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

The British Museum has announced plans to digitize its entire permanent collection, totaling over eight million pieces, as reported by ARTNews. The museum announced the move as part of ongoing efforts ...

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 ...

For the first time since the British Museum announced that valuable objects were stolen from its collection, its embattled director, Hartwig Fischer, has spoken out. In an interview with the Guardian, ...

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 Greek government and the British Museum have held talks in recent years over the return of the Parthenon sculptures.

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 ...

The British Museum’s Pink Ball fundraising gala on Saturday was disrupted when a climate protestor took to the stage during a ...

The British Museum Ball represents London’s latest attempt to leverage fashion to elevate the nation’s status.

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 ...