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 ...

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 ...

The British Museum in London has fired an employee after it discovered several valuable items in its collection were missing. The objects include pieces of gold jewelry, gems and semi-precious stones ...

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 ...

Stop Thief! Am I referring to the curator who allegedly stole a staggering 2,000 treasures from the British Museum collection over the last 30 years or the monumentally privileged white men who filled ...

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 ...