Bayeux Tapestry: UK Return Reignites Regional Heritage Wars
After over 958 years in exile, the Bayeux Tapestry’s impending UK return has reignited old battles – not with swords this time, but with policy papers…
14 July 2025
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Bayeux Tapestry: France Agrees To Historic Loan To British Museum
The British Museum has secured the long-anticipated loan of the Bayeux Tapestry, marking its first return to British soil in nearly a millennium….
8 July 2025
Ancient India living traditions
Reaching back more than 2,000 years, this new exhibition explores the origins of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist sacred art in India.
Daily: 10.00–17.00 (Fridays: 20.30)
Hiroshige artist of the open road
The first exhibition on Hiroshige to be held at the British Museum, and the first on the artist in London for more than a quarter of a century
Daily: 10.00–17.00 (Fridays 20.30)
British Museum: New Trustees To Include Claudia Winkleman and Dr Tiffany Jenkins
The British Museum has announced new trustee appointments—five well-known figures from disciplines including history, journalism, and broadcasting who are quietly… Read More
26 March 2025
British Museum Retains Crown As UK’s Most-Visited Attraction
LONDON — For the second year running, the British Museum has topped the list of the United Kingdom’s most-visited attractions, drawing 6.5 million people through its doors in 2024…
24 March 2025
British Museum Partially Closed After Malicious Weekend IT Outage
The British Museum was partially knocked offline over the weekend when “an IT contractor who was dismissed last week trespassed into the museum and shut down several of the systems.
27 January 2025
London Art Exhibitions 2025 An Artlyst Month by Month Guide
*UPDATED*
2025 promises to see another full and varied programme of art exhibitions in London. Artlyst has put together this month-by-month guide.
5 January 2025
Hew Locke: Thought Provoking Exploration Of Imperialism – British Museum – Sue Hubbard
The Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke worked for two years with staff across the British Museum to select objects with which to explore the cultural impact of British Imperialism.
25 November 2024
British Museum Gifted Sir Percival David Foundation’s £1B Chinese Ceramics Collection
The trustees of the Sir Percival David Foundation announced that their globally renowned collection of Chinese ceramics is being permanently gifted to the British Museum….
14 November 2024
Picasso Printmaker: New British Museum Exhibition
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) worked with printmaking throughout his career, yielding some of the 20th century’s most iconic graphic works.
7 November 2024
Picasso printmaker
This exhibition offers insights into Picasso’s life through his art, including his complex relationships with women and his partnerships with printers, publishers and other artists.
Daily: 10.00–17.00 (Fridays 20.30) See full opening hours
Hew Locke: what have we here?
In this groundbreaking new show, Locke (born 1959) explores, questions and challenges narratives of British imperialism through objects from the British Museum collection
Daily: 10.00–17.00 (Fridays 20.30)
Silk Roads
This major exhibition unravels how the journeys of people, objects and ideas that formed the Silk Roads shaped cultures and histories.
Daily: 10.00–17.00 (Fridays 20.30)
British Museum Receives Landmark £103.3M Bequest From Sir Joseph Hotung Collection
The British Museum has received one of the most significant donations in its history, with a bequest from Sir Joseph… Read More
21 August 2024
British Museum Admits To Legal Breach In Handling Missing Artefacts
The British Museum has acknowledged that it violated UK laws governing the preservation of national treasures following an internal investigation… Read More
13 August 2024
Historic British Museum Reading Room Reopens to Public
The British Museum’s renowned Reading Room, a cornerstone of London’s intellectual history, has officially reopened its doors to the public.
3 July 2024
FBI Probes Sale of Suspected British Museum Artefacts to U.S. Buyers
The FBI is investigating the sale of hundreds of suspected stolen treasures from the British Museum to buyers in the United States.
27 May 2024
British Museum Recovers A Further 268 Stolen Objects From Collection
The British Museum has made public the investigation and return of 268 objects that were either misplaced or pilfered from its collection.
20 May 2024
Michelangelo the last decades
This exhibition looks at the last 30 years of Michelangelo’s remarkable life, when his return to Rome – having been summoned by Pope Clement VII to paint a fresco of the Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel – brought him new commissions and reunited him with some of his closest friends.
Daily: 10.00–17.00
Dr Nicholas Cullinan Appointed New Director of Troubled British Museum
Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE has been appointed as the new Director of the British Museum. He will inherit a position marred by staff sackings…
28 March 2024
British Museum Initiates Legal Proceedings Against Curator Peter Higgs Over Thefts
The British Museum, through its trustees, has initiated legal proceedings in the High Court of Justice King’s Bench Division against Peter Higgs…
27 March 2024
Legion life in the Roman army
What did life in the Roman army look like from a soldier’s perspective? What did their families make of life in the fort? How did the newly conquered react? Legion explores life in settled military communities from Scotland to the Red Sea through the people who lived it.
Daily: 10.00–17.00 (Fridays 20.30)
British Museum To Display Stolen Items Recovered from Collection
Approximately 2000 missing, stolen, or damaged objects from the British Museum’s collection, predominantly classical gems and gold jewellery
2 February 2024
British Museum Greenwashing: New BP Partnership To Help Fund £1 Billion Redesign
The latest British Museum “Masterplan” has been disclosed amid accusations of greenwashing by environmental groups.
19 December 2023
British Museum Theft: Accountability Crisis Amidst Inside Job Allegations
The British Museum is grappling with an internal crisis due to the loss and damage of approximately 2,000 artefacts, including valuable Roman gems.
13 December 2023
Parthenon Sculptures: Sunak Cancels Greek PM Meeting As Tension Builds
Pressures between the British and Greek governments have escalated over the contentious issue of the Parthenon Sculptures, commonly known as the Elgin Marbles.
28 November 2023
George Osborne Acknowledges Decades Long Inside Job at British Museum
In a shocking revelation, the British Museum, a bastion of cultural heritage, admitted it had fallen prey to a massive “inside job…
18 October 2023
Shambolic British Museum: Mark Jones named Interim Director
Mark Jones has been named interim director of the British Museum. He will replace Hartwig Fischer who stepped down last week.
3 September 2023
British Museum Ends Sponsorship Arrangement With Fossil Fuel Giant BP
BP’s sponsorship of the British Museum is to end following years of protest.
2 June 2023
Luxury And Power: Persia to Greece
Drawing on dazzling objects from Afghanistan to Greece, this exhibition moves beyond the ancient Greek spin to explore a more complex story about luxury.
Daily: 10.00–17.00 (Fridays 20.30)
More Restitution Problems For Picasso, Van Gogh And British Museum Antiquities
Restitution is proving to be a complex and challenging problem for many museums and private collections. This week alone, several cases have been filed. Reputations that were once beyond question have now been brought into question.
25 January 2023