Once many objects came to the museum through conflict and colonial exploitation, but today they arrive by donations, bequests ...

The institution, which fired a staff member over suspected robberies of jewelry and other objects, says public accessibility could prevent further thefts. A visitor to the British Museum walks past a ...

The UK government has today warned the British Museum in London that it is legally forbidden to break up its collection, according to the Agence France Presse. The news comes just days after it was ...

Greece’s culture minister Lina Mendoni wrote a blistering commentary in response to the ongoing scandal at the British Museum, where it has come to light that more than 1,500 items from the collection ...

The British Museum, home to the largest collection of artifacts in the world, has fired a staff member on suspicion of stealing and damaging items including gold, gems and centuries-old glass. Items ...

Few institutions hold as much global prestige and controversy as the British Museum. Behind its grand façade lies a ...

The museum will overhaul its record keeping, but its leaders said that millions of items still would not be individually documented. By Alex Marshall Two months after it announced the firing of a ...

London (AP) -- The British Museum has pledged not to dismantle its collection, following a report that the institution’s chairman has held secret talks with Greece’s prime minister over the return of ...

The redesign of the Western Range of the British Museum, announced earlier this year, is the latest stage of a 272-year-long ...