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Emmanuel Macron’s got a point: Why shouldn’t we charge tourists to see our treasures?

The Louvre’s proposed two-tier fees are a better way to fund museums than iffy corporate sponsorship deals

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2025

Dad sets world record visiting 42 London museums in a day

A Londoner has broken a Guinness World Record by visiting 42 museums in a single day after being inspired by his children

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025

British Museum forced to partly close following cyberattack by ex-worker

A cyberattack caused by a former IT contractor forced the Biritsh Museum to close some exhibitions over the weekend.

TechRadar · Jan 27, 2025

The Great Wave: why has this become the defining image of our era?

Almost two centuries after its creation, Hokusai’s print is more popular than ever, featuring on everything from nail art to Lego to socks. What is its appeal?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2025

‘The ghosts are everywhere’: can the British Museum survive its omni-crisis?

Beset by colonial controversy, difficult finances and the discovery of a thief on the inside, Britain’s most visited museum is in deep trouble. Can it restore its reputation?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025

Parliament speaker, advocate for return of sculptures from Britain, tapped to be Greece’s president

Greece’s conservative government has nominated Parliament Speaker Constantine Tassoulas, a leading advocate for the return of disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum, to become the country’s next president

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Where tourists seldom tread, part 14: three English towns form the unlikely end of the Silk Road

If you can’t make it to Samarkand or Xian, visit Jarrow, Lichfield or Southend at the other end of the historic trading route

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2025

2,000-year-old RSVP: A birthday invitation from the Roman frontier that has the earliest known Latin written by a woman

This wafer-thin wooden tablet from a first-century Roman fort in the U.K. includes a heartfelt birthday party invitation.

LiveScience · Dec 30, 2024

British Museum fire alert sparks mass evacuation

Tourists visiting world-famous attraction were forced to evacuate after a fire alarm on Friday afternoon

Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2024

Pirates invade Falmouth, camels trek London and Aus goes gaga for Kusama – the week in art

Yayoi lands in Melbourne, the Silk Road runs through the British Museum and corsairs real and fictional dock in Cornwall – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2024