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4,000-Year-Old Babylonian Tablets Containing Evil Omens Finally Deciphered

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Bored Panda · Aug 16, 2024

Mystery behind 4,000-year-old Babylonian tablets predicting doom solved

One ominous prediction says lunar eclipse in morning means ‘end of a dynasty’

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2024

'A king will die': 4,000-year-old lunar eclipse omen tablets finally deciphered

Tablets added to the British Museum's collection many decades ago have finally been deciphered.

LiveScience · Aug 6, 2024

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An artist has stolen a coin from the British Museum as part of a performance piece – but is the artwork ethical?

In June, the Brazilian artist Ilê Sartuzi removed a historical coin from its display case in the British Museum in London and deposited it in a donation box in the museum’s lobby. The footage of the performance piece, called Sleight of Hand, was shown as part of his graduate MFA…

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2024

Mind-altering montage, Taylor Swift’s costume crawl and Constable goes west – the week in art

A major retrospective of Peter Kennard’s dissenting images, the V&A goes for Swifties and The Hay Wain arrives in Bristol – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2024

Brazilian art student swaps Civil War coin at British Museum in colonial artefacts protest

Ile Sartuzi says his work sparks a discussion about ‘theft and looting both from a neocolonial perspective’

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024

Brazilian artist swaps historical coin in British Museum for a fake

Ilê Sartuzi put original coin in museum donation box as part of project about number of foreign objects in its collection

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024

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Chinese artefacts in repatriation row were ‘given willingly’ to British Museum

Amid calls to return antiquities, historian finds documents that reveal many were not result of imperial plunder

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2024

Bloomsbury set for £400 million facelift

Plans are afoot to burnish the appeal of the neighbourhood that is home to the British Museum

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2024

New British Museum boss opens door to Parthenon marbles return with ‘lending library’ model

‘I would hope that some form of partnership is possible,’ Nicholas Cullinan said

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2024

Ronald Moody: Sculpting Life; Igshaan Adams: Weerhoud; Bharti Kher: Alchemies – review

A long-awaited retrospective of the Jamaican-born sculptor Ronald Moody exudes humanity; South Africa’s Igshaan Adams is a weaver of dreams; and surrealism meets Asian tradition in the giant goddesses of Bharti Kher

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2024

‘A live issue’: Hew Locke’s new work referencing slavery displayed in London

British-Guyanese sculptor’s collage to be unveiled at British Academy with British Museum show in October

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024

Barbie graces London and the Rokeby Venus heads to Liverpool – the week in art

Plus Dominique White’s subaquatic sculptures, Lonnie Holley’s salvaged objects and a new Rembrandt at the British Museum – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024

Anglo-Saxons may have fought in northern Syrian wars, say experts

Warriors from Britain joined far-flung Byzantine military campaigns in sixth century, grave goods suggest

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024

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The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2024

Charge overseas visitors £20 entry to British Museum, says former director

Sir Mark Jones added that British taxpayers should still visit for free

The Conversation · Jul 1, 2024

Did people in Ancient Rome and Greece love the same way we do? Perhaps even more hopelessly

Sometime around 100 AD, the Roman lawyer and aristocrat Pliny sent a letter to his third wife, Calpurnia – who was staying in a different part of Italy – to express how much he loved and missed her:

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2024

Former British Museum director wants to charge tourists £20 entry and share Elgin marbles with Greece

Sir Mark Jones thinks tourists should also pay to enter National Gallery and Science Museum

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2024

‘Culture embarrasses them’: how 14 years of Tory fiascos strangled arts in the UK

They came to power promising ‘a golden age for the arts’. Now, 12 disastrous culture secretaries later, they leave it in tatters. What a stunning missed opportunity to capitalise on an asset that was the envy of the world

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The Conversation · Jun 20, 2024

Plaid Cymru makes election call for the return of Welsh artefacts held in England

I was not surprised to see Plaid Cymru address culture and heritage as a core manifesto issue in the election. As the party of Wales with an aspiration for greater devolution, Plaid recognises the role of cultural institutions in building identity and pride, as seen in its manifesto calls for…

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2024

Sir John Boardman obituary

Archaeologist who became a leading authority on the history of Greek art, with a particular interest in gems and finger rings

The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2024

Pyramid scheme: the Pharaoh show comes to the National Gallery of Victoria

After eight years of discussion the British Museum’s biggest international show is the largest Egyptian exhibition yet staged in Australia

The Conversation · Jun 14, 2024

Pharaoh at the NGV is the greatest exhibition of ancient Egyptian art ever seen in Australia

There have been many exhibitions of ancient Egyptian art held in Australia. Pharaoh, at the National Gallery of Victoria, is outstanding for its scope, scale and presentation.

Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2024

The best exhibitions in London this summer, from Barbie to Vincent van Gogh

From rare works from Renaissance masters, to photography series celebrating play, the city is packed with dazzling art shows

AAP · Jun 13, 2024

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.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2024

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

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