meddling is corrupting the integrity of public postings, and turning institutions into political pawns, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK

British Museum in talks with four foreign governments about returning ancient artefacts

The museum has faced calls for many years for some items to be returned to their original homes

Evening Standard

Nicholas Cullinan: energetic leader tasked with British Museum overhaul

After overseeing a transformation of the National Portrait Gallery he will need to draw on that experience in his new role

The Guardian - UK

British Museum shuts early after protest by pro-Palestine climate activists

Around 200 protesters took part in the demonstration, said Energy Embargo for Palestine

Evening Standard

British Museum under fire for sharing 'sexist' TikTok video about Roman exhibition

The British Museum has defended the video saying that it was intended to be joke

Evening Standard

Landmark new British Museum Michelangelo exhibition to explore the titan's 'demanding' final decades

Opening in May, the major new display will focus on the work the Renaissance master made over the last 30 years of his extraordinary life and career

Evening Standard

30 Most Beautiful Libraries In The World: Treasures Houses Of Wisdom

Welcome to the world of beautiful libraries, where architectural splendor meets literary treasures.

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What happened to all the MPs with TikTok accounts?

Politiktok has gone all quiet

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Westminster Abbey agrees ‘in principle’ to return sacred tablet to Ethiopia

Carved wooden tabot has been at Abbey since British forces looted it at Battle of Maqdala in 1868

Evening Standard

Things to do in London this weekend (February 9 – 11)

From an international gallery collaboration which spans the breadth of London to a quietly revamped pub in Chelsea, here's everything to see, eat and do this coming weekend

The Guardian - UK

Legion: Life in the Roman Army review – ‘More than just a blood and guts orgy of military might’

British Museum, LondonFrom monsters to messiahs, from rebels to republics, from sex workers to chilled-out lovers, this wildly enjoyable blockbuster delivers a Rome for everyone

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‘Their heads were nailed to the trees’: what was life – and death – like for Roman legionaries?

It was the defeat that traumatised Rome, leaving 15,000 soldiers slaughtered in a German field. As a major show explores this horror and more, our writer finds traces of the fallen by a forest near the Rhine

Evening Standard

The best exhibitions to see in London in 2024, from CUTE at Somerset House to Francis Bacon at the NPG

The capital's museums and galleries are a treasure trove of glorious art and ideas – here's our pick of the year's offerings

The Guardian - UK

Greece would offer major treasures to UK for Parthenon marbles, minister says

Culture minister Lina Mendoni pledges to ‘fill the void’ at British Museum should ancient sculptures be returned to Athens

The Guardian - UK

Culture clash: when the British Museum accepts funding from oil firms

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Charlotte Higgins about the management of the institution and sponsorship by BP

Evening Standard

British Museum signs new £50m BP deal to fund major renovation plans

Environmental campaigners have urged the museum to end its sponsorship deal with BP over the years

The Guardian - UK

I love the British Museum, but what I’ve learned about the depth of its crisis fills me with dread

First mass thefts, then fossil fuel sponsorship and claims of Soviet-style management. This is how an incredible institution lost its way, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

The Independent UK

British Museum to receive £50m in funding from oil giant BP

BP will donate £50m to help with the renovation of the museum as climate groups slammed decision

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